Mateck Potassium Chloride (KCl)

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Mateck Potassium Chloride (KCl)
Categories:	Ceramic; Halide
Material Notes:	Optical crystals
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	1.98 g/cc	0.0715 lb/in³
a Lattice Constant	6.292 Å	6.292 Å
c Lattice Constant	6.292 Å	6.292 Å
Molecular Weight	74.55 g/mol	74.55 g/mol

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Vickers Microhardness	150	150	MPa
Hardness, Mohs	2.0	2.0
Modulus of Elasticity	16.8 GPa	2440 ksi	in <110> direction
	38.2 GPa	5540 ksi	in <100> direction
Poissons Ratio	0.134	0.134
Shear Modulus	6.30 GPa	914 ksi	in <110> direction
	10.8 GPa	1570 ksi	in <100> direction

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	34.1 - 38.3 µm/m-°C @Temperature -60.0 - 60.0 °C	18.9 - 21.3 µin/in-°F @Temperature -76.0 - 140 °F
Specific Heat Capacity	0.695 J/g-°C	0.166 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity	6.53 W/m-K @Temperature 46.0 °C	45.3 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F @Temperature 115 °F
Melting Point	776 °C	1430 °F

Optical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Refractive Index	1.4546	1.4546	at n10.6
	1.2626 @Wavelength 30000 nm	1.2626 @Wavelength 30000 nm
	1.4325 @Wavelength 15000 nm	1.4325 @Wavelength 15000 nm
	1.4796 @Wavelength 1000 nm	1.4796 @Wavelength 1000 nm
	1.493 @Wavelength 546.1 nm	1.493 @Wavelength 546.1 nm	at ne
	1.717 @Wavelength 200 nm	1.717 @Wavelength 200 nm
IR Transmittance	68 % @Wavelength 20000 nm	68 % @Wavelength 20000 nm	Internal Transmittance
	98 % @Wavelength 1000 nm	98 % @Wavelength 1000 nm	Internal Transmittance
	98 % @Wavelength 12000 nm	98 % @Wavelength 12000 nm	Internal Transmittance
UV Transmittance	89 % @Wavelength 200 nm	89 % @Wavelength 200 nm	Internal Transmittance

Descriptive Properties
Cleavability	(100)		perfect
Constants of Elastic Compliance (Pa^-1)	1.6198E-10		S44
	2.621E-11		S11
	-3.47E-12		S12
Symmetry	cubic
Symmetry Class	m3m
Thermal Coefficient of Refractive Index	-3.28E-5 to -3.75E-5		at 3.39 microns for ± 60°C
Transmission Range (microns)	0.21 - 21

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