Re: IR reflective material

Oops missed the last line of the original post.  Gold is a fantastic 
reflector in the IR BTW.  Maybe a gold cape with a big S on it?

P. Danek

Alessandro Del Bianco wrote:

> Arfty1166 wrote:
>
> >  danek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
> >
> >
> > > That reminds me, anodized aluminum.  I don't have any numbers for 
> > > you though.
> >
> >
> > Good point- Black anodized aluminum is about 5%R in most of the 
> > UV-Vis and
> > (last piece I measured) was about 50%R at 880 (and rising quickly!)
>
>
> It's fast I measured 60% at 1 um, but I believe it might be a bit 
> tough to make aluminium clothes though. Even the *extremely* expensive 
> textiles made for restoration of Middle Age or Renaissance clothes 
> have only few fibres of gold inside.
>
> Ciao,
> Alessandro
>
> Submarining is inherently safer that air travel. This is supported by 
> the fact that there are more airplanes at the bottom of the sea than 
> subs in the air.