Material |
Wavelength
|
Emit.
|
Asbestos: board |
|
0.96
|
Asbestos: fabric |
|
0.78
|
Asbestos: paper |
|
0.93
|
Asbestos: slate |
|
0.96
|
Brick: alumina |
2-5.6m
|
0.68
|
Brick: common |
2-5.6m
|
.81-.86
|
Brick: common, red |
|
0.93
|
Brick: facing, red |
2-5.9m
|
0.92
|
Brick: facing, yellow |
2-5.6m
|
0.72
|
Brick: fireclay |
|
0.85
|
Brick: fireclay |
|
0.75
|
Brick: fireclay |
|
0.59
|
Brick: masonry |
5m
|
0.94
|
Brick: red |
|
0.90
|
Brick: waterproof |
2-5.6m
|
0.87
|
Carbon: candle soot |
|
0.95
|
Carbon: graphite, filed
surface |
|
0.98
|
Carbon: purified |
8-14m
|
0.80
|
Cement: |
8-14m
|
0.54
|
Charcoal: powder |
8-14m
|
0.96
|
Chipboard: untreated |
2-5.6m
|
0.90
|
Clay: fired |
8-14m
|
0.91
|
Concrete |
|
0.92
|
Concrete: dry |
5m
|
0.95
|
Concrete: rough |
2-5.6m
|
.92-.97
|
Enamel: laquer |
8-14m
|
0.90
|
Fabric: Hessian, green |
|
0.88
|
Fabric: Hessian, uncolored |
2-5.6m
|
0.87
|
Fiberglass |
|
0.750
|
Fiber board: porous,
untreated |
2-5.6m
|
0.85
|
Fiber board: hard,
untreated |
2-5.6m
|
0.85
|
Filler: white |
2-5.6m
|
0.88
|
Firebrick |
2-5.6m
|
0.68
|
Formica |
6.5-20m
|
0.937
|
Glass |
8-14m
|
0.92
|
Glass: chemical ware
(partly transparent) |
6.5-20m
|
0.97
|
Glass: frosted |
8-14m
|
0.96
|
Glass: frosted |
|
0.70
|
Glass: frosted |
|
0.67
|
Glass: polished plate |
|
0.94
|
Granite: natural surface |
5m
|
0.96
|
Graphite: powder |
8-14m
|
0.97
|
Gravel |
6.5-20m
|
0.28
|
Gypsum |
8-14m
|
.085
|
Hardwood: across grain |
2-5.6m
|
0.82
|
Hardwood: along grain |
2-5.6m
|
.68-.73
|
Ice |
8-14m
|
0.97
|
Iron: heavily rusted |
2-5.6m
|
.91-.96
|
Lacquer: bakelite |
8-14m
|
0.93
|
Lacquer: dull black |
8-14m
|
0.97
|
Lacquer: white |
8-14m
|
0.87q
|
Lacquer: white |
|
0.92
|
Lacquer: matte black |
|
0.97
|
Lacquer: shiny, black, on
metal |
|
0.87
|
Lampblack |
8-14m
|
0.96
|
Limestone: natural surface |
5m
|
0.96
|
Mortar |
2-5.6m
|
0.87
|
Mortar: dry |
5m
|
0.94
|
Oil, lubricating (thin
film on nickel base) |
|
|
Nickel base alone |
|
0.05
|
Film thickness = 0.001 |
|
0.27
|
Film thickness = 0.002 |
|
0.46
|
Film thickness = 0.005 |
|
0.72
|
Thick coating |
|
0.82
|
P.V.C. |
2-5.6m
|
.91-.93
|
Paint: 3M, black velvet
coating 9560 series optical black |
3m
|
@1.00
|
Paint: 3M, black velvet
coating 9560 series optical black |
10m
|
@1.00
|
Paint: Acme, quality spray
enamel, #801 brilliant black |
3m
|
.0959
|
Paint: Acme, quality spray
enamel, #801 brilliant black |
10m
|
0.945
|
Paint: Aquadag, 4 coats on
copper aluminum |
|
0.490
|
Paint: aluminum |
|
0.450
|
Paint: Broma, alkyd enamel
#113 light blue |
3m
|
0.95
|
Paint: Broma, alkyd enamel
#113 light blue |
10m
|
0.960
|
Paint: Broma, alkyd enamel
#102, gold leaf |
3m
|
0.98
|
Paint: Broma, alkyd enamel
#102, gold leaf |
10m
|
0.98
|
Paint: cadmium yellow |
|
0.33
|
Paint: chrome green |
|
0.70
|
Paint: Chromatone
stabilized silver finish (Alumatone) |
3m
|
0.26
|
Paint: Chromatone
