Optical constants

Refractive index of Soda lime glass

Rubin 1985: Clear; n,k 0.31–4.6 µm

Data: formula 5 + tabulated k
Range: 0.31–4.6 µm
Licence: CC0-1.0

Axis Log x Log y

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Refractive index n: 1.52338
Extinction coefficient k: 3.89740e-07

Permittivity ε₁: 2.32069
Permittivity ε₂: 1.18744e-06

Absorption coefficient α: 0.0833495 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk): 2.39953e+08 nm

Abbe number V_d: 63.968
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ: -0.0427812 µm⁻¹

Group index n_g: 1.54852
Group velocity dispersion: 69.3641 fs²/mm

Dispersion parameter D: -378.418 ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy: 2.11001 eV

ε = (n + ik)², α = 4πk/λ, n_g = n − λ dn/dλ, GVD = λ³/(2πc²) d²n/dλ², D = −(λ/c) d²n/dλ². Group-velocity dispersion is given for formula data only.

Use it in Lightsmith

Load this data in Python, simulate in one more line

pip install lightsmith

import lightsmith as ls

# Soda lime glass: Rubin 1985: Clear; n,k 0.31–4.6 µm
soda_lime = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("glass", "soda-lime", "Rubin-clear", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(soda_lime.range_nm)  # (310, 4600) nm
eps = soda_lime.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

Downloads the original record once (pinned to the imported snapshot) and caches it.

import json, urllib.request
import lightsmith as ls

url = "https://materials.lightsmith.dev/v1/datasets/ds_28775bce26ab/lightsmith"
soda_lime = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(soda_lime.source)  # citation and provenance travel with the data

Any dataset here, as the library's Tabulated material (soda-lime/rubin-1985-clear).

# ... load soda_lime as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
    particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=soda_lime)],
    medium_index=1.0,
    wavelengths=ls.WavelengthRange(start_nm=400, stop_nm=1000, num=81),
)
res = ls.solve(sim)  # exact Mie for a sphere
print(res.q_ext)     # extinction efficiency at each wavelength

Same spec runs with DDA, FDTD, BEM or T-matrix: ls.compare(sim, ["mie", "dda"]).

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Dispersion formula

Cauchy (formula 5), λ in µm

n = 1.513 - 0.003169 λ^{2.0} + 0.003962 λ^{- 2.0}

Valid from 0.31 to 4.6 µm.

Coefficients as stored

C_i	Value
C1	1.513
C2	-0.003169
C3	2.0
C4	0.003962
C5	-2.0

Comments and conditions

Clear soda lime silica window glass

References

M. Rubin. Optical properties of soda lime silica glasses. Sol. Energy Mater. 12, 275-288 (1985)

doi:10.1016/0165-1633(85)90052-8 Optical properties of soda lime silica glasses, Solar Energy Materials (1985)

Cite

M. Rubin. Optical properties of soda lime silica glasses. Solar Energy Materials, 12, 275-288 (1985), doi:10.1016/0165-1633(85)90052-8; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

Computed on 504 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library

CSV comma separated TXT tab separated YAML n, k Full database record original YAML All quantities CSV JSON metadata

