Properties of KI

Bi4Ge3O12
CaF2
CaF2(Eu)
CdW04
CsI
CsI(Na)
CsI(Tl)
KBr
KCl
KI
LiF
LiNbO3
LYSO(Ce)
NaCl
NaI
NaI(Tl)
RbCl
YAG(Ce)
YAP(Ce)
ZnW04
KI
Potassium Iodide
Description
Potassium Iodide has few specific applications but is useful in the very deep IR.
Properties
 
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)
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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