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Table 2

Melting and cooling temperatures (Tm, Tc) and enthalpies (ΔHm, ΔHc) during thermal cycles for a) Na-0.5Si b)Na-0.25Si microparticles. Data obtained from DSC thermograms for heating and cooling processes.

Na-0.5Si Heating Cooling
  Tm (°C) ΔHm (J/g) Tc (°C) ΔHc (J/g)
Cycle 1 294.2 25.1 264.7 11.2
Cycle 2 283.7 10.9 268.8 10.7
Cycle 3 283.5 11.5 269.5 9.6
Cycle 16 282.3 5.4 266.3 5.9
Na-0.25Si Heating Cooling


Tm (°C) ΔHm (J/g) Tc (°C) ΔHc (J/g)
Cycle 1 270.5; 293.9 26.2 281.0; 267.0 25.7
Cycle 2 270.5; 290.5 19.5 276.8; 267.5 21.5
Cycle 3 270.5; 288.2 20.0 275.1; 267.0 22.1
Cycle 16 270.5; 288.1 20.0 274.3; 270.5 22.0
Cycle 20 270.5; 288.2 21.9 274.8; 270.0 22.7

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