Barium Fluoride
BaF2
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Chemical name
Barium Fluoride |
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Chemical formula
BaF2 |
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Melting point [°C]
1386 |
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Crystal system
cubic |
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Unit cell
a [Å]:6,20 b [Å]:6,20 c [Å]:6,20 |
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Molecular weight [g/mol]
175.3368 |
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Density [g/cm3]
4.89 |
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Cleavage
(111) cleavage plane |
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Color
black to brown |
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Refractive Index
n0=1.6654; ne=1.4898 at 509 nm |
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Other
CaF2 type structure, application as scintillation material /
correction part in lens systems; radiation resistant,
susceptible to thermal shock laser damage threshold: 27.5 GW/cm^2 at 3.8 μm, 75 ns pulse length |
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Piezoelectric crystals
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Termal conductivity [W/m/K]
11.72 (at 13°C) |
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Thermal expansation coefficient [(10^(-5))/K]
1.81 (at - 110 - 120 °C) |
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Specific heat [J/(kg*K)]
410 (at 27 °C) |
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Dielectric constant
7.33 (at f = 2 MHz) |
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Transmission range
0.15 - 15 μm |
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Solubility in water
0.17g / 100g (at 23 °C) |
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Hardness (Knoop)
82 (indenter load: 500g) |
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Young's modulus [GPa]
56.4 |
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Bulk modulus [GPa]
268.89 |
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Shear modulus [GPa]
25.4 |
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Rupture modulus [MPa]
26.2 |
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Elastic coefficient
C11 = 90.4; C12 = 40.6; C44 = 25.3 Gpa |





