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Carbon arc electrical discharges struck across the surfaces of metals such as Nb-1 percent Zr, alter the morphology to produce a high thermal emittance surface. Metal from the surface and carbon from the arc electrode vaporize during arcing, and then condense on the metal surface to produce a microscopically rough surface having a high thermal emittance. Quantitative spectral reflectance measurements from 0.33 to 15 microns were made on metal surfaces which were carbon arc treated in an inert gas environment. The resulting spectral reflectance data were then used to calculate thermal emittance as a function of temperature for various methods of arc treatment. The results of arc treatment on various metals are presented for both ac and dc arcs. Surface characterization data, including thermal emittance as a function of temperature, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic oxygen durability, are also presented. The ac arc texturing was found to increase the thermal emittance at 800 K from 0.05 to 0.70. Banks, Bruce A. and Rutledge, Sharon K. and Mirtich, Michael J. and Behrend, Tracy and Hotes, Deborah and Kussmaul, Michael and Barry, Jennifer and Stidham, Curtis and Stueber, Thomas and Difilippo, Frank Glenn Research Center NASA-TM-100894, E-4135, NAS 1.15:100894 RTOP 586-01-11...

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