Magnesium Fluoride (DFM) (MgF2)-Sputtering Target
Product Description
Characteristic
Magnesium fluoride is an inorganic compound with the formula MgF2. The compound is a white crystalline salt and is transparent over a wide range of wavelengths, with commercial uses in optics that are also used in space telescopes. It occurs naturally as the rare mineral sellaite.
Chemical formula：MgF2
Molar mass：62.3018 g/mol
Appearance：White tetragonal crystals
Density：3.148 g/cm3
Melting point：1,263 °C (2,305 °F; 1,536 K)
Boiling point：2,260 °C (4,100 °F; 2,530 K)
Solubility in water：0.013 g/100 mL
Solubility：Insoluble in ethanol
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)：−22.7⋅10−6 cm3/mol
Refractive index (nD)：1.37397
Crystal structure：Rutile (tetragonal), tP6
Application
1. Used as flux for smelting metal magnesium and additive for electrolytic aluminum;
2. Used as spectral reagent;
3. Manufacturing fluxes for ceramics, glass and smelting magnesium and aluminum, coating lenses and filters in optical instruments.