Bi4Ge3O12
CaF2
CaF2(Eu)
CdWO4
CsI
CsI(Na)
CsI(Tl)
KBr
KCl
KI
LiF
NaCl
NaI
NaI(Tl)
RbCl
ZnWO4
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Properties of KI
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KI
Potassium Iodide
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Description
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Potassium Iodide has few specific applications but is useful in the very deep IR. |
Properties
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| Cleavage Planes |
(100) |
| Density (g.cm-3) |
3.12 |
| Dielectric Constant |
4.94 at 2MHz |
| Elastic Coefficient C11 |
27.4 |
| Elastic Coefficient C12 |
4.3 |
| Elastic Coefficient C44 |
3.7 |
| Hardness (knoop) |
5 |
| Melting Point (°C) |
682 |
| Molecular Weight |
166.02 |
| Reflection Loss (%) |
10.6 at 10µ (2 surfaces) |
| Refractive Index |
1.62 at 10µ |
| Shear Modulus (G) (GPa) |
6.2 |
| Solubility (g/100g H2O) |
127.5 at 273K |
| Specific Heat Capacity (J.kg.m-1.K-1) |
313 |
| Structure |
FCC |
| Thermal Conductivity (W.m-1.K-1) |
2.1 at 300K |
| Thermal Expansion (K-1 at 298K) |
43 X 10-6 |
| Transmission Range |
0.38 to 42µ |
| Youngs Modulus (E) (GPa) |
31.49 |
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