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Gallium Arsenide (GaAs)

 Crystallographic
Syngony Cubic
Symmetry Class 43m F43m
Lattice Constants a = 5.653 Å

 Optical
Refractive Index at n8.0 3.34
Transmission Range, microns 1 - 15
Absorbance m (l), cm -1  
  at 8.0 microns 0.26

 Thermal
Thermal Linear Expansion, °C-1
for 0-30 °C
5.39 x 10-6
Thermal Conductivity, W/(m * °C)
at 25 °C
46.05
Specific Heat Capacity, J/(kg * °C) 350
Melting Point, °C 1238

 Mechanical
Density, g/cm3 at 20 °C 5.316
Mohs Hardness 4.5
Vickers Microhardness, Pa 6.9 x 109
Young Modulus (E), Pa 85 x 109
Poisson Ratio 0.31

 Chemical
Molecular Weight 144.64
Solubility  
   in water, gram/100 cm3 insoluble

 Ref. Index vs. Wavelength l
Wavelength, Microns Refractive Index
8.0 3.34
10.0 3.035
14.5 2.82
17.0 2.59
19.0 2.41

Custom sizes and specifications are available on request.


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