Solkane



404 A

Refrigerant

Solvay
Fluor und Derivate

Stay

Cool

0

4

6

8

–50

– 30

–10

20

Solkane 404A*

R502

2

Pressur

e comparison Solkane 40

4A/R502

Pressure in bar

Temperature in

°C

10

12

0

10

Solvay Fluor und Derivate

Solkane



404A

Product Description

Substitute for R 502

●

Near azeotropic refrigerant containing R 125, R 143 a and R 134a
(44/52/4 % by weight)

●

Refrigerant must be charged from liquid phase

●

Physical and thermodynamical properties comparable to R 502

●

Non-flammable

●

Compressors must be charged with polyolester oils

Applications

Environmental Aspects

●

Cold-storage cells

●

Supermarket display cases

●

Ice machines

●

Replacement for R 502 in transport refrigeration

●

Retrofit of existing R 502-installations with Solkane 404A is possible

CFC 502

ODP Ozone Depletion Potential

CFC 502

19.4

HGWP* Halocarbon Global Warming Potential

Solkane

404A

Solkane

404A

0.83

0

0.33

CFC 12

1

CFC 12

3

Pressure in bar

Temperature in °C

100

10

1

0,1

– 60

– 50

– 40

– 30

– 20

– 10

0

10

20

30

Solkane 23

Solkane 410 A
Solkane 507
Solkane 404A
Solkane 407 C
Solkane 22
Solkane 134 a

Solkane 123

Evaporating temperature

Range of Application

*The HGWP is related to R11 for an infinitive time horizon.

*Average pressure

Solvay Fluor und Derivate

Solkane



404A

Other sizes of packaging are available from our wholesalers.

Loansteel-cylinders
(10 and 49 kg)

Returnable tanks
(720 kg)

ISO-Tank containers
(16 500 kg)

Disclaimer:

All statements, information and data given herein are believed to be accurate and reliable but are presented without guarantee, warran-
ty or responsibility of any kind, express or implied. Statements or suggestions concerning possible use of our products are made without
representation or warranty that any such use is free of patent infringement, and are not recommendations to infringe any patent. The
user should not assume that all safety measures are indicated, or that other measures may not be required.

The product R404A is sold by Solvay under license of European Patents EP 545 942 and EP 399 817. The sale conveys to the purchaser a
sublicense to use or resell such product in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Further, the right to export such product to territories
other than Europe, the Middle East, and Africa is also granted provided such products is contained in refrigeration or air conditioning
equipment. No other right or license, express or implied, is granted.

Solkane

404A

vol. capacity

refrigerant charge

COP

Solkane

507

Solkane

404A

Solkane

507

Solkane

404A

Solkane

507

Coeff. of heat transfer

(pool boiling)

Solkane

404A

Solkane

507

Qualitative Comparison Solkane 404A/Solkane 507

Performance

Chemical Name

Pentafluoroethane/

1,1,1-Trifluoroethane/

1,1,1-Tetrafluoroethane

Chemical Formula

CHF

2

–CF

3

/CH

3

–CF

3

/

CF

3

–CH

2

F

Molecular Weight

kg/kmol

97.60

Boiling Point at 1.013 bar

°C

–46.5/ –45.8

bubble point / dew point

Critical Temperature

°C

72.10

Critical Pressure

bar

37.30

Critical Density kg/m

3

484.5

Critical Volume

m

3

/kg 2.064

x

10

–3

Density Liquid

1)

kg/m

3

1045

Density Saturated Vapour

1)

kg/m

3

65.36

Heat of Vaporization

1)

kJ/kg

140.03

Specific Heat Capacity

1)

(Liquid)

kJ/kgK

1.5301

Specific Heat Capacity

2)

(Vapour)

kJ/kgK

0.876

1)

at 25 °C

2)

at 25 °C and 1.013 bar

Physical Properties

Packaging

Solvay Fluor und Derivate

Solkane



404A

Solvay Fluor und Derivate GmbH

Postfach 220
D-30002 Hannover

Telephone:

[phone]

Telefax:

[phone]

Internet:

www.solvay-fluor.com

35

/4

5

1

/1

2.01/

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Thermodynamic properties of saturated Solkane



404A

Release 1.02

t

p’

p’’

v’

v’’

rho’

rho’’

h’

h’’

r

s’

s’’

