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 |
