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Thermal Emissivity Table for Common Materials
Material
Emissivity
Material
Emissivity
Asphalt
0.90 to 0.98
Cloth (black)
0.98
Concrete
0.94
Human skin
0.98
Cement
0.96
Leather
0.75 to 0.80
Sand
0.90
Charcoal (powder)
0.96
Earth
0.92 to 0.96
Lacquer
0.80 to 0.95
Water
0.67
Lacquer (matt)
0.97
Ice
0.96 to 0.98
Rubber (black)
0.94
Snow
0.83
Plastic
0.85 to 0.95
Glass
0.85 to 1.00
Timber
0.90
Ceramic
0.90 to 0.94
Paper
0.70 to 0.94
Marble
0.94
Chromium oxides
0.81
Plaster
0.80 to 0.90
Copper Oxides
0.78
Mortar
0.89 to 0.91
Iron Oxides
0.78 to 0.82
Brick
0.93 to 0.96
Textiles
0.90