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Will passivation effect the thermal emissivity of a polished SST surface?

Roger Hollister
- LA CA USA
August 17, 2009

Not at all.

Bill Reynolds [deceased]
consultant metallurgist - Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
We sadly relate the news that Bill passed away on Jan. 29, 2010.
August 20, 2009

Passivated metal will have a metal oxide layer on it, which in the case of iron will have a lower thermal permissivity.

The limitations on heat transfer will depend on the thickness of the film, which is oftentimes small enough to be negligible.

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- Toledo, Ohio
August 19, 2009

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