Comparison of combustion performance between nano iron powder metal fuel and other fuels.

Table 2: Comparison of combustion performance between nano iron powder metal fuel and other fuels.

Metal fuel									Metallic oxide
N	MW	ρ/g·cm^-3	MP/K	BP/K	Water reaction		Oxygen reaction		N	MP/K	BP/K
N	MW	ρ/g·cm^-3	MP/K	BP/K	MCV/MJ·kg^-1	VCV/MJ·L^-1	MCV/MJ·kg^-1	VCV/MJ·L^-1	N	MP/K	BP/K
Fe	55.84	7.86	1811	3273	0.902	7.091	7.397	58.14	Fe₂O₃	1839	-
Al	26.98	2.70	933	2767	15.15	40.91	31.054	83.85	Al₂O₃	2315	3250
Mg	24.30	1.74	923	1366	14.81	25.77	24.761	43.08	MgO	3098	3850
Li	6.94	0.53	454	1620	28.61	15.16	42.998	22.79	Li₂O	1843	2836
Be	9.01	1.85	1560	2744	36.03	66.67	62.700	116.00	BeO	2720	3580
B	10.81	2.34	2450	3931	18.81	44.02	267.06	624.94	B₂O₃	723	2320

Note: N: Name; MW: Molecular Weight; ρ: Density; MP: Melting Point; BP: Boiling Point; MCV: Mass Calorific Value; VCV: Volumetric Calorific Value.