Investigation of steel emissivity behaviors: Examination of Multispectral Radiation Thermometry (MRT) emissivity models

Steel emissivity behaviors were investigated in this study. Experiments were conducted to measure emissivity. Six emissivity models were then applied to examine Multispectral Radiation Thermometry (MRT) on inferring surface temperature. The data show that emissivity decreases with increasing wavelength. For steel containing high chromium, emissivity is usually lower than others because of the chromium oxide protection layer. Two emissivity models provide the best overall compensation for different alloys, number of wavelengths, and temperatures. The results reveal that if the emissivity model can well represent the real emissivity behaviors, the more accurate inferred temperature can be achieved.