Sep 11, 2007 #1 hungrychemE Chemical Sep 11, 2007 3 Would anyone happen to know the emissivity of carbon steel? I am using a value of 0.9. Thanks
Sep 11, 2007 #2 IRstuff Aerospace Jun 3, 2002 44,748 see: http://www.electro-optical.com/bb_rad/emissivity/matlemisivty.htmhttp://www.infrared-thermography.com/material.htm Material comp is generally less important than surface finish. The second link shows a steel ranging from 0.16 to 0.85, depending on finish. TTFN FAQ731-376 Upvote 0 Downvote
see: http://www.electro-optical.com/bb_rad/emissivity/matlemisivty.htmhttp://www.infrared-thermography.com/material.htm Material comp is generally less important than surface finish. The second link shows a steel ranging from 0.16 to 0.85, depending on finish. TTFN FAQ731-376
Sep 12, 2007 #3 francoisp Industrial Sep 12, 2007 4 Emissivity can vary with temperature, is this for ambient or other temperature ? Francois Upvote 0 Downvote
