Substance
Thermal
Substance
Thermal
emissivity
emissivity
Asphalt
0.90 to 0.98
Cloth (black)
0.98
Concrete
0.94
Human skin
0.98
Cement
0.96
Lather
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
0.92 to 0.96
Lacquer (matt)
0.97
Ice
0.96 to 0.98
Rubber (black)
0.94
Snow
0.83
Plastic
0.85 to 0.95
Glass
0.90 to 0.95
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
lron oxides
0.78 to 0.82
Brick (red)
0.93 to 0.96
Textiles
0.90
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