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R-170 pressure-temperature chart and data
Ethane. Safety class A3, GWP 6. Ultra-low temperature cascade systems. Highly flammable.
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R-170 data sheet
| Name | Ethane |
|---|---|
| Type | Natural (hydrocarbon) |
| Safety class | A3 — lower toxicity, highly flammable |
| Ozone depletion (ODP) | 0 |
| Global warming (GWP, 100 yr) | 6 |
| Boils at 1 atm | -127.4 °F (-88.6 °C) |
| Critical temperature | 89.9 °F (32.2 °C) |
| Temperature glide | none / very small |
| Low side at 5 °F evaporating | 222 psig (1529 kPa) |
| High side at 86 °F condensing | above the critical point, no condensing |
| Old cylinder colour | none assigned |
| Oil | Mineral / POE |
| Used for | Ultra-low temperature cascade systems. Highly flammable. |
- Flammable: no ignition sources, ventilate well, and use the charge limits and tools made for it.
Pressures are saturation values from reference equations of state. Real pressures change with load and airflow. GWP is the IPCC AR4 100-year value (blends calculated from their ingredients). Cylinder colours were an old AHRI code; since 2020 new cylinders are all one colour with the name on the label, so always read the label, never go by colour.
R-170 pressure / temperature chart
| °F | °C | psig | kPa |
|---|---|---|---|
| -60 | -51.1 | 62.2 | 429 |
| -59 | -50.6 | 63.8 | 440 |
| -58 | -50.0 | 65.3 | 451 |
| -57 | -49.4 | 67.0 | 462 |
| -56 | -48.9 | 68.6 | 473 |
| -55 | -48.3 | 70.2 | 484 |
| -54 | -47.8 | 71.9 | 496 |
| -53 | -47.2 | 73.6 | 508 |
| -52 | -46.7 | 75.3 | 519 |
| -51 | -46.1 | 77.1 | 532 |
| -50 | -45.6 | 78.9 | 544 |
| -49 | -45.0 | 80.7 | 556 |
| -48 | -44.4 | 82.5 | 569 |
| -47 | -43.9 | 84.3 | 582 |
| -46 | -43.3 | 86.2 | 595 |
| -45 | -42.8 | 88.1 | 608 |
| -44 | -42.2 | 90.1 | 621 |
| -43 | -41.7 | 92.0 | 635 |
| -42 | -41.1 | 94.0 | 648 |
| -41 | -40.6 | 96.0 | 662 |
| -40 | -40.0 | 98.1 | 676 |
| -39 | -39.4 | 100 | 690 |
| -38 | -38.9 | 102 | 705 |
| -37 | -38.3 | 104 | 719 |
| -36 | -37.8 | 106 | 734 |
| -35 | -37.2 | 109 | 749 |
| -34 | -36.7 | 111 | 764 |
| -33 | -36.1 | 113 | 780 |
| -32 | -35.6 | 115 | 796 |
| -31 | -35.0 | 118 | 811 |
| -30 | -34.4 | 120 | 827 |
| -29 | -33.9 | 122 | 844 |
| -28 | -33.3 | 125 | 860 |
| -27 | -32.8 | 127 | 877 |
| -26 | -32.2 | 130 | 893 |
| -25 | -31.7 | 132 | 911 |
| -24 | -31.1 | 135 | 928 |
| -23 | -30.6 | 137 | 945 |
| -22 | -30.0 | 140 | 963 |
| -21 | -29.4 | 142 | 981 |
| -20 | -28.9 | 145 | 999 |
| -19 | -28.3 | 148 | 1017 |
| -18 | -27.8 | 150 | 1036 |
| -17 | -27.2 | 153 | 1055 |
| -16 | -26.7 | 156 | 1074 |
| -15 | -26.1 | 159 | 1093 |
| -14 | -25.6 | 161 | 1112 |
| -13 | -25.0 | 164 | 1132 |
| -12 | -24.4 | 167 | 1152 |
