Cesium Iodide vs. Silver Chloride
Both cesium iodide and silver chloride are non-glass optical ceramics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is cesium iodide and the bottom bar is silver chloride.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 4.0 | |
20 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.21 | |
0.4 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 6.2 | |
7.0 |
Thermal Properties
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
460 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 200 | |
360 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 1.1 | |
1.2 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 48 | |
31 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 4.5 | |
5.6 |
Light Transmission Range, µm | 0.25 to 55 | |
0.4 to 25 |
Refractive Index | 1.9 | |
2.0 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.49 | |
2.0 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 1.2 | |
0.57 |