°C

bar

bar

dm

3

/kg dm

3

/kg kg/dm

3

kg/m

3

kJ/kg

kJ/kg

kJ/kg kJ/kgK kJ/kgK

-70

0.287 0.271

0.726 627.58 1.377

1.593 111.22 324.45 213.23 0.627

1.683

-69

0.304 0.288

0.728 592.58 1.374

1.688 112.41 325.07 212.66 0.633

1.681

–68

0.323 0.306

0.729 559.86 1.371

1.786 113.60 325.69 212.09 0.638

1.678

–67

0.343 0.325

0.731 529.30 1.369

1.889 114.79 326.31 211.52 0.644

1.676

–66

0.364 0.345

0.732 500.68 1.366

1.997 115.98 326.93 210.95 0.650

1.674

–65

0.385 0.366

0.734 473.92 1.363

2.110 117.17 327.55 210.38 0.655

1.672

–64

0.408 0.388

0.735 448.83 1.360

2.228 118.36 328.17 209.81 0.661

1.670

–63

0.432 0.411

0.737 425.32 1.357

2.351 119.55 328.79 209.24 0.667

1.668

–62

0.457 0.435

0.738 403.28 1.354

2.480 120.74 329.41 208.67 0.672

1.666

–61

0.483 0.461

0.740 382.58 1.351

2.614 121.94 330.03 208.10 0.678

1.664

–60

0.510 0.487

0.742 363.14 1.348

2.754 123.13 330.65 207.52 0.684

1.662

–59

0.539 0.515

0.743 344.88 1.346

2.900 124.32 331.27 206.95 0.689

1.660

–58

0.569 0.544

0.745 327.71 1.343

3.051 125.52 331.89 206.37 0.695

1.659

–57

0.600 0.574

0.746 311.56 1.340

3.210 126.71 332.51 205.80 0.701

1.657

–56

0.632 0.605

0.748 296.35 1.337

3.374 127.91 333.13 205.22 0.706

1.655

–55

0.666 0.638

0.750 282.03 1.334

3.546 129.11 333.74 204.63 0.712

1.654

–54

0.701 0.672

0.751 268.53 1.331

3.724 130.31 334.36 204.05 0.717

1.652

–53

0.738 0.708

0.753 255.80 1.328

3.909 131.52 334.98 203.46 0.723

1.651

–52

0.776 0.745

0.755 243.79 1.325

4.102 132.73 335.59 202.87 0.729

1.649

–51

0.816 0.784

0.756 232.46 1.322

4.302 133.94 336.21 202.27 0.734

1.648

–50

0.858 0.825

0.758 221.75 1.319

4.510 135.15 336.82 201.67 0.740

1.646

–49

0.901 0.867

0.760 211.63 1.316

4.725 136.36 337.44 201.07 0.745

1.645

–48

0.946 0.910

0.762 202.06 1.313

4.949 137.58 338.05 200.47 0.751

1.644

–47

0.992 0.956

0.763 193.01 1.310

5.181 138.80 338.66 199.86 0.756

1.642

–46

1.041 1.003

0.765 184.45 1.307

5.422 140.03 339.27 199.24 0.762

1.641

–45

1.091 1.052

0.767 176.34 1.304

5.671 141.26 339.88 198.62 0.767

1.640

–44

1.143 1.103

0.769 168.65 1.301

5.929 142.49 340.49 198.00 0.773

1.639

–43

1.197 1.156

0.771 161.37 1.298

6.197 143.72 341.10 197.37 0.778

1.637

–42

1.253 1.211

0.772 154.46 1.295

6.474 144.96 341.70 196.74 0.783

1.636

–41

1.312 1.268

0.774 147.91 1.291

6.761 146.20 342.31 196.11 0.789

1.635

–40

1.372 1.327

0.776 141.69 1.288

7.058 147.45 342.91 195.46 0.794

1.634

–39

1.434 1.388

0.778 135.78 1.285

7.365 148.70 343.51 194.82 0.800

1.633

–38

1.499 1.452

0.780 130.17 1.282

7.682 149.95 344.11 194.17 0.805

1.632

–37

1.566 1.517

0.782 124.84 1.279

8.010 151.20 344.71 193.51 0.810

1.631

–36

1.635 1.585

0.784 119.77 1.276

8.350 152.46 345.31 192.85 0.816