stabilized silver finish (Alumatone) |
10m
|
0.305
|
Paint: cobalt blue |
|
|
Paint: Dupont Duco #71
wrought iron black |
3m
|
0.982
|
Paint: Dupont Duco #71
wrought iron black |
10m
|
0.897
|
Paint: Dutch Boy, 46H47,
National lead high heat black |
10m
|
0.90
|
Paint: Krylon, flat black |
3m
|
0.95
|
Paint: Krylon, flat black |
10m
|
0.956
|
Paint: Krylon, flat white
#1502 |
3m
|
0.992
|
Paint: Kylon, flat white
#1502 |
10m
|
0.989
|
Paint: Krylon, ultra flat
black |
5m
|
0.97
|
Paint: Microbond, 4 coats
on magnesium |
|
0.844
|
Paint, oil: average of 16
colors |
|
0.94
|
Paint: oil, black, flat |
2-5.6m
|
0.94
|
Paint: oil, black, gloss |
2-5.6m
|
0.92
|
Paint: oil, gray, flat |
2-5.6m
|
0.97
|
Paint: oil, gray, gloss |
2-5.6m
|
0.94
|
Paint: oil, various colors |
8-14m
|
0.94
|
Paint: plastic, black |
2-5.6m
|
0.95
|
Paint: plastic, white |
2-5.6m
|
0.84
|
Paint: TiO2,
gray |
|
0.870
|
Paint: TiO2,
white |
|
0.940
|
Paper: black |
|
0.90
|
Paper: black, dull |
|
0.94
|
Paper: black, shiny |
8-14m
|
0.90
|
Paper: cardboard box |
5m
|
0.81
|
Paper: green |
|
0.85
|
Paper: red |
|
0.76
|
Paper: white |
2-5.6m
|
0.68
|
Paper: white |
8-14m
|
0.90
|
Paper: white bond |
|
0.93
|
Paper: yellow |
|
0.72
|
Paper: tar |
8-14m
|
0.92
|
Pipes: glazed |
2-5.6m
|
0.83
|
Plaster |
2-5.6m
|
.86-.90
|
Plaster: rough coat |
|
0.91
|
Plasterboard: untreated |
2-5.6m
|
0.90
|
Plastic: acrylic, clear |
5m
|
0.94
|
Plastic: black |
2-5.6m
|
0.95
|
Plastic: white |
2-5.6m
|
0.84
|
Plastic paper: red |
2-5.6m
|
0.94
|
Plastic paper: white |
2-5.6m
|
0.84
|
Plexiglass: Perpex |
2-5.6m
|
0.86
|
Plywood |
2-5.6m
|
.83-.98
|
Plywood: commercial,
smooth finish, dry |
5m
|
0.82
|
Plywood: untreated |
2-5.6m
|
0.83
|
Polyproplene |
2-5.6m
|
0.97
|
Porcelain: glazed |
8-14m
|
0.92
|
Quartz |
8-14m
|
0.93
|
Redwood: wrought,
untreated |
2-5.6m
|
0.83
|
Redwood: unwrought,
untreated |
2-5.6m
|
0.84
|
Rendering: gray |
2-5.6m
|
0.92
|
Rokide A |
|
0.770
|
Rubber |
8-14m
|
0.95
|
Rubber: stopper, black |
5m
|
0.97
|
Sand |
|
0.90
|
Shellac: black, dull |
|
0.91
|
Shellac: black, shiny, on
tin plate |
|
0.82
|
Shingles: asphalt, sm,
ceramic coated |
|
|
Skin, human |
|
0.98
|
Snow |
8-14m
|
0.80
|
Soil: dry |
|
0.92
|
Soil: frozen |
6.5-20m
|
0.93
|
Soil: saturated with water |
|
0.95
|
Styrofoam: insulation |
5m
|
0.60
|
Tape: electrical,
insulating, black |
5m
|
0.97
|
Tape: masking |
5m
|
0.92
|
Tile: floor, asbestos |
5m
|
0.94
|
Tile: glazed |
2-5.6m
|
0.94
|
Varnish: flat |
2-5.6m
|
0.93
|
Wallpaper: slight pattern,
light gray |
2-5.6m
|
0.85
|
Wallpaper: slight pattern,
red |
2-5.6m
|
0.90
|
Water: |
8-14m
|
0.98
|
Water: distilled |
|
0.98
|
Water: ice, smooth |
|
0.96
|
Water: frost crystals |
|
0.98
|
Water: snow |
|
0.85
|
Wood: oak, planed |
|
0.90
|
Wood: paneling, light
finish |
|
0.87
|
Wood: planed |
8-14m
|
0.85
|
Wood: spruce, polished,
dray |
5m
|
0.86
|