Solar Radiation Absorbed Materials

Reference data and engineering information about solar radiation absorbed materials for electrical applications.

solarradiationabsorbedmaterials

Overview

Engineering reference data for Solar Radiation Absorbed Materials in electrical engineering.

$V = IR$

Voltage = Current × Resistance.

$P = VI = I^2R = V^2/R$

Electrical power.

$E = Pt$

Energy = Power × Time.

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Source: engineeringtoolbox.com

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Solar radiation absorption factors for common materials.
Material	Absorption Factor
Aluminum, polished	0.3
Aluminum paint	0.2
Aluminum, anodized	0.15
Brick, glazed	0.35
Brick, common light red	0.55
Brick, common red	0.68
Brick, wire cut red	0.52
Brick, blue	0.89
Cork	0.45
Limestone, light	0.35
Limestone, dark	0.5
Linoleum, red-brown	0.84
Sandstone, light grey	0.62
Sandstone, red	0.73
Marble, white	0.44
Soft rubber, gray	0.65
Marble, dark	0.66
Granite, reddish	0.55
Magnesium oxide, evaporated	0.08
Graphite	0.84
Porcelain	0.5
Steel, vitreous enameled green	0.76
Steel, vitreous enameled dark red	0.81
Steel, vitreous enameled blue	0.8
Iron, galvanized new	0.64
Iron, galvanized dirty	0.92
Iron, galvanized white washed	0.22
Concrete	0.6
Copper, polished	0.18
Copper, tarnished	0.64
Lead, old	0.79
Asbestos cement, roof tiles old	0.83
Asbestos cement, roof tiles red	0.69
Asbestos slate	0.81
Asphalt roofing, new	0.91
Asphalt roofing, old	0.82
Bitumen-covered roofing sheet, brown	0.87
Slate, blue grey	0.87
Tile, clay red	0.64
Tile, concrete uncolored	0.65
Tile, concrete black	0.91
Vitreous enamel, white	0.39
White Dutch tile	0.18

Source: engineeringtoolbox.com