Soda lime glass, Rubin 1985: Clear; n,k 0.31–4.6 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)	n	k
0.31	1.553923	4.996000e-05
0.312103	1.553366	4.234613e-05
0.31422	1.552815	3.468061e-05
0.316351	1.552272	2.696310e-05
0.318497	1.551736	1.919325e-05
0.32	1.551367	1.375000e-05
0.320657	1.551207	1.325922e-05
0.322832	1.550685	1.163473e-05
0.325022	1.55017	9.999211e-06
0.327226	1.549662	8.352603e-06
0.329446	1.549161	6.694826e-06
0.33	1.549037	6.281000e-06
0.331681	1.548666	5.681383e-06
0.33393	1.548177	4.878670e-06
0.336195	1.547695	4.070513e-06
0.338476	1.54722	3.256874e-06
0.34	1.546907	2.713000e-06
0.340772	1.54675	2.589940e-06
0.343083	1.546287	2.221269e-06
0.34541	1.54583	1.850097e-06
0.347753	1.545379	1.476407e-06
0.35	1.544955	1.118000e-06
0.350112	1.544934	1.111565e-06
0.352486	1.544494	9.747540e-07
0.354877	1.544061	8.370154e-07
0.357284	1.543633	6.983425e-07
0.359708	1.543211	5.587290e-07
0.36	1.54316	5.419000e-07
0.362148	1.542794	5.127337e-07
0.364604	1.542382	4.793756e-07
0.367077	1.541977	4.457913e-07
0.369567	1.541576	4.119791e-07
0.37	1.541507	4.061000e-07
0.372074	1.54118	4.449839e-07
0.374598	1.54079	4.923040e-07
0.377138	1.540405	5.399451e-07
0.379696	1.540025	5.879093e-07
0.38	1.53998	5.936000e-07
0.382272	1.539649	5.229881e-07
0.384865	1.539279	4.424004e-07
0.387475	1.538913	3.612661e-07
0.39	1.538567	2.828000e-07
0.390104	1.538553	2.819912e-07
0.39275	1.538196	2.613257e-07
0.395414	1.537845	2.405200e-07
0.398096	1.537498	2.195732e-07
0.4	1.537255	2.047000e-07
0.400796	1.537155	2.057744e-07
0.403514	1.536817	2.094445e-07
0.406251	1.536483	2.131394e-07
0.409007	1.536154	2.168594e-07
0.41	1.536037	2.182000e-07
0.411781	1.535828	2.199278e-07
0.414574	1.535507	2.226371e-07
0.417386	1.53519	2.253647e-07
0.42	1.534901	2.279000e-07
0.420217	1.534877	2.281565e-07
0.423068	1.534569	2.315199e-07
0.425937	1.534264	2.349060e-07
0.428826	1.533962	2.383152e-07
0.43	1.533842	2.397000e-07
0.431735	1.533665	2.387457e-07
0.434664	1.533372	2.371351e-07
0.437612	1.533082	2.355135e-07
0.44	1.532851	2.342000e-07
0.44058	1.532796	2.317811e-07
0.443568	1.532513	2.193194e-07
0.446577	1.532235	2.067732e-07
0.449606	1.531959	1.941419e-07
0.45	1.531924	1.925000e-07
0.452656	1.531687	1.857009e-07
0.455726	1.531419	1.778409e-07
0.458817	1.531154	1.699276e-07
0.46	1.531053	1.669000e-07
0.461929	1.530892	1.674981e-07
0.465063	1.530633	1.684694e-07
0.468217	1.530378	1.694473e-07
0.47	1.530236	1.700000e-07
0.471393	1.530126	1.697632e-07
0.47459	1.529877	1.692196e-07
0.47781	1.529631	1.686724e-07
0.48	1.529466	1.683000e-07
0.48105	1.529388	1.669449e-07
0.484313	1.529148	1.627357e-07
0.487598	1.528911	1.584980e-07
0.49	1.528741	1.554000e-07
0.490906	1.528677	1.548384e-07
0.494236	1.528446	1.527740e-07
0.497588	1.528217	1.506955e-07
0.5	1.528056	1.492000e-07
0.500963	1.527992	1.492674e-07
0.504361	1.527769	1.495053e-07
0.507782	1.527549	1.497447e-07
0.51	1.527408	1.499000e-07
0.511226	1.527331	1.509178e-07
0.514694	1.527117	1.537959e-07
0.518185	1.526904	1.566935e-07
0.52	1.526795	1.582000e-07
0.5217	1.526695	1.613785e-07
0.525238	1.526487	1.679957e-07
0.528801	1.526283	1.746578e-07
0.53	1.526214	1.769000e-07
0.532388	1.52608	1.821293e-07
0.535999	1.52588	1.900376e-07
