Emissivity values of

common materials
Material
Aluminum, polished
Aluminum, rough surface
Aluminum, strongly oxidized
Asbestos board
Asbestos fabric
Asbestos paper
Asbestos slate
Brass, dull, tarnished
Brass, polished
Brick, common
Brick, glazed, rough
Brick, refractory, rough
Bronze, porous, rough
Bronze, polished
Carbon, purified
Cast iron, rough casting
Cast iron, polished
Charcoal, powdered
Chromium, polished
Clay, fired
Concrete
Copper, polished,
Copper, commercial burnished
Copper, oxidized
Copper, oxidized to black
Electrical tape, black plastic
Enamel **
Formica
Frozen soil
Glass
Glass, frosted
Gold, polished
Ice
Iron, hot rolled
Iron, oxidized
Iron, sheet galvanized, burnished
Iron, sheet, galvanized, oxidized
Iron, shiny, etched

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Emissivity*
0.05
0.07
0.25
0.96
0.78
0.94
0.96
0.22
0.03
0.85
0.85
0.94
0.55
0.10
0.80
0.81
0.21
0.96
0.10
0.91
0.54
0.01
0.07
0.65
0.88
0.95
0.90
0.93
0.93
0.92
0.96
0.02
0.97
0.77
0.74
0.23
0.28
0.16

Material
Iron, wrought, polished
Lacquer, Bakelite
Lacquer, black, dull
Lacquer, black, shiny
Lacquer, white
Lampblack
Lead, gray
Lead, oxidized
Lead, red, powdered
Lead, shiny
Mercury, pure
Nickel, on cast iron
Nickel, pure polished
Paint, silver finish**
Paint, oil, average
Paper, black, shiny
Paper, black, dull
Paper, white
Platinum, pure, polished
Porcelain, glazed
Quartz
Rubber
Shellac, black, dull
Shellac, black, shiny
Snow
Steel, galvanized
Steel, oxidized strongly
Steel, rolled freshly
Steel, rough surface
Steel, rusty red
Steel, sheet, nickelplated
Steel, sheet, rolled
Tar paper
Tin, burnished
Tungsten
Water
Zinc, sheet

Emissivity*
0.28
0.93
0.97
0.87
0.87
0.96
0.28
0.63
0.93
0.08
0.10
0.05
0.05
0.31
0.94
0.90
0.94
0.90
0.08
0.92
0.93
0.93
0.91
0.82
0.80
0.28
0.88
0.24
0.96
0.69
0.11
0.56
0.92
0.05
0.05
0.98
0.20

*Emissivities of almost all materials are measured at 0 C but do not

differ significantly at room temperature.
**Paint, silver finish is measured at 25 C and Paint, enamel at 27 C

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Specifications subject to change without notice.
Printed in U.S.A. 9/2007 3038318 H-EN-N Rev A