R417A Refrigerant Gas -WESTRON

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION

Westron R417A is used as a high-temperature refrigerant for domestic refrigeration and automobile air conditioners. It is used as a replacement for the environmentally harmful R-22 and retrofit kits are available to convert units that were originally R-22-equipped. Other uses include plastic foam blowing, as a cleaning solvent, a propellant for the delivery of pharmaceuticals. R417 A is an HFC blend retrofit refrigerant for R22 in commercial air conditioning systems and medium temperature commercial refrigeration.

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Chemical Name 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane (R143a)

PHYSICAL STATE Gas at ambient temperatures

Appearance Volatile liquid with faint, sweet odor

Odor Faint ethereal odor

Average Molecular Weight (g/mol) unknown

Normal Boiling Point (NBP) (°F) -39.1°C

FREEZING POINT Not Determined

pH Neutral

SPECIFIC GRAVITY (water = 1.0) 1.21

SOLUBILITY IN WATER (weight %) unknown

VAPOR DENSITY (air = 1.0) 2.3

Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) (CFC 11 = 1.0) 0