Feasibility of Using Phase Change Materials to Control the Heat of Hydration in Massive Concrete Structures

Table 2

Properties of PCMs used in this study.

Mark	Substances	Phase transition temperature (°C)	Latent heat (J/g)
LHM-1	Na2SO4·10H2O	32.4	251
LHM-2	Na2HPO4·12H2O	35.0	281
LHM-3	Ba(OH)2·8H2O	78.0	266
LHM-4	Na2S2O3·5H2O	48.0	197
LHM-5	CaBr2·6H2O	38.2	115
LHM-6	Ca(NO3)2·4H2O	47.0	201
LHM-7	Zn(NO3)2·6H2O	36.0	147