User Manual
APPENDIX II – Emissivity table
Material Specification Temp. °C
Spectrum
Emissivity
Ref.
Stainless steel
18-8
25
0.16
Stainless steel
304(8Cr, 18Ni)
215
~
490
0.44
~
0.36
Stainless steel
310(25Cr, 20Ni)
215
~
520
0.90
~
0.97
Nickel alloys
Nickel-chromium alloy wire (shiny) (refractory)
50
~
1000
0.65
~
0.79
Nickel alloys
Nickel-chromium alloy
50
~
1040
0.64
~
0.76
Nickel alloys
Refractory nickel-chromium
50
~
500
0.95
~
0.98
Nickel alloys
Nickel-silver alloy
100
0.14
Aluminium
Polished aluminium
100
0.09
Aluminium
Commercial aluminium sheet
100
0.09
Aluminium
Oxidized anodized aluminium-chromium
25
~
600
0.55
Aluminium
Slightly oxidized aluminium
25
~
600
0.10
~
0.20
Aluminium
Highly oxidized aluminium
25
~
600
0.30
~
0.40
Aluminium
Anodized, light grey, matte
70
LW: 8 - 14 µm
0.97
9
Road asphalt
4
LLW: 6,5 - 20 µm
0.96
8
Concrete
20
T: total spectrum
0.92
2
Wood
planed oak
20
T: total spectrum
0.90
2
Brick
Red
20
T: total spectrum
0.93
2
Brick
Refractory brick
1100
0.75
Calcimine
20
0.9
Rubber
hard
20
T: total spectrum
0.95
1
Chromium
Polished chromium
40
~
1090
0.08
~
0.36
Copper
Shiny copper
100
0.05
Copper
Highly oxidized copper
25
0.78
Copper
Liquid copper
1080
~
1280
0.16
~
0.13
Copper
Oxidized
50
T: total spectrum
0.6 – 0.7
1
Water
0.96
Enamel (white)
18
0.9
Tin
Commercial tinplate
100
0.07
Tin
High oxidation
0
~
200
0.6
Iron and steel
highly oxidized
50
T: total spectrum
0.88
1
Graphite (carbon black)
96
~
225
0.95
Brass
Shiny brass (extreme polishing)
28
0.03
Brass
Brass oxide
200
~
600
0.61
~
0.59
Magnesium
Magnesia
275
~
825
0.55
~
0.20
Magnesium
Magnesia
900
~
1670
0.2
Magnesium
Mercury
0
~
100
0.09
~
0.12
Nickel
Polished by anodizing
25
0.05
Nickel
Electrolyzed
20
0.01
Nickel
Nickel wire
185
~
1,010
0.09
~
0.19
Nickel
Nickel foil (oxidized)
198
~
600
0.37
~
0.48
Nickel
Nickel oxide
650
~
1,255
0.59
~
0.86
Gold
Shiny gold
230
~
630
0.02
Paint
8 different colours and grades
70
LW: 8 - 14 µm
0.92 – 0.94
9
Plastic
PVC, plastic flooring, matte, structured
70
LW: 8 - 14 µm
0.93
9
Plaster
unfinished covering
20
T: total spectrum
0.91
2
Plaster
plaster tile
0.87
10
Lead
Pure lead (without oxidation)
125
~
225
0.06
~
0.08
Lead
Slightly oxidized
25
~
300
0.20
~
0.45
Terra cotta tile
0.88
10
Glass (surface)
23
0.94
Refractory glass
200
~
540
0.85
~
0.95
Zinc
Oxidation at 400°C
400
0.01
Zinc
Shiny plate of galvanized iron
28
0.23
Zinc
Oxidized zinc powder
25
0.28