Materials - Light Reflecting Factors
Light reflecting factor materials.
Some materials and their light reflecting factors:
| Material | Reflection Factor (%) |
|---|---|
| Aluminum coatings, matte | 55 - 56 |
| Aluminum, anodized, matte | 80 - 85 |
| Aluminum, matte | 55 - 75 |
| Aluminum, polished | 65 - 75 |
| Aluminum, pure, highly polished | 80 - 87 |
| Body where no light is reflected (Black body) | 0 |
| Body where all light is reflected | 100 |
| Brick, red | 10 - 15 |
| Chrome, polished | 60 - 70 |
| Concrete, rough | 20 - 30 |
| Copper, highly polished | 70 - 75 |
| Crops | 15 - 24 |
| Forrest | 7 - 14 |
| Granite | 20 - 25 |
| Ice | 32 - 38 |
| Lacquer, pure white | 80 - 85 |
| Limestone | 35 - 55 |
| Marble, polished | 30 - 70 |
| Nickel, highly polished | 50 - 60 |
| Oak, light polished | 25 - 35 |
| Paint, brown | 20 - 30 |
| Paint, dark blue | 15 - 20 |
| Paint, dark green | 15 - 20 |
| Paint, dark red | 15 - 20 |
| Paint, light green | 45 - 55 |
| Paint, light yellow | 60 - 70 |
| Paint, medium grey | 25 - 35 |
| Paint, white | 75 - 85 |
| Paper, white | 70 - 80 |
| Plaster, dark | 15 - 25 |
| Plaster, light | 40 - 45 |
| Plywood, rough | 25 - 40 |
| Sand - dry | 38 - 42 |
| Sand - wet | 22 - 28 |
| Sandstone | 20 - 40 |
| Snow - fresh | 85 |
| Snow - old | 45 |
| Silver, highly polished | 90 - 92 |
| Silvered mirror, behind glass | 80 - 88 |
| Soil - dry | 22 - 34 |
| Soil - dark wet | 7 - 14 |
| Stainless steel | 50 |
| Vitreous Enamel, white | 65 - 75 |
| Water | 7 - 9 |
Albedo is the diffuse reflected solar radiation related to the total solar radiation.
