R-410A

R-410A operates at higher pressures[9] than other refrigerants. Thus R-410A systems require service personnel
to use dierent tools, equipment, safety standards and
techniques. Equipment manufacturers are aware of these
changes and require the certication of professionals installing R-410A systems. In addition the AC&R Safety
Coalition has been created to help educate professionals
about R-410-A system.

R-410A, sold under the trademarked names Suva 410A,

Forane 410A, Puron, EcoFluor R410, Genetron
R410A, and AZ-20, is a zeotropic, but near-azeotropic
mixture of diuoromethane (CH2 F2 , called R-32) and
pentauoroethane (CHF2 CF3 , called R-125), which is
used as a refrigerant in air conditioning applications. R410A cylinders are colored pink.[1]

Environmental eects

3.1 R-22 Phaseout

Unlike alkyl halide refrigerants that contain bromine or

chlorine, R-410A (which contains only uorine) does not
contribute to ozone depletion, and is therefore becoming
more widely used, as ozone-depleting refrigerants like R22 are phased out. However, it has a high global warming
potential (1725 times the eect of carbon dioxide), similar to that of R-22. [2] Since R-410A allows for higher
SEER ratings than an R-22 system, by reducing power
consumption, the overall impact on global warming of R410A systems will be substantially lower than that of R22 systems due to reduced greenhouse gas emissions from
power plants.[3]

In accordance with terms and agreement reached in

the Montreal Protocol (The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer) the United
States Environmental Protection Agency has mandated
that production or import of R-22 along with other
hydrochlorouorocarbons (HCFCs) be phased-out in the
United States. In the EU and the USA, virgin R22 cannot be used for manufacture of new air conditioning or
similar units from 1 January 2010.[10] In other parts of
the world the phase-out date varies from country to country. Today, all newly manufactured window unit air conditioners, mini split air conditioners, and central air conditioning systems in the United States come with R-410A
only.[11]

History

R-410A was invented and patented by Allied Signal (now 4 Physical properties
Honeywell) in 1991. [4] Other producers around the
world have been licensed to manufacture and sell R- Thermophysical properties - http://twt.mpei.ac.ru/
410A, but Honeywell continues to be the leader in ca- TTHB/2/R410a-eng.html
pacity and sales.[5] R-410A was successfully commercialized in the air conditioning segment by a combined
eort of Carrier Corporation, Emerson Climate Tech- 5 References
nologies, Inc., Copeland Scroll Compressors (a division of Emerson Electric Company), and Allied Sig- [1]
nal. Carrier Corporation was the rst company to introduce an R-410A based residential air conditioning unit [2] IPCC Assessment Report 4 (AR4) 2007
onto the marketplace in 1996 and holds the trademark
[3] The Essentials Of Working With R-410A (PDF).
Puron.[6][7]
Florida State College at Jacksonville. p. 7. Retrieved
November 21, 2013.

Availability

[4] AZ-20 Story - About R-410A - R-410A - Honeywell AZ20 Refrigerant

R-410A has replaced R-22 as the preferred refrigerant

for use in residential and commercial air conditioners in
Japan, Europe and the United States. [8]

[5] Certication - R-410A - Honeywell AZ-20 Refrigerant

[6] http://www.trademarkia.com/
puron-the-environmentally-sound-refrigerant-77215886.
html

Parts designed specically for R-410A must be used as

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[7] http://www.commercial.carrier.com/commercial/hvac/
general/0,,CLI1_DIV12_ETI9329,00.html
[8] http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/phaseout/22phaseout.
html EPA R-22 Phase-out
[9] R-410A Certication FAQ. Mainstream Engineering
Corporation. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
[10] http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/phaseout/22phaseout.
html EPA R-22 Phase-out
[11] Honeywell AZ-20 (R-410A) Refrigerant
[12] R-410a Material Safety Data Sheet (PDF). Honeywell
International Inc. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
[13] Puron Refrigerant R-410A. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
[14] R-410A (PDF). Honeywell Refrigerants Europe. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

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