Zinc Sulphide (ZnS) is a widely used IR transmitting material in windows, lenses and prisms. The material transmits at about 50% between 0.4 -12μm before dropping off to zero transmission around 15μm. Its low absorbance in the IR spectrum makes it desirable for CO2 lasers operating at 10.6μm. Zinc Sulphide has a pale yellow to clear appearance and a hardness of HK160. Although the material is resistant to thermal shock, it is not recommended for harsh environments.
Half Penta prism is exactly an half cut from penta prism.

| Material | CVD Zinc Selenide | 
| Diameter Tolerance | +0.0/-0.1 mm | 
| Thickness Tolerance | ±0.1 mm | 
| Surface Quality | 40/20 Scratch-Dig | 
| Surface Flatness (Plano Side)  |  			λ/2 at 633nm | 
| Surface Irregularity (Peak to Valley)  |  			λ/4 at 633nm | 
| Angle tolerance | 3 arcmin (5 seconds according to customer requirements) | 
 
  


| Chemical Formula | ZnSe | 
| Molecular Weight | 144.33 | 
| Crystal Class | Cubic, hexagonal | 
| Crystal Structure | Polycrystalline | 
| Density, g/cm3 at 293 K | 5.27 | 
| Melting Temperature, K | 1790 | 
| Thermal Conductivity, W/(m K) at 300 K | 18 | 
| Thermal Expansion, 1/K | |
| at 173 K | 5.6 x 10-6 | 
| at 273 K | 7.1 x 10-6 | 
| at 473 K | 8.3 x 10-6 | 
| Specific Heat, cal/(g K) at 296 K | 0.081 | 
| Debye Temperature, K | 246 | 
| Bandgap, eV | 2.7 | 
| Solubility in water at 298 K | 0.001 g/100 g H2O | 
| Knoop Hardness, kg/mm2(100 g load) | 105 | 
| Young's Modulus, GPa | 70 | 
| Bulk Modulus, GPa | 40 | 
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | 

  
