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Common refrigerants - methane series, ethane series, propane series, cyclic organic compounds, zeotropic blends, azeotropic blends and organic compounds
Methane Series
- R-10 tetrachloromethane
- R-11 trichlorofluoromethane
- R-12 dichlorodifluoromethane
- R-12B1 bromochlorodifluoromethane
- R-12B2 dibromochlorodifluoromethane
- R-13 chlorotrifluoromethane
- R-13B1 bromotrifluoromethane
- R-14 tetrafluoromethane
- R-20 trichloromethane (chloroform)
- R-21 dichlorofluoromethane
- R-22 chlorodifluoromethane
- R-22B1 bromodifluoromethane
- R-23 trifluoromethane
- R-30 dichloromethane
- R-31 chlorofluoromethane
- R-32 difluoromethane
- R-40 chloromethane
- R-41 fluoromethane
- R-50 methane
Ethane Series
- R-110 hexachloroethane
- R-111 pentachlorofluoroethane
- R-112 1,1,2,2-tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane
- R-112a 1,1,1,2-tetrachloro-2,2-difluoroethane
- R-113 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane
- R-113a 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane
- R-114 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane
- R-114a 1,2-dichloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane
- R-114B2 1,2-dibromo-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane
- R-115 chloropentafluoroethane
- R-116 hexafluoroethane
- R-120 pentachloroethane
- R-123 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
- R-123a 1,2-dichloror-1,1,2-trifluoroethane
- R-124 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane
- R-124a 1-chloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane
- R-125 pentafluoroethane
- R-133a 2-chloror-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
- R-134a 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane
- R-140a 1,1,1-trichloroethane
- R-141b 1,1-chloro--fluoroethane
- R-142b 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane
- R-143a 1,1,1-trifluoroethane
- R-150a 1,1-dichloroethane
- R-152a 1,1-difluoroethane
- R-160 chloroethane
- R-170 ethane
Propane Series
- R-216ca 1,3-dichloro-1,1,2,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane
- R-218 octafluoropropane
- R-245cb 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane
- R-290 propane
Cyclic Organic Compounds
- C316 1,2-dichloro-1,2,3,3,4,4-hexafluorocuclobutane
- C317 chloroheptafluorocyclobutane
- C318 octafluorocyclobutane
Zeotropic Blends
The properties of zeotropic blends are somewhat different than traditional refrigerants. Zeotropic blends shift in composition during the boiling or condensing process. As the blend changes phase, more of one component will transfer to the other phase faster than the rest.
- R-400 R-12/114 (must be specified)
- R-401A R-22/152a/124 (53%/13%/34%)
- R-401B R-22/152a/124 (61%/11%/28%)
- R-401C R-22/152a/124 (33%/15%/52%)
- R-402A R-125/290/22 (30%/2%/38%)
- R-402B R-125/290/22 (38%/2%/60%)
- R-403A R-290/22/218 (5%/75%/20%)
- R-403B R-290/22/218 (5%/56%/39%)
- R-404A R-125/143a/134a (44%/52%/4%)
- R-405A R-22/152a/142b/C318 (45%/7%/5.5%/42.5%)
- R-406A R-22/600a/142b (55%/4%/41%)
- R-407A R-32/125/134a (20%/40%/40%)
- R-407B R-32/125/134a (10%/70%/20%)
- R-407C R-32/125/134a (23%/25%/52%)
- R-407D R-32.125/134a (15%/15%/70%)
- R-408A R-125/143a/22 (7%/46%/47%)
- R-409A R-22/124/142b (60%/25%/10%)
- R-409B R-22/124/142b (65%/25%/10%)
- R-410A R-32/125 (50%/50%)
- R-410B R-32/125 (45%/55%)
- R-411A R-1270/22/152a (1.5%/87.5%/11.0%)
- R-411B R-1270/22/152a (3%/94%/3%)
- R-412A R-22/218/142b (70%/5%/25%)
Note! % by mass
The changing composition of the liquid - fractionation - causes the boiling point temperature of the refrigerant to shift as well. The overall shift of temperature from one side of the heat exchanger to the other is called the temperature glide.
Azeotropic Blends
Azeotropic blends behaves as a single component refrigerants even though they are blends. Single component refrigerants and azeotropic blends have boiling (bubble) points and condensation (dew) points equal to each other - simply called boiling point.
- R-500 R-12/152a (73.8%/26.2%)
- R-501 R-22/12 (75.0%/25.0%)
- R-502 R-22/115 (48.8%/51.2%)
- R-503 R-23/13 (40.1%/59.9%)
- R-504 R-32/115 (48.2%/51.8%)
- R-505 R-12/31 (78.0%/22.0%)
- R-506 R-31/114 (55.1%/44.9%)
- R-507A R-125/143a (50%/50%)
- R-508A R-23/116 (39%/61%)
- R-508B R-23/116 (46%/54%)
- R-509A R-22/218 (44%/56%)
Note! % by mass
Miscellaneous Organic Compounds
Hydrocarbons
- R-600 butane
- R-600a 2-methyl propane
Oxygen Compounds
- R-610 ethyl ether
- R-611 methyl formate
Sulfur Compounds
- R-620 Reserved for future assignment
Nitrogen Compounds
- R-630 methyl amine
- R-631 ethyl amine
- Inorganic Compounds
- R-702 hydrogen
- R-704 helium
- R-717 ammonia
- R-718 water
- R-720 neon
- R-728 nitrogen
- R-732 oxygen
- R-740 argon
- R-744 carbon dioxide
- R-744A nitrous oxide
- R-764 sulfur dioxide
Unsaturated Organic Compounds
- R-1112a 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane
- R-1113 1-chloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane
- R-1114 tetrafluoroethene
- R-1120 trichloroethene
- R-1130 1,2-dichloroethene (trans)
- R-1132a 1,1-difluoroethene (vinylidene fluoride)
- R-1140 1-chloroethene (vinyl chloride)
- R-1141 1-fluoroethene (vinyl fluoride)
- R-1150 ethene (ethylene)
- R-1270 propene (propylene)