0.539635	1.525683	1.979997e-07
0.54	1.525663	1.988000e-07
0.543295	1.525487	2.057851e-07
0.54698	1.525294	2.135975e-07
0.55	1.525139	2.200000e-07
0.55069	1.525104	2.222703e-07
0.554425	1.524915	2.345593e-07
0.558186	1.524729	2.469318e-07
0.56	1.52464	2.529000e-07
0.561972	1.524545	2.631942e-07
0.565784	1.524363	2.830918e-07
0.569622	1.524182	3.031243e-07
0.57	1.524165	3.051000e-07
0.573485	1.524005	3.229442e-07
0.577375	1.523829	3.428605e-07
0.58	1.523712	3.563000e-07
0.581291	1.523655	3.619820e-07
0.585234	1.523483	3.793305e-07
0.589204	1.523312	3.967967e-07
0.59	1.523279	4.003000e-07
0.5932	1.523144	4.177417e-07
0.597224	1.522978	4.396704e-07
0.6	1.522865	4.548000e-07
0.601275	1.522813	4.633286e-07
0.605353	1.52265	4.906130e-07
0.609459	1.522489	5.180825e-07
0.61	1.522468	5.217000e-07
0.613593	1.52233	5.488284e-07
0.617755	1.522173	5.802511e-07
0.62	1.522089	5.972000e-07
0.621945	1.522017	6.155051e-07
0.626164	1.521863	6.552020e-07
0.63	1.521725	6.913000e-07
0.630411	1.52171	6.947572e-07
0.634687	1.521559	7.307184e-07
0.638992	1.521409	7.669236e-07
0.64	1.521375	7.754000e-07
0.643326	1.521262	7.959234e-07
0.64769	1.521115	8.228470e-07
0.65	1.521039	8.371000e-07
0.652083	1.52097	8.524529e-07
0.656506	1.520827	8.850505e-07
0.66	1.520715	9.108000e-07
0.660959	1.520685	9.202192e-07
0.665442	1.520544	9.642444e-07
0.669956	1.520405	1.008568e-06
0.67	1.520403	1.009000e-06
0.6745	1.520267	1.048602e-06
0.679075	1.52013	1.088863e-06
0.68	1.520103	1.097000e-06
0.683681	1.519995	1.119825e-06
0.688319	1.519861	1.148576e-06
0.69	1.519813	1.159000e-06
0.692988	1.519728	1.181407e-06
0.697688	1.519597	1.216660e-06
0.7	1.519533	1.234000e-06
0.70242	1.519467	1.261835e-06
0.707185	1.519337	1.316626e-06
0.71	1.519262	1.349000e-06
0.711982	1.519209	1.372185e-06
0.716811	1.519083	1.428688e-06
0.72	1.519	1.466000e-06
0.721673	1.518957	1.485908e-06
0.726568	1.518832	1.544159e-06
0.73	1.518746	1.585000e-06
0.731496	1.518709	1.603104e-06
0.736458	1.518586	1.663141e-06
0.74	1.5185	1.706000e-06
0.741453	1.518465	1.724020e-06
0.746482	1.518344	1.786382e-06
0.75	1.518261	1.830000e-06
0.751546	1.518225	1.849476e-06
0.756643	1.518106	1.913707e-06
0.76	1.518029	1.956000e-06
0.761776	1.517989	1.978906e-06
0.766943	1.517872	2.045560e-06
0.77	1.517804	2.085000e-06
0.772145	1.517756	2.112668e-06
0.777382	1.517641	2.180230e-06
0.78	1.517584	2.214000e-06
0.782655	1.517527	2.248781e-06
0.787964	1.517414	2.318325e-06
0.79	1.517371	2.345000e-06
0.793308	1.517301	2.388671e-06
0.798689	1.517189	2.459699e-06
0.8	1.517162	2.477000e-06
0.804107	1.517079	2.534495e-06
0.809561	1.516968	2.610853e-06
0.81	1.51696	2.617000e-06
0.815052	1.516859	2.686719e-06
0.82	1.516761	2.755000e-06
0.820581	1.51675	2.762837e-06
0.826146	1.516642	2.837977e-06
0.83	1.516568	2.890000e-06
0.83175	1.516535	2.913101e-06
0.837392	1.516428	2.987571e-06
0.84	1.516379	3.022000e-06
0.843072	1.516322	3.061318e-06
0.84879	1.516216	3.134514e-06
0.85	1.516194	3.150000e-06
0.854547	1.516111	3.206388e-06
0.86	1.516013	3.274000e-06
0.860344	1.516007	3.278125e-06
0.866179	1.515903	3.348153e-06
0.87	1.515836	3.394000e-06
0.872055	1.5158	3.417833e-06
0.87797	1.515697	3.486448e-06
0.88	1.515662	3.510000e-06
0.883925	1.515595	3.553566e-06
0.88992	1.515493	3.620116e-06