1.630

–35

1.707 1.655

0.786 114.94 1.273

8.700 153.73 345.91 192.18 0.821

1.629

–34

1.781 1.728

0.788 110.35 1.269

9.062 154.99 346.50 191.51 0.826

1.628

–33

1.857 1.803

0.790 105.97 1.266

9.436 156.26 347.10 190.83 0.832

1.627

–32

1.936 1.881

0.792 101.81 1.263

9.822 157.54 347.69 190.15 0.837

1.626

–31

2.017 1.961

0.794

97.84

1.260 10.221 158.81 348.28 189.46 0.842

1.625

–30

2.102 2.044

0.796

94.06

1.256 10.632 160.10 348.86 188.77 0.847

1.625

–29

2.189 2.129

0.798

90.45

1.253 11.056 161.38 349.45 188.07 0.853

1.624

–28

2.278 2.217

0.800

87.01

1.250 11.493 162.67 350.03 187.37 0.858

1.623

–27

2.371 2.308

0.802

83.72

1.247 11.944 163.96 350.62 186.66 0.863

1.622

–26

2.466 2.402

0.804

80.58

1.243 12.409 165.26 351.20 185.94 0.868

1.621

–25

2.564 2.499

0.806

77.59

1.240 12.889 166.56 351.77 185.22 0.874

1.621

–24

2.665 2.599

0.809

74.72

1.237 13.383 167.86 352.35 184.49 0.879

1.620

–23

2.770 2.701

0.811

71.99

1.233 13.892 169.16 352.92 183.76 0.884

1.619

–22

2.877 2.807

0.813

69.37

1.230 14.416 170.47 353.49 183.02 0.889

1.618

–21

2.987 2.916

0.815

66.87

1.227 14.955 171.79 354.06 182.27 0.894

1.618

–20

3.101 3.028

0.818

64.47

1.223 15.511 173.10 354.63 181.52 0.899

1.617

–19

3.218 3.144

0.820

62.18

1.220 16.083 174.42 355.19 180.77 0.904

1.616

–18

3.338 3.263

0.822

59.98

1.216 16.672 175.75 355.75 180.00 0.910

1.616

–17

3.462 3.385

0.825

57.88

1.213 17.278 177.08 356.31 179.23 0.915

1.615

–16

3.589 3.511

0.827

55.86

1.209 17.902 178.41 356.87 178.46 0.920

1.614

–15

3.720 3.640

0.829

53.93

1.206 18.544 179.74 357.42 177.68 0.925

1.614

–14

3.854 3.773

0.832

52.07

1.202 19.204 181.08 357.97 176.89 0.930

1.613

–13

3.992 3.909

0.834

50.30

1.199 19.882 182.42 358.51 176.10 0.935

1.613

–12

4.134 4.049

0.837

48.59

1.195 20.580 183.76 359.06 175.30 0.940

1.612

–11

4.279 4.193

0.839

46.95

1.192 21.298 185.11 359.60 174.49 0.945

1.612

–10

4.429 4.341

0.842

45.38

1.188 22.035 186.46 360.13 173.68 0.950

1.611

–9

4.582 4.493

0.844

43.87

1.185 22.794 187.81 360.67 172.86 0.955

1.610

–8

4.739 4.648

0.847

42.42

1.181 23.573 189.17 361.20 172.03 0.960

1.610

–7

4.900 4.808

0.849

41.03

1.177 24.374 190.52 361.73 171.20 0.965

1.609

–6

5.065 4.972

0.852

39.69

1.174 25.197 191.89 362.25 170.36 0.970

1.609

–5

5.235 5.139

0.855

38.40

1.170 26.043 193.25 362.77 169.52 0.975

1.608

–4

5.408 5.312

0.858

37.16

1.166 26.911 194.62 363.29 168.66 0.980

1.608

–3

5.586 5.488

0.860

35.97

1.162 27.804 196.00 363.80 167.80 0.985

1.607

–2

5.769 5.669

0.863

34.82

1.159 28.721 197.37 364.31 166.93 0.990

1.607

–1

5.955 5.854

0.866

33.71

1.155 29.662 198.75 364.81 166.06 0.995

1.606

t

p’

p’’

v’

v’’

rho’

rho’’

h’

h’’

r

s’

s’’

