Table 5.

The materials properties of calcium nitrate tetrahydrate PCM.

Name of the property	Values	References
Molecular weight	236.15 g/mol	61
Temperature of Melting point	42–45 °C	16
Latent heat fusion	171–179 kJ/kg	21
Density (Solid)	1.82 g/cm3	20
Density (Liquid)	1.82 g/cm3	20
Thermal conductivity of solid	0.5–0.7 W/mK	16
Specific heat capacity of solid	1.6–1.8 kJ/kgK	21
Specific heat capacity of liquid	2.0–2.2 kJ/kgK	16
Thermal expansion coefficient	0.00041 K−1	61
Stability	Good	16
Heat of crystallization	~ 210 kJ/kg	16
Volume change on phase transition	~ 10%	21