0.89	1.515492	3.621000e-06
0.895957	1.515392	3.684140e-06
0.9	1.515324	3.727000e-06
0.902034	1.515291	3.745304e-06
0.908152	1.51519	3.800370e-06
0.91	1.51516	3.817000e-06
0.914312	1.51509	3.855378e-06
0.92	1.514999	3.906000e-06
0.920514	1.514991	3.910573e-06
0.926758	1.514891	3.966142e-06
0.93	1.51484	3.995000e-06
0.933044	1.514792	4.021784e-06
0.939372	1.514694	4.077477e-06
0.94	1.514684	4.083000e-06
0.945744	1.514595	4.132973e-06
0.95	1.51453	4.170000e-06
0.952159	1.514497	4.189647e-06
0.958617	1.514399	4.248418e-06
0.96	1.514378	4.261000e-06
0.96512	1.514302	4.306052e-06
0.97	1.514229	4.349000e-06
0.971666	1.514204	4.362993e-06
0.978257	1.514107	4.418355e-06
0.98	1.514082	4.433000e-06
0.984892	1.514011	4.472625e-06
0.99	1.513937	4.514000e-06
0.991572	1.513914	4.526108e-06
0.998298	1.513817	4.577896e-06
1	1.513793	4.591000e-06
1.00507	1.513721	4.617361e-06
1.01189	1.513625	4.652811e-06
1.01875	1.513529	4.688502e-06
1.02566	1.513433	4.724434e-06
1.03262	1.513337	4.760610e-06
1.03962	1.513241	4.797032e-06
1.04667	1.513145	4.833700e-06
1.05377	1.513049	4.870618e-06
1.06092	1.512953	4.907785e-06
1.06812	1.512857	4.945205e-06
1.07536	1.512762	4.982879e-06
1.08266	1.512666	5.020808e-06
1.09	1.51257	5.058994e-06
1.09739	1.512474	5.097440e-06
1.1	1.51244	5.111000e-06
1.10484	1.512378	5.123718e-06
1.11233	1.512281	5.143427e-06
1.11987	1.512185	5.163270e-06
1.12747	1.512088	5.183248e-06
1.13512	1.511992	5.203361e-06
1.14282	1.511895	5.223610e-06
1.15057	1.511798	5.243997e-06
1.15837	1.5117	5.264522e-06
1.16623	1.511603	5.285186e-06
1.17414	1.511505	5.305990e-06
1.1821	1.511407	5.326936e-06
1.19012	1.511309	5.348023e-06
1.1982	1.51121	5.369254e-06
1.2	1.511188	5.374000e-06
1.20632	1.511111	5.372672e-06
1.21451	1.511012	5.370954e-06
1.22274	1.510912	5.369224e-06
1.23104	1.510812	5.367482e-06
1.23939	1.510711	5.365729e-06
1.24779	1.510611	5.363963e-06
1.25626	1.510509	5.362186e-06
1.26478	1.510407	5.360397e-06
1.27336	1.510305	5.358595e-06
1.28199	1.510202	5.356781e-06
1.29069	1.510099	5.354955e-06
1.29944	1.509995	5.353117e-06
1.3	1.509989	5.353000e-06
1.30826	1.509891	5.318811e-06
1.31713	1.509786	5.282074e-06
1.32607	1.509681	5.245087e-06
1.33506	1.509574	5.207849e-06
1.34412	1.509468	5.170359e-06
1.35323	1.50936	5.132615e-06
1.36241	1.509252	5.094615e-06
1.37165	1.509144	5.056356e-06
1.38096	1.509034	5.017839e-06
1.39032	1.508924	4.979060e-06
1.39975	1.508813	4.940018e-06
1.4	1.50881	4.939000e-06
1.40925	1.508701	4.873798e-06
1.41881	1.508589	4.806408e-06
1.42843	1.508476	4.738562e-06
1.43812	1.508362	4.670255e-06
1.44787	1.508247	4.601485e-06
1.4577	1.508131	4.532248e-06
1.46758	1.508014	4.462542e-06
1.47754	1.507897	4.392363e-06
1.48756	1.507778	4.321708e-06
1.49765	1.507659	4.250574e-06
1.5	1.507631	4.234000e-06
1.50781	1.507538	4.190356e-06
1.51803	1.507417	4.133186e-06
1.52833	1.507294	4.075627e-06
1.5387	1.507171	4.017678e-06
1.54913	1.507046	3.959336e-06
1.55964	1.50692	3.900599e-06
1.57022	1.506793	3.841463e-06
1.58087	1.506666	3.781926e-06
1.59159	1.506536	3.721985e-06
1.6	1.506435	3.675000e-06
1.60239	1.506406	3.674546e-06
1.61326	1.506275	3.672481e-06
1.6242	1.506142	3.670402e-06
1.63522	1.506008	3.668308e-06
1.64631	1.505873	3.666201e-06
