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Photonics HandbookGeneral Reference

Density to Percent Transmission Conversion Table

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            Density – % Transmission
            (Opacity x % Transmission = 100)


Density
Opacity
 %T
 
0
1.0
 100
 
0.1
1.3
 80
 
0.2
1.6
 63
 
0.3
2.0
 50
 
0.4
2.5
 40
 
0.5
3.2
 32
 
0.6
4.0
 25
 
0.7
5.0
 20
 
0.8
6.3
 16
 
0.9
8.0
 13
 
1.0
10.0
 10
 
1.1
13
8.0
 
1.2
16
6.3
 
1.3
20
5.0
 
1.4
25
4.0
 
1.5
32
3.2
 
1.6
40
2.5
 
1.7
50
2.0
 
1.8
63
1.6
 
1.9
80
1.3
 
2.0
100
1.0
 
2.1
130
0.8
 
2.2
160
0.63
 
2.3
200
0.5
 
2.4
250
0.4
 
2.5
320
0.32
 
2.6
400
0.25
 
2.7
500
0.2
 
2.8
630
0.16
 
2.9
800
0.13
 
3.0
1000
0.1
 
D = log 1/T and T = 10-D

DataRay Inc. - ISO 11146-Compliant
where D = Density and T = Transmission



Glossary
opacity
A measure of a material's inability to transmit light, equal to the reciprocal of its transmittance.
densityopacitypercent transmissionGeneral Reference

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