| -11 | -23.9 | 170 | 1172 |
| -10 | -23.3 | 173 | 1193 |
| -9 | -22.8 | 176 | 1213 |
| -8 | -22.2 | 179 | 1234 |
| -7 | -21.7 | 182 | 1255 |
| -6 | -21.1 | 185 | 1277 |
| -5 | -20.6 | 188 | 1298 |
| -4 | -20.0 | 191 | 1320 |
| -3 | -19.4 | 195 | 1342 |
| -2 | -18.9 | 198 | 1365 |
| -1 | -18.3 | 201 | 1387 |
| 0 | -17.8 | 205 | 1410 |
| 1 | -17.2 | 208 | 1433 |
| 2 | -16.7 | 211 | 1457 |
| 3 | -16.1 | 215 | 1480 |
| 4 | -15.6 | 218 | 1504 |
| 5 | -15.0 | 222 | 1528 |
| 6 | -14.4 | 225 | 1553 |
| 7 | -13.9 | 229 | 1577 |
| 8 | -13.3 | 232 | 1602 |
| 9 | -12.8 | 236 | 1627 |
| 10 | -12.2 | 240 | 1653 |
| 11 | -11.7 | 243 | 1679 |
| 12 | -11.1 | 247 | 1705 |
| 13 | -10.6 | 251 | 1731 |
| 14 | -10.0 | 255 | 1758 |
| 15 | -9.4 | 259 | 1784 |
| 16 | -8.9 | 263 | 1811 |
| 17 | -8.3 | 267 | 1839 |
| 18 | -7.8 | 271 | 1867 |
| 19 | -7.2 | 275 | 1895 |
| 20 | -6.7 | 279 | 1923 |
| 21 | -6.1 | 283 | 1951 |
| 22 | -5.6 | 287 | 1980 |
| 23 | -5.0 | 291 | 2009 |
| 24 | -4.4 | 296 | 2039 |
| 25 | -3.9 | 300 | 2069 |
| 26 | -3.3 | 304 | 2099 |
| 27 | -2.8 | 309 | 2129 |
| 28 | -2.2 | 313 | 2160 |
| 29 | -1.7 | 318 | 2191 |
| 30 | -1.1 | 322 | 2222 |
| 31 | -0.6 | 327 | 2253 |
| 32 | 0.0 | 331 | 2285 |
| 33 | 0.6 | 336 | 2318 |
| 34 | 1.1 | 341 | 2350 |
| 35 | 1.7 | 346 | 2383 |
| 36 | 2.2 | 350 | 2416 |
| 37 | 2.8 | 355 | 2450 |
| 38 | 3.3 | 360 | 2483 |
| 39 | 3.9 | 365 | 2518 |
| 40 | 4.4 | 370 | 2552 |
| 41 | 5.0 | 375 | 2587 |
| 42 | 5.6 | 380 | 2622 |
| 43 | 6.1 | 385 | 2658 |
| 44 | 6.7 | 391 | 2694 |
| 45 | 7.2 | 396 | 2730 |
| 46 | 7.8 | 401 | 2766 |
| 47 | 8.3 | 407 | 2803 |
| 48 | 8.9 | 412 | 2840 |
| 49 | 9.4 | 417 | 2878 |
| 50 | 10.0 | 423 | 2916 |
| 51 | 10.6 | 428 | 2954 |
| 52 | 11.1 | 434 | 2993 |
| 53 | 11.7 | 440 | 3032 |
| 54 | 12.2 | 445 | 3071 |
| 55 | 12.8 | 451 | 3111 |
| 56 | 13.3 | 457 | 3151 |
| 57 | 13.9 | 463 | 3192 |
| 58 | 14.4 | 469 | 3233 |
| 59 | 15.0 | 475 | 3274 |
| 60 | 15.6 | 481 | 3316 |
| 61 | 16.1 | 487 | 3358 |
| 62 | 16.7 | 493 | 3400 |
| 63 | 17.2 | 499 | 3443 |
| 64 | 17.8 | 506 | 3487 |
| 65 | 18.3 | 512 | 3530 |
| 66 | 18.9 | 518 | 3575 |
| 67 | 19.4 | 525 | 3619 |
| 68 | 20.0 | 531 | 3664 |
| 69 | 20.6 | 538 | 3710 |
| 70 | 21.1 | 545 | 3755 |
| 71 | 21.7 | 551 | 3802 |
| 72 | 22.2 | 558 | 3848 |
| 73 | 22.8 | 565 | 3896 |
| 74 | 23.3 | 572 | 3943 |
| 75 | 23.9 | 579 | 3991 |
| 76 | 24.4 | 586 | 4040 |
| 77 | 25.0 | 593 | 4089 |
| 78 | 25.6 | 600 | 4139 |
| 79 | 26.1 | 608 | 4189 |
| 80 | 26.7 | 615 | 4239 |
| 81 | 27.2 | 622 | 4290 |
| 82 | 27.8 | 630 | 4342 |
| 83 | 28.3 | 637 | 4394 |
| 84 | 28.9 | 645 | 4447 |
| 85 | 29.4 | 653 | 4500 |
| 86 | 30.0 | 660 | 4554 |
- Critical temperature is 89.9 °F, so the chart stops just below it. Above that the gas cannot condense.