1.65748	1.505736	3.664079e-06
1.66872	1.505598	3.661943e-06
1.68004	1.505459	3.659793e-06
1.69143	1.505319	3.657628e-06
1.7	1.505213	3.656000e-06
1.70291	1.505177	3.663673e-06
1.71446	1.505033	3.694167e-06
1.72609	1.504888	3.724868e-06
1.73779	1.504742	3.755776e-06
1.74958	1.504594	3.786895e-06
1.76145	1.504444	3.818224e-06
1.7734	1.504294	3.849766e-06
1.78543	1.504141	3.881522e-06
1.79754	1.503987	3.913494e-06
1.8	1.503955	3.920000e-06
1.80973	1.503831	3.946266e-06
1.822	1.503673	3.979409e-06
1.83436	1.503514	4.012776e-06
1.8468	1.503353	4.046371e-06
1.85933	1.50319	4.080193e-06
1.87194	1.503026	4.114244e-06
1.88464	1.50286	4.148527e-06
1.89742	1.502691	4.183042e-06
1.9	1.502657	4.190000e-06
1.91029	1.502521	4.213982e-06
1.92325	1.502349	4.244173e-06
1.9363	1.502175	4.274568e-06
1.94943	1.501999	4.305170e-06
1.96265	1.501822	4.335979e-06
1.97596	1.501642	4.366997e-06
1.98937	1.50146	4.398225e-06
2	1.501314	4.423000e-06
2.00286	1.501275	4.424516e-06
2.01645	1.501089	4.431716e-06
2.03012	1.500901	4.438965e-06
2.04389	1.50071	4.446264e-06
2.05776	1.500517	4.453611e-06
2.07171	1.500322	4.461009e-06
2.08577	1.500124	4.468456e-06
2.09991	1.499924	4.475955e-06
2.1	1.499923	4.476000e-06
2.11416	1.499722	4.602995e-06
2.1285	1.499517	4.731626e-06
2.14294	1.49931	4.861129e-06
2.15747	1.499101	4.991511e-06
2.1721	1.498888	5.122777e-06
2.18684	1.498674	5.254934e-06
2.2	1.498481	5.373000e-06
2.20167	1.498456	5.368138e-06
2.2166	1.498236	5.324681e-06
2.23164	1.498013	5.280929e-06
2.24678	1.497788	5.236881e-06
2.26202	1.497559	5.192533e-06
2.27736	1.497328	5.147885e-06
2.29281	1.497094	5.102934e-06
2.3	1.496985	5.082000e-06
2.30836	1.496857	5.106238e-06
2.32402	1.496618	5.151645e-06
2.33978	1.496375	5.197359e-06
2.35565	1.496129	5.243384e-06
2.37163	1.49588	5.289720e-06
2.38771	1.495628	5.336371e-06
2.4	1.495434	5.372000e-06
2.40391	1.495373	5.409221e-06
2.42022	1.495114	5.564449e-06
2.43663	1.494852	5.720730e-06
2.45316	1.494587	5.878071e-06
2.4698	1.494319	6.036479e-06
2.48655	1.494047	6.195962e-06
2.5	1.493828	6.324000e-06
2.50342	1.493772	6.343099e-06
2.5204	1.493493	6.438020e-06
2.53749	1.493211	6.533584e-06
2.5547	1.492925	6.629797e-06
2.57203	1.492635	6.726662e-06
2.58948	1.492341	6.824184e-06
2.6	1.492164	6.883000e-06
2.60704	1.492044	7.116601e-06
2.62473	1.491743	7.703156e-06
2.64253	1.491438	8.293690e-06
2.66045	1.49113	8.888230e-06
2.6785	1.490817	9.486802e-06
2.69667	1.4905	1.008943e-05
2.7	1.490441	1.020000e-05
2.71496	1.490179	1.838944e-05
2.73337	1.489854	2.847181e-05
2.75191	1.489524	3.862257e-05
2.77058	1.489191	4.884218e-05
2.78937	1.488853	5.913110e-05
2.8	1.48866	6.495000e-05
2.80829	1.48851	6.614072e-05
2.82734	1.488163	6.887606e-05
2.84652	1.487812	7.162996e-05
2.86583	1.487456	7.440254e-05
2.88526	1.487095	7.719392e-05
2.9	1.48682	7.931000e-05
2.90483	1.486729	7.906876e-05
2.92454	1.486359	7.808557e-05
2.94437	1.485984	7.709571e-05
2.96435	1.485604	7.609914e-05
2.98445	1.485219	7.509580e-05
3	1.484919	7.432000e-05
3.0047	1.484828	7.431624e-05
3.02508	1.484433	7.429994e-05
3.0456	1.484033	7.428352e-05
3.06625	1.483627	7.426700e-05
3.08705	1.483216	7.425036e-05
3.1	1.482958	7.424000e-05
3.10799	1.482799	7.484968e-05
3.12907	1.482377	7.645818e-05
3.1503	1.481949	7.807758e-05