°C

bar

bar

dm

3

/kg dm

3

/kg kg/dm

3

kg/m

3

kJ/kg

kJ/kg

kJ/kg kJ/kgK kJ/kgK

0

6.147 6.044

0.869

32.65

1.151 30.629 200.00 365.31 165.31 1.000

1.606

1

6.342 6.238

0.872

31.62

1.147 31.622 201.52 365.81 164.29 1.005

1.605

2

6.543 6.437

0.875

30.64

1.143 32.642 202.91 366.30 163.39 1.010

1.605

3

6.748 6.641

0.878

29.68

1.139 33.689 204.30 366.79 162.48 1.015

1.605

4

6.958 6.849

0.881

28.77

1.135 34.764 205.70 367.27 161.57 1.020

1.604

5

7.173 7.062

0.884

27.88

1.131 35.868 207.10 367.75 160.65 1.025

1.604

6

7.392 7.281

0.887

27.03

1.127 37.001 208.51 368.22 159.72 1.030

1.603

7

7.617 7.504

0.890

26.20

1.123 38.165 209.91 368.69 158.78 1.035

1.603

8

7.846 7.732

0.893

25.41

1.119 39.360 211.33 369.16 157.83 1.040

1.602

9

8.081 7.965

0.897

24.64

1.115 40.586 212.74 369.61 156.87 1.044

1.602

10

8.321 8.204

0.900

23.90

1.111 41.846 214.16 370.07 155.90 1.049

1.601

11

8.567 8.448

0.903

23.18

1.107 43.138 215.59 370.52 154.93 1.054

1.601

12

8.817 8.697

0.907

22.49

1.103 44.466 217.02 370.96 153.94 1.059

1.600

13

9.073 8.952

0.910

21.82

1.099 45.829 218.45 371.40 152.94 1.064

1.600

14

9.335 9.212

0.914

21.17

1.094 47.228 219.89 371.83 151.93 1.069

1.600

15

9.602 9.478

0.917

20.55

1.090 48.665 221.34 372.25 150.91 1.074

1.599

16

9.875 9.749

0.921

19.94

1.086 50.140 222.79 372.67 149.88 1.079

1.599

17 10.153 10.026 0.925

19.36

1.081 51.655 224.24 373.08 148.84 1.084

1.598

18 10.438 10.309 0.929

18.79

1.077 53.212 225.70 373.49 147.79 1.089

1.598

19 10.728 10.598 0.932

18.24

1.073 54.810 227.17 373.89 146.72 1.094

1.597

20 11.024 10.893 0.936

17.71

1.068 56.451 228.64 374.28 145.64 1.099

1.597

21 11.326 11.194 0.940

17.20

1.063 58.138 230.12 374.67 144.55 1.104

1.596

22 11.634 11.501 0.944

16.70

1.059 59.871 231.61 375.05 143.44 1.109

1.596

23 11.949 11.815 0.949

16.22

1.054 61.651 233.10 375.42 142.32 1.114

1.595

24 12.270 12.134 0.953

15.75

1.050 63.481 234.60 375.78 141.18 1.119

1.595

25 12.597 12.460 0.957

15.30

1.045 65.362 236.11 376.13 140.03 1.124

1.594

26 12.931 12.793 0.962

14.86

1.040 67.295 237.62 376.48 138.86 1.129

1.594

27 13.271 13.132 0.966

14.43

1.035 69.284 239.14 376.82 137.67 1.134

1.593

28 13.618 13.478 0.971

14.02

1.030 71.329 240.68 377.14 136.47 1.139

1.593

29 13.972 13.830 0.975

13.62

1.025 73.433 242.22 377.46 135.25 1.144

1.592

30 14.332 14.190 0.980

13.23

1.020 75.598 243.77 377.77 134.00 1.149

1.592

31 14.699 14.556 0.985

12.85

1.015 77.826 245.33 378.07 132.74 1.154

1.591

32 15.074 14.930 0.990

12.48

1.010 80.120 246.89 378.35 131.46 1.159

1.591

33 15.455 15.310 0.995

12.12

1.005 82.483 248.48 378.63 130.15 1.164

1.590

34 15.844 15.698 1.001

11.78

0.999 84.918 250.07 378.89 128.83 1.170

1.589

35 16.240 16.093 1.006

11.44

0.994 87.427 251.67 379.15 127.48 1.175

1.589

