Table 3: To the best of authors knowledge, all Gd5(SixGe1-x) based alloys as reported in literature with Curie Temperature in the range of 260 K-340 K. (*Approximation from the figures in the cited papers, **Calculated from the figures in the cited papers).

Sample TC (K) Δ|SM| (J/Kg K) ΔTad (K) ΔH (KOe) RCP (J/Kg) Ref
Gd5Ge1.9Si2Cu0.1 *305 *7.5 50 **750 [19]
Gd5(Si2Ge2)C0.1 *292 7 50 [6]
Gd5Si2Ge1.9Ga0.1 296.8 6.93 *7.1 50 **620 [25]
Gd5Si2.01Ge1.91Ni0.08
Gd5Si2.01Ge1.91Ni0.08
Gd5Si2Ge1.9Ni0.1
Gd5Si2Ge1.9Ni0.1 		300

301
 4.4
8
5
9.1 		20
50
20
50 		122
**408
90
288 		[26]
[26]
[26]
[26]
Gd5Si1.875Fe0.125Ge2 *263 10 15 **50 [28]
Gd5(Si2Ge2)0.94Fe0.06
Gd5(Si2Ge2)0.875Fe0.125
Gd5(Si2Ge2)0.5Fe0.5 		268
274
276 		14
*9.8
*4 		20
20
20 		**154
**206
**80 		[29]
[29]
[29]
Gd5Si2Ge1.94Fe0.06
Gd5Si2Ge1.75Fe0.25
Gd5Si2Ge1.5Fe0.5 		304
306
311 		*4
*3
*1 		20
20
20 		[30]
[30]
[30]
Gd5Si1.95Ge2.05
Gd5Si1.945Ge2.045Sn0.01
Gd5Si1.935Ge2.035Sn0.03
Gd5Si1.925Ge2.025Sn0.05
Gd5Si1.9Ge2Sn0.1 		260
273
277
268
260 		14.1
*22
28.9
*25
*23 		20
20
20
20
20 		**184
**132
**87
**188
**69 		[15]
[15]
[15]
[15]
[15]
Gd5Ge2Si1.9Sn0.1
Gd5Ge2Si1.9Sn0.1 		264 10.7
15.1 		20
52 		148
488 		[31]
[31]
Gd5Si1.975Ge1.975Nb0.05
Gd5Si1.95Ge1.95Nb0.1
Gd5Si1.972Ge1.925Nb0.15
Gd5Si1.9Ge1.9Nb0.2 		290
293
282
277 		7.6
9.6
6.6
5 		20
20
20
20 		115
108
73
83 		[32]
[32]
[32]
[32]
Gd5Ge2(Si1.9Al0.1)
Gd5Ge2(Si1.8Al0.2)
Gd5Ge2(Si1.5Al0.5) 		*302
305
*300 		*1.05
1.45
*0.7 		0.5
0.5
0.5 		**34
**51
**25 		[33]
[33]
[33]
(Dy0.5Gd4.5)Si2Ge2 270 8.8 55 [34]
Gd5Ge1.9Si2Cu0.1
Gd5Ge1.9Si2Ga0.1
Gd5Ge1.9Si2Mn0.1
Gd5Ge1.9Si2Co0.1
Gd5Ge1.9Si2Al0.1 		300 8 359
305
320
353
355 		[27]
[27]
[27]
[27]
[27]