| TFS/properties | ρ kg·m−3 | cp J·kg−1·K−1 | ρcp kJ·m−1·K−1 | μ (Pa s) | λ W·m−1·K−1 | Tmin-Tmax (˚C) |
| 1. Molten salt |
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| Solar salt [30] | 1899 | 1495 | / | 0.00326 | 0.57 | 221/600 |
| MgCl2–KCl [27] | 1660 | 1150 | 1909 | 0.005 | 0.5 | 426/>500 |
| Na2CO3–K2 CO3-Li2CO3 [27] | 1848 | 1612 | 2979 | 5.9 | 0.00047 | 398/>500 |
| ZnCl2–NaCl–KCl [27] | 1977 | 900 | 1779.3 | 0.0042 | 0.29 | 204/>500 |
| HITEC [30] [40] | 1640 | 1560 | / | 0.00316 | 0.38 | 142/538 |
| 2. Vegetal oil (NC) (210˚C) |
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| Rapeseed oil [3] | 787.7 | 2492 | 1963 | 0.003155 | 0.143 | −21/250 |
| Jatropha curcas oil [3] [63] | 778.2 | 2400 - 2509 | 1953 | 0.001781 | 0.139 | 3/>200 |
| 3. synthetic oil |
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| Therminolℝ 66oil [64] | 885 (200˚C) | 2195 (200˚C) | / | / | 0.113 (200˚C) | /400 |
| Therminolℝ VP-1 [65] | 757.7 | 2464.5 |
| 0.000185 | 0.0865 | 12/400 |
| sylthermXLT (210˚C) [16] | 660 | 2171 | 1433 | 0.00023 | 0.23 | −11/260 |
| Coloria [17] [66] | 867 | 2200 |
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| Xceltherm 600 [16] | 736 | 2643 | 1945 | 0.00055 | 0.13 | −29/316 |
| 4. Liquide Metals (700˚C) [27] |
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| Sodium | 798 | 1256 | 1002.3 | 0.00018 | 57.5 |
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| Lead-bismuth Eutectic | 9807 | 138 | 1353.4 | 0.0011 | 16.8 | 125/>600 |
| Tin (Sn) | 6650 | 282 | 1875.3 | 0.0011 | 32 | 232/>6000 |
| Pure lead (Pb) | 10196 | 141 | 1437.6 | 0.0014 | 19.9 | 327/>600 |
| 5. Gasses |
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| Air (450˚C) [64] | 0.448/0.50 | 1080/1190 | / | / | 0.053 | 0−infinite |