Table 1. Conventional and rotating magnetocaloric properties for DyNiSi and some other refrigerant materials.

Materials	Tord (K)		−ΔS (J/kg K)		RC (J/kg)	Refs
			20 kOe	50 kOe	50 kOe
DyNi2B2C	10.5		4.4	17.6	186a	27
HoCoAl	10		12.5	21.5	437a	28
Dy0.9Tm0.1Ni2B2C	9.2		4.05	14.7	220a	29
ErNi5	9		−	15.0	232a	30
ErNiIn	9		10.1	15.1	229	31
Single crystal PrSi	52	90° rotationfrom a to b axis	10.8	18.6	240b	32
Single crystal DyFeO3	4.5	90° rotationfrom c to b axis	16.6	19.5	391	13
Single crystal ErFeO3	4.1	90° rotationfrom b to c axis	11.9	13.5	234b	33
Single crystal TmMnO3	16	90° rotationfrom a to c axis	0.12	5.25	100b	34
Single crystal TbMnO3	9	90° rotation from b to a axis	2.7	11.5	201b	11
Single crystal HoMn2O5	10	90° rotationfrom c to b axis	3.2	10.0	198b	12
Textured DyNiSi		Parallel	12.1	22.9	434
	8.8	Perpendicular	1.4	5.9	99	This work
		90° rotation	11.1	17.6	328b

^aThe RC values were estimated from the ΔS–T curves in the reference literatures.

^bThe RC_diff values were estimated from the ΔS_diff –T curves.