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Appendix
8.1 Table of Reflectivity of Common Materials
Material
Emissivity
Material
Emissivity
Asphalt
0.90 to 0.98
Cloth (black)
0.98
Concrete
0.94
Skin (human body)
0.98
Cement
0.96
Leather
0.75 to 0.80
Sand
0.9
Charcoal (powder)
0.96
Soil
0.92 to 0.96
Paint
0.80 to 0.95
Water
0.92 to 0.96
Paint (matte)
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
Wood
0.9
Pottery
0.90 to 0.94
Paper
0.70 to 0.94
Marble
0.94
Chromium oxide
0.81
Plaster
0.80 to 0.90
Copper oxide
0.78
Mortar
0.89 to 0.91
Ferric oxide
0.78 to 0.82
Brick
0.93 to 0.96
Textile
0.9
