19 June 2006

Important Index of Refraction (IOR)

Just to remind myself, here is a list of important IOR used in CG:

Some representative refractive indicesMaterial

Vacuum                   1 (exactly)
Air at STP                 1.0002926
carbon dioxide         1.00045
Crown glass             1.52
water ice                 1.31
liquid water (20°C)    1.333
rock salt                  1.516
salt (NaCl)                1.544
polycarbonate         1.59
glass (typical)           1.5 to 1.9
diamond                  2.419
silicon                      4.01

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