Barium
Fluoride (BaF2) is commonly used as a scintillator
material and is useful as a transmission window material
for IR spectroscopy particularly for analysis of fuel
oil samples. This
material is extremely sensitive to thermal shock.
Optical
Properties - Barium Fluoride (BaF2)
Optical Crystals
Transmission
Range: 150nm to 11.5µm
Refractive
Index: 1.46 @
3.2 µm
Reflection
Loss: 6.8% @ 3.0 µm ( 2 surfaces)
Physical
Properties - Barium Fluoride (BaF2)
Optical Crystals
Melting
Point: 1280° C
Hardness
(Knoop): 82 psi
Young's
Modulus: 53.07 GPa
Modulus
of Rupture: 3900
psi
Structure:
Cubic---111 cleavage plane
Chemical
Properties-- Barium Fluoride (BaF2)
Optical Crystals
Solubility:
0.17gm./100 gm water @ 23° C. Soluble in acid and NH4Cl.