36 16.643 16.496 1.011

11.11

0.989 90.015 253.28 379.38 126.10 1.180

1.588

37 17.054 16.906 1.017

10.79

0.983 92.683 254.91 379.61 124.70 1.185

1.587

38 17.473 17.323 1.023

10.48

0.977 95.438 256.55 379.82 123.27 1.190

1.586

39 17.899 17.749 1.029

10.17

0.972 98.282 258.21 380.02 121.81 1.196

1.586

40 18.333 18.182 1.035

9.88

0.966 101.220 259.87 380.20 120.32 1.201

1.585

41 18.775 18.624 1.042

9.59

0.960 104.257 261.56 380.36 118.80 1.206

1.584

42 19.226 19.073 1.048

9.31

0.954 107.399 263.25 380.50 117.25 1.211

1.583

43 19.684 19.531 1.055

9.04

0.948 110.650 264.97 380.63 115.66 1.217

1.582

44 20.151 19.997 1.062

8.77

0.942 114.018 266.70 380.74 114.04 1.222

1.581

45 20.626 20.472 1.069

8.51

0.935 117.509 268.45 380.82 112.37 1.227

1.580

46 21.109 20.955 1.077

8.26

0.929 121.131 270.21 380.88 110.67 1.233

1.579

47 21.602 21.447 1.084

8.01

0.922 124.892 272.00 380.92 108.92 1.238

1.578

48 22.103 21.948 1.093

7.76

0.915 128.801 273.80 380.94 107.13 1.244

1.577

49 22.613 22.458 1.101

7.53

0.908 132.868 275.63 380.92 105.29 1.249

1.576

50 23.132 22.977 1.110

7.29

0.901 137.105 277.47 380.88 103.40 1.255

1.574

51 23.660 23.506 1.119

7.07

0.894 141.523 279.34 380.80 101.46 1.261

1.573

52 24.198 24.044 1.128

6.84

0.886 146.137 281.23 380.69 99.46

1.266

1.571

53 24.746 24.592 1.138

6.62

0.879 150.962 283.14 380.54 97.40

1.272

1.570

54 25.303 25.149 1.149

6.41

0.871 156.015 285.08 380.35 95.27

1.277

1.568

55 25.870 25.717 1.160

6.20

0.862 161.317 287.05 380.12 93.08

1.283

1.566

56 26.447 26.295 1.171

5.99

0.854 166.889 289.04 379.84 90.81

1.289

1.565

57 27.034 26.884 1.183

5.79

0.845 172.756 291.05 379.51 88.46

1.295

1.563

58 27.632 27.483 1.196

5.59

0.836 178.948 293.10 379.12 86.03

1.301

1.560

59 28.240 28.093 1.210

5.39

0.826 185.497 295.17 378.67 83.50

1.307

1.558

60 28.859 28.714 1.225

5.20

0.816 192.440 297.28 378.15 80.88

1.313

1.555

61 29.489 29.347 1.241

5.00

0.806 199.822 299.41 377.56 78.14

1.319

1.553

62 30.130 29.992 1.258

4.81

0.795 207.691 301.58 376.88 75.30

1.325

1.550

63 30.783 30.648 1.277

4.63

0.783 216.104 303.78 376.10 72.32

1.331

1.547

64 31.447 31.318 1.298

4.44

0.770 225.126 306.02 375.22 69.20

1.337

1.543

65 32.124 32.000 1.321

4.26

0.757 234.828 308.29 374.23 65.94

1.343

1.539

66 32.813 32.695 1.348

4.08

0.742 245.287 310.60 373.11 62.51

1.349

1.535

67 33.514 33.405 1.378

3.90

0.726 256.580 312.95 371.85 58.90

1.356

1.531

68 34.228 34.130 1.414

3.72

0.707 268.773 315.34 370.45 55.12

1.362

1.526

69 34.956 34.870 1.458

3.55

0.686 281.890 317.77 368.91 51.14

1.368

1.520

70 35.697 35.628 1.516

3.38

0.660 295.900 320.24 367.24 47.00

1.375

1.515

71 36.452 36.406 1.603

3.22

0.624 310.690 322.75 365.47 42.71

1.381

1.509

72.1 37.300 37.300 2.064

2.06

0.485 484.500 336.17 336.17 0.00

1.423

1.423