Salt Hydrates - Melting points and Latent Melting Energy

Melting points and latent energy of salt hydrates. The latent heat of melting salt hydrates can be used for storing energy.

Salt Hydrates - Melting points and Latent Melting Energy

This tool provides data on melting points and latent melting heat of various salt hydrates, which can be used for thermal energy storage applications.

Salt Hydrate	Melting Point (°C)	Latent Melting Heat (MJ/m³)
CaCl₂ (Calcium Chloride) 6H₂O	29	281
Na₂SO₄ (Sodium Sulfate) 10H₂O	32	342
Na₂CO₃ (Sodium Carbonate) 10H₂O	33	360
Na₂HPO₄ (Dibasic Sodium Orthophosphate) 12H₂O	35	205
Na₂HPO₄ (Dibasic Sodium Orthophosphate) 7H₂O	48	302
Na₂S₂O₃ (Sodium Thiosulphate) 5H₂O	48	346
Ba(OH)₂ (Barium Hydroxide) 8H₂O	78	655

Calculator

Inputs

Melting Point (°C)

Latent Melting Heat (MJ/m³)

Volume of Salt Hydrate (m³)

Results

Total Energy Stored-- MJ