Emissivity Values: plywood commercial smooth finish dry
Thermal emissivity and solar absorptivity values for engineering materials — includes temperature-dependent emissivity for metals and nonmetals (100 K to 2500 K), ambient-temperature emissivity for building and industrial materials, and solar radiative properties (solar absorptivity alpha_S) for solar-energy and heat-transfer calculations
| material id | category | emissivity max (dimensionless) | emissivity min (dimensionless) | material |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| plywood commercial smooth finish dry | thermal radiation | 0.82 | 0.82 | Plywood: commercial, smooth finish, dry |
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