Diffusivities and emissivities are measured through the use of the transient technique for five metals. Diffusivity values for Al, Ag, Cu, Fe, and Ni are found to be 0.89, 1.73, 1.14, 0.216, and 0.176 cm2/sec, and respective emissivity values are found to be 0.23, 0.031, 0.038, 0.046, and 0.054. These diffusivities agree well with other values in literature and differ from values previously obtained through use of this technique because of corrections for heat reflection and possibly better heat input techniques.