Appendices
Emissivity Values C
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Table C-1. Emissivity Values of Common Materials (cont.)
Material Temperature (°C) Emissivity
Iron, sheet galvanized,
burnished
0 0.23
Iron, sheet, galvanized,
oxidized
0 0.28
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