Appendices

C

 

 

 

Emissivity Values

 

Table C-1. Emissivity Values of Common Materials (cont.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Material

Temperature (°C)

Emissivity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron, sheet galvanized,

0

0.23

 

 

burnished

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron, sheet, galvanized,

0

0.28

 

 

oxidized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron, shiny, etched

0

0.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron, wrought, polished

0

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lacquer, Bakelite

0

0.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lacquer, black, dull

0

0.97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lacquer, black, shiny

0

0.87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lacquer, white

0

0.87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lampblack

0

0.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lead, gray

0

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lead, oxidized

0

0.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lead, red, powdered

0

0.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lead, shiny

0

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mercury, pure

0

0.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel, on cast iron

0

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel, pure polished

0

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paint, silver finish

25

0.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paint, oil, average

0

0.94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper, black, shiny

0

0.90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper, black, dull

0

0.94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper, white

0

0.90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Platinum, pure, polished

0

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Porcelain, glazed

0

0.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

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