3.17166	1.481515	7.970797e-05
3.19318	1.481076	8.134942e-05
3.2	1.480936	8.187000e-05
3.21484	1.480631	8.358209e-05
3.23664	1.48018	8.609850e-05
3.2586	1.479723	8.863197e-05
3.2807	1.47926	9.118262e-05
3.3	1.478853	9.341000e-05
3.30295	1.478791	9.359209e-05
3.32535	1.478316	9.497439e-05
3.34791	1.477834	9.636607e-05
3.37062	1.477345	9.776719e-05
3.39348	1.476851	9.917781e-05
3.4	1.476709	9.958000e-05
3.4165	1.476349	0.0001007217
3.43967	1.475841	0.0001023254
3.463	1.475326	0.0001039399
3.48649	1.474805	0.0001055653
3.5	1.474503	0.0001065
3.51014	1.474276	0.0001065811
3.53395	1.47374	0.0001067716
3.55792	1.473197	0.0001069634
3.58205	1.472647	0.0001071564
3.6	1.472235	0.0001073
3.60635	1.472089	0.0001071476
3.63081	1.471524	0.0001065605
3.65544	1.470952	0.0001059694
3.68023	1.470371	0.0001053744
3.7	1.469906	0.0001049
3.7052	1.469783	0.0001047961
3.73033	1.469187	0.0001042934
3.75563	1.468583	0.0001037874
3.78111	1.467971	0.0001032779
3.8	1.467514	0.0001029
3.80675	1.46735	0.000102927
3.83257	1.466722	0.0001030303
3.85857	1.466084	0.0001031343
3.88474	1.465438	0.000103239
3.9	1.46506	0.0001033
3.91109	1.464784	0.0001035995
3.93762	1.464121	0.0001043157
3.96433	1.463448	0.0001050369
3.99122	1.462767	0.0001057629
4	1.462544	0.000106
4.01829	1.462077	0.0001089629
4.04555	1.461377	0.0001133783
4.07299	1.460668	0.0001178237
4.1	1.459965	0.0001222
4.10061	1.459949	0.0001223304
4.12843	1.45922	0.0001282548
4.15643	1.458482	0.0001342194
4.18462	1.457734	0.0001402244
4.2	1.457323	0.0001435
4.21301	1.456975	0.000148
4.24158	1.456207	0.0001578874
4.27035	1.455428	0.0001678419
4.29932	1.454638	0.0001778639
4.3	1.454619	0.0001781
4.32848	1.453838	0.0001913714
4.35784	1.453027	0.000205053
4.3874	1.452205	0.0002188274
4.4	1.451853	0.0002247
4.41716	1.451372	0.0002372419
4.44712	1.450527	0.0002591435
4.47728	1.449672	0.0002811936
4.5	1.449023	0.0002978
4.50765	1.448804	0.0003319185
4.53823	1.447925	0.0004682522
4.56901	1.447034	0.0006055106
4.6	1.446131	0.0007437

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About Soda lime glass

Soda-lime glass is one of the most common types of glass and serves as a workhorse material in a wide range of applications. Composed primarily of silica, soda, and lime, this type of glass is known for its relatively low cost, ease of production, and versatility. Soda-lime glass is often used in containers, windows, and a myriad of everyday products. While it is not as resistant to high temperatures or corrosive materials as some specialized glasses like borosilicate, it offers good optical clarity and can be easily molded, blown, or drawn into various shapes. Soda-lime glass is also amenable to treatments like tempering or laminating to enhance its mechanical strength or safety features. Its physical and chemical properties make it well-suited for applications where extreme conditions are not a factor, but affordability and versatility are valued.

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Version: 1 (snapshot c5c2f18)
Source page: refractiveindex.info
Original file: database/data/glass/misc/soda-lime/nk/Rubin-clear.yml
ID: ds_28775bce26ab
API: /v1/datasets/ds_28775bce26ab

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