Emissivity Coefficients of some common Materials

The radiation heat transfer emissivity coefficient of some common materials as aluminum, brass, glass and many more

The emissivity coefficient - - indicates the radiation of heat from a 'grey body' according the Stefan-Boltzmann Law, compared with the radiation of heat from a ideal 'black body' with the emissivity coefficient = 1. The emissivity coefficient - - for some common materials can be found in the table below. Note that the emissivity coefficients for some products varies with the temperature. As a guideline the emmisivities below are based on temperature 300 K.

Surface Material

Emissivity Coefficient -0.09 0.8 0.09 0.04 0.09 0.2 - 0.31 0.039 - 0.057 0.77 0.07 0.27 - 0.67

Alloy 24ST Polished Alumina, Flame sprayed Aluminum Commercial sheet Aluminum Foil Aluminum Commercial Sheet Aluminum Heavily Oxidized Aluminum Highly Polished Aluminum Anodized Aluminum Rough Aluminum paint

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Emissivity Coefficient -0.28 - 0.31 0.96 0.93 - 0.945 0.93 0.72 0.18 0.9 0.34 1.00 0.875 0.95 0.93 0.89 0.80 0.22 0.06 0.03

Antimony, polished Asbestos board Asbestos paper Asphalt Basalt Beryllium Beryllium, Anodized Bismuth, bright Black Body Matt Black lacquer on iron Black Parson Optical Black Silicone Paint Black Epoxy Paint Black Enamel Paint Brass Dull Plate Brass Rolled Plate Natural Surface Brass Polished

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Emissivity Coefficient -0.6 0.93 0.75 0.02 0.81 0.77 0.98 0.44 0.60 - 0.70 0.058 0.85 0.94 0.63 0.77 0.03

Brass Oxidized 600oC Brick, red rough Brick, fireclay Cadmium Carbon, not oxidized Carbon filament Carbon pressed filled surface Cast Iron, newly turned Cast Iron, turned and heated Chromium polished Concrete Concrete, rough Concrete tiles Cotton Cloth Copper electroplated Copper heated and covered with thick oxide layer Copper Polished

0.78

0.023 - 0.052

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Emissivity Coefficient --

Copper Nickel Alloy, polished Glass smooth Glass, pyrex Gold not polished Gold polished Granite Gypsum Ice smooth Ice rough Inconel X Oxidized Iron polished Iron, plate rusted red Iron, dark gray surface Iron, rough ingot Lampblack paint Lead pure unoxidized

0.059 0.92 - 0.94 0.85 - 0.95 0.47 0.025 0.45 0.85 0.966 0.985 0.71 0.14 - 0.38 0.61 0.31 0.87 - 0.95 0.96 0.057 - 0.075

Surface Material

Emissivity Coefficient -0.43 0.90 - 0.93 0.91 0.20 - 0.55 0.07 - 0.13 0.95 0.93 0.1 0.20 - 0.32 0.05 - 0.18 0.03 0.072 0.59 - 0.86 0.65 - 0.79 0.89 0.92 - 0.96 0.55

Lead Oxidized Limestone Lime wash Magnesium Oxide Magnesium Polished Marble White Masonry Plastered Mercury liquid Mild Steel Molybdenum polished Nickel, elctroplated Nickel, polished Nickel, oxidized Nichrome wire, bright Oak, planed Oil paints, all colors Paper offset

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Emissivity Coefficient -0.98 0.054 - 0.104 0.92 0.96 0.93 0.91 0.91 0.93 0.93 0.91 0.94 0.91 0.86 0.76 0.75 0.83 - 0.96 0.02 - 0.03

Plaster Platinum, polished plate Porcelain, glazed Paint Paper Plaster, rough Plastics Porcelain glazed Quartz glass Roofing paper Rubber, hard glossy plate Rubber Nat Hard Rubber Nat Soft Sand Sawdust Silicon Carbide Silver Polished

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Emissivity Coefficient -0.79 0.07 0.85 0.075 0.54 - 0.63 0.88 0.23 0.97 0.04 0.19 0.04 0.032 - 0.35 0.95 - 0.963 0.935 0.885 0.95 0.94

Steel Oxidized Steel Polished Stainless Steel, weathered Stainless Steel, polished Stainless Steel, type 301 Steel Galvanized Old Steel Galvanized New Tile Tin unoxidized Titanium polished Tungsten polished Tungsten aged filament Water Wood Beech, planned Wood Oak, planned Wood, Pine Wrought Iron

Surface Material

Emissivity Coefficient -0.25 0.045

Zink Tarnished Zink polished