Emissivity
The emissivity describes the energy‐emitting properties of materials. Most of
the organic materials (90%) have an emissivity of 0.95 (preset in the device).
Substance
Asphalt
Concrete
Cement
Sand
Earth
Water
Ice
Snow
Glass
Ceramic
Marble
Plaster
Mortar
Brick
Temperature measurement °C/°F
1.
Hold the measuring device using the handle and point it at the test object.
2.
Press the test button (trigger) to switch on the device and to start the
measurement process.
3.
If the battery is not empty, the display switches on and shows the
measured value. If not, please change the battery.
4.
If you release the test button (trigger), HOLD is shown in the display. Press
the UP ‐ button to turn the laser on and off or the DOWN ‐ button to turn
the background lighting on and off.
emissivity
0.90 to 0.98
0.94
0.96
0.90
0.92 to 0.96
0.92 to 0.96
0.96 to 0.98
0.83
0.90 to 0.95
0.90 to 0.94
0.94
0.80 to 0.90
0.89 to 0.91
0.93 to 0.96
Substance
Cloth (black)
Human skin
Lather
Charcoal(powder)
Lacquer
Lacquer (matt)
Rubber (black)
Plastic
Timber
Paper
Chromium oxides
Copper oxides
Lron oxides
Textiles
EN 8
emissivity
0.98
0.98
0.75 to 0.80
0.96
0.80 to 0.95
0.97
0.94
0.85 to 0.95
0.90
0.70 to 0.94
0.81
0.78
0.78 to 0.82
0.90