MATERIAL |
°C |
EMISSIVITY |
Alloys: Nicket-Chromium |
20Ni-25Cr-55Fe, Oxidized |
200 |
0.90 |
60Ni-12Cr-28Fe, Oxidized |
270 |
0.89 |
80Ni-20Cr |
100 |
0.87 |
Aluminum: |
Polished |
50-500 |
0.04-0.06 |
Rough Surfaces |
20-50 |
0.06-0.07 |
Strongly Oxidized |
55-500 |
0.2-0.3 |
Oxidized |
200 |
0.11 |
Asbestos Boards |
20 |
0.96 |
Bismuth, Oxidized |
25 |
0.048 |
Brass: |
Dull, Tarnished |
200 |
0.61 |
Oxidized @ 600˚C |
200 |
0.61 |
Unoxidized |
25 |
0.035 |
Polished |
200 |
0.03 |
Rolled Sheet |
20 |
0.06 |
Carbon: |
Filament |
1000-1400 |
0.53 |
Graphite |
0-3600 |
0.7-0.8 |
Lamp Black |
20-400 |
0.96 |
Soot Applied to Solid |
50-1000 |
0.96 |
Soot with Water Glass |
20-200 |
0.96 |
Unoxidized |
100 |
0.81 |
Chromium, Polished |
50 |
0.1 |
Cobalt, Unoxidized |
500 |
0.13 |
Columbium, Unoxidized |
1500 |
0.19 |
Copper: |
Calorized |
100 |
0.26 |
Calorized, Oxidized |
200 |
0.18 |
Commercial, Scoured to a Shine |
20 |
0.07 |
Oxidized |
50 |
0.6-0.7 |
Polished |
50-100 |
0.02 |
Unoxidized |
100 |
0.02 |
Unoxidized liquid |
--- |
0.15 |
Fire Brick |
1000 |
0.75 |
G-10 Epoxy Resin |
--- |
0.95 |
Glass |
20-100 |
0.94-0.91 |
Gold: |
Carefully Polished |
200-600 |
0.02-0.03 |
Unoxidized |
100 |
0.02 |
Enamel |
100 |
0.37 |
Graphite |
0-3600 |
0.7-0.8 |
Gypsum |
20 |
0.93 |
Iron, Cast: |
Oxidized |
200 |
0.64 |
Strongly Oxidized |
40 |
0.95 |
Unoxidized |
100 |
0.21 |
Unoxidized, Liquid |
--- |
0.29 |
Rusted |
25 |
0.65 |
Wrought, Dull |
100 |
0.05 |
Lamp Black |
25 |
0.94 |
Lead: |
Oxidized |
200 |
0.96 |
Unoxidized |
200 |
0.63 |
Mercury, Unoxidized |
25 |
0.10 |
Molybdenum |
600-1000 |
0.08-0.13 |
Monel, Metal Oxidized |
200 |
0.43 |
Nichrom Wire: |
Clean |
50 |
0.65 |
Oxidized |
50-500 |
0.95-0.98 |
Nickel: |
Industrial, Polished |
200-400 |
0.07-0.09 |
Oxidized |
200 |
0.37 |
Oxidized @ 600˚C |
200-600 |
0.37-0.48 |
Unoxidized |
25 |
0.045 |
Platinum: |
Clean, Polished |
200-600 |
0.05-0.1 |
Unoxidized |
25 |
0.037 |
Unoxidized, Wire |
50-200 |
0.06-0.07 |
Porcelain, Glazed |
20 |
0.92 |
Quartz |
--- |
0.92 |
Rubber: |
Hard |
20 |
0.95 |
Soft, Grey, Rough |
20 |
0.86 |
Silica Brick |
1000 |
0.80 |
Silicon |
--- |
0.92 |
Silver: |
Clean Polished |
200-600 |
0.02-0.03 |
Unoxidized |
100 |
0.02 |
Soot Applied to Solid Surface |
50-1000 |
0.94-0.91 |
Soot with Water Glass |
20-200 |
0.96 |
Steel: |
Alloyed (8% Ni, 18% Cr) |
500 |
0.35 |
Aluminized |
50-500 |
0.79 |
Dull Nickel Plated |
20 |
0.11 |
Flat, Rough Surface |
50 |
0.95-0.98 |
Cast, Polished |
750-1050 |
0.52-0.56 |
Sheet, Ground |
50 |
0.56 |
Oxidized |
200-600 |
0.8 |
Calorized, Oxidized |
200 |
0.52 |
Sheet with Shiny Layer Oxidized |
20 |
0.82 |
Strongly Oxidized |
50 |
0.88 |
Unoxidized |
100 |
0.08 |
Unoxidized, Liquid |
--- |
0.28 |
Tantalum, Oxidized |
1500 |
0.21 |
Tungsten, Unoxidized |
25 |
0.024 |
Varnish: |
Varnish |
40-100 |
0.8-0.95 |
Dull Black |
40-100 |
0.96-0.98 |
Glossy Black Sprayed on Iron |
20 |
0.87 |
Zinc: |
Polished |
200-300 |
0.04-0.05 |
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