| Basic materials characteristics | ||
| Density(g/cm3) | 6 | |
| Melting Point (°C) | 733 | |
| Hardness (Mohs) | 4 | |
| Colour | transparency | |
| Transparent band(mm) | 0.33-5.0 | |
| Transmittance@632.8nm | >70% | |
| Index of Refraction@632.8nm | Ne=2.411 No=2.258 | |
| thermal conductivity coefficient(mW/cm*℃) | 30 | |
| velocity(km/sec) | 0.617 for shear wave along <110> ;4.26 for longitudinal wave along <001> | |