Solstice® HFOs
Solstice® yf - (R-1234yf)
Solstice® yf (R-1234yf) refrigerant is a near drop-in replacement for R-134a in automobile A/C applications, helping automakers around the world comply with EU low GWP requirements.
General Information
- Application
- Automotive
- Cold Storage
- Commercial Ice Machines
- Food Retail - Condensing Unit
- Food Retail - High Side of Cascade
- Food Retail - Stand-Alone Refrigerator
- Food Retail - Supermarket System
- Household Refrigerators/Freezers
- Ice Rinks
- Industrial Process - Non Chiller
- Industrial Process - Industrial High Temperature Heating
- Industrial Process – Chillers: Low or Medium Temperature
- Refrigerated Transport
- ASHRAE Number
- R-1234yf
- Brand
- Solstice®
- Chemical Name
- 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoroprop-1-ene
- Formula
- CH<sub>2</sub>CFCF3
- Linear Formula
- CF3CF=CH2
- Refrigerant Class
- HFO
- Refrigerant Type
- Molecule
- Replaces
- R-134a
- Typical Lubricant
- POE
Physical Properties
- Critical Density
- 29.7 lb/ft3
- Critical Pressure
- 490.6 psia
- Heat of Vaporization
- 77.53 at 1 atm (Btu/lb)
- Liquid Density
- 68.2 lb/ft3
- Liquid Heat Capacity
- 0.33 Btu/lb °F
- Liquid Thermal Conductivity
- 0.0368 Btu/hr⋅ft °F
- Liquid Viscosity
- 0.38 lb/ft⋅hr
- Molecular Weight
- 114
- Solubility in Water
- 200 (in Solstice yf, ppm by mass
- Vapor Density
- 0.303 @ 20°C, 1 atm (lb/ft3)
- Vapor Heat Capacity
- 0.22 @ constant pressure, 1atm (Btu/lb °F)
- Vapor Pressure
- 99 at 77°F (psia) hectopascal
- Vapor Thermal Conductivity
- 0.008 Btu/hr⋅ft °F
- Vapor Viscosity
- 0.03 lb/ft⋅hr
Temperature
- Autoignition Temperature
- 405 °C
- Critical Temperature
- 202.5 °F
- Freezing Point
- Not available
Safety & Environment
- Global Warming Potential
- <1
- Ozone Depletion Potential
- 0
Standards & Approvals
- ASHRAE Safety Classification
- A2L (Mildly flammable)
- REACH Product Stewardship
- Approved
General Information
- Application
- Automotive
- Cold Storage
- Commercial Ice Machines
- Food Retail - Condensing Unit
- Food Retail - High Side of Cascade
- Food Retail - Stand-Alone Refrigerator
- Food Retail - Supermarket System
- Household Refrigerators/Freezers
- Ice Rinks
- Industrial Process - Non Chiller
- Industrial Process - Industrial High Temperature Heating
- Industrial Process – Chillers: Low or Medium Temperature
- Refrigerated Transport
- ASHRAE Number
- R-1234yf
- Brand
- Solstice®
- Chemical Name
- 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoroprop-1-ene
- Formula
- CH<sub>2</sub>CFCF3
- Linear Formula
- CF3CF=CH2
- Refrigerant Class
- HFO
- Refrigerant Type
- Molecule
- Replaces
- R-134a
- Typical Lubricant
- POE
Physical Properties
- Critical Density
- 29.7 lb/ft3
- Critical Pressure
- 490.6 psia
- Heat of Vaporization
- 77.53 at 1 atm (Btu/lb)
- Liquid Density
- 68.2 lb/ft3
- Liquid Heat Capacity
- 0.33 Btu/lb °F
- Liquid Thermal Conductivity
- 0.0368 Btu/hr⋅ft °F
- Liquid Viscosity
- 0.38 lb/ft⋅hr
- Molecular Weight
- 114
- Solubility in Water
- 200 (in Solstice yf, ppm by mass
- Vapor Density
- 0.303 @ 20°C, 1 atm (lb/ft3)
- Vapor Heat Capacity
- 0.22 @ constant pressure, 1atm (Btu/lb °F)
- Vapor Pressure
- 99 at 77°F (psia) hectopascal
- Vapor Thermal Conductivity
- 0.008 Btu/hr⋅ft °F
- Vapor Viscosity
- 0.03 lb/ft⋅hr
Temperature
- Autoignition Temperature
- 405 °C
- Critical Temperature
- 202.5 °F
- Freezing Point
- Not available
Safety & Environment
- Global Warming Potential
- <1
- Ozone Depletion Potential
- 0
Standards & Approvals
- ASHRAE Safety Classification
- A2L (Mildly flammable)
- REACH Product Stewardship
- Approved
- Refrigerant Type : Molecule
- Refrigerant Class : HFO
- Formula : CH2CFCF3
- Replaces : R-134a
- Chemical Name : 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoroprop-1-ene
- Brand : Solstice®
- Linear Formula : CF3CF=CH2
- ASHRAE Number : R-1234yf
- Typical Lubricant : POE
- Application : Automotive|Cold Storage|Commercial Ice Machines|Food Retail - Condensing Unit|Food Retail - High Side of Cascade|Food Retail - Stand-Alone Refrigerator|Food Retail - Supermarket System|Household Refrigerators/Freezers|Ice Rinks|Industrial Process - Non Chiller|Industrial Process - Industrial High Temperature Heating|Industrial Process – Chillers: Low or Medium Temperature|Refrigerated Transport
- Liquid Density : 68.2 lb/ft3
- Critical Density : 29.7 lb/ft3
- Vapor Thermal Conductivity : 0.008 Btu/hr⋅ft °F
- Vapor Pressure : 99 at 77°F (psia) hectopascal
- Vapor Density : 0.303 @ 20°C, 1 atm (lb/ft3)
- Solubility in Water : 200 (in Solstice yf, ppm by mass
- Liquid Viscosity : 0.38 lb/ft⋅hr
- Critical Pressure : 490.6 psia
- Vapor Viscosity : 0.03 lb/ft⋅hr
- Vapor Heat Capacity : 0.22 @ constant pressure, 1atm (Btu/lb °F)
- Liquid Heat Capacity : 0.33 Btu/lb °F
- Heat of Vaporization : 77.53 at 1 atm (Btu/lb)
- Molecular Weight : 114
- Liquid Thermal Conductivity : 0.0368 Btu/hr⋅ft °F
- Critical Temperature : 202.5 °F
- Freezing Point : Not available
- Autoignition Temperature : 405 °C
- Global Warming Potential : <1
- Ozone Depletion Potential : 0
- ASHRAE Safety Classification : A2L (Mildly flammable)
- REACH Product Stewardship : Approved