V = vacuum in inches of mercury. Saturation pressure in psig at sea level, calculated from reference equations of state. The chart gives the boiling temperature at that pressure, not the pipe temperature. Air in the system adds pressure and throws it off.
R-170 pressure in psig, psia, kPa and bar
| °F | °C | psig | psia | kPa gauge | kPa absolute | bar absolute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -60 | -51.1 | 62.2 | 76.9 | 429 | 530 | 5.30 |
| -55 | -48.3 | 70.2 | 84.9 | 484 | 586 | 5.86 |
| -50 | -45.6 | 78.9 | 93.6 | 544 | 645 | 6.45 |
| -45 | -42.8 | 88.1 | 102.8 | 608 | 709 | 7.09 |
| -40 | -40.0 | 98.1 | 112.8 | 676 | 777 | 7.77 |
| -35 | -37.2 | 109 | 123.4 | 749 | 851 | 8.51 |
| -30 | -34.4 | 120 | 134.7 | 827 | 929 | 9.29 |
| -25 | -31.7 | 132 | 146.8 | 911 | 1012 | 10.12 |
| -20 | -28.9 | 145 | 159.6 | 999 | 1100 | 11.00 |
| -15 | -26.1 | 159 | 173.2 | 1093 | 1194 | 11.94 |
| -10 | -23.3 | 173 | 187.7 | 1193 | 1294 | 12.94 |
| -5 | -20.6 | 188 | 203.0 | 1298 | 1400 | 14.00 |
| 0 | -17.8 | 205 | 219.2 | 1410 | 1511 | 15.11 |
| 5 | -15.0 | 222 | 236.3 | 1528 | 1630 | 16.30 |
| 10 | -12.2 | 240 | 254.4 | 1653 | 1754 | 17.54 |
| 15 | -9.4 | 259 | 273.5 | 1784 | 1886 | 18.86 |
| 20 | -6.7 | 279 | 293.6 | 1923 | 2024 | 20.24 |
| 25 | -3.9 | 300 | 314.7 | 2069 | 2170 | 21.70 |
| 30 | -1.1 | 322 | 337.0 | 2222 | 2323 | 23.23 |
| 35 | 1.7 | 346 | 360.3 | 2383 | 2484 | 24.84 |
| 40 | 4.4 | 370 | 384.9 | 2552 | 2653 | 26.53 |
| 45 | 7.2 | 396 | 410.6 | 2730 | 2831 | 28.31 |
| 50 | 10.0 | 423 | 437.6 | 2916 | 3017 | 30.17 |
| 55 | 12.8 | 451 | 465.9 | 3111 | 3213 | 32.13 |
| 60 | 15.6 | 481 | 495.6 | 3316 | 3417 | 34.17 |
| 65 | 18.3 | 512 | 526.7 | 3530 | 3632 | 36.32 |
| 70 | 21.1 | 545 | 559.4 | 3755 | 3857 | 38.57 |
| 75 | 23.9 | 579 | 593.6 | 3991 | 4093 | 40.93 |
| 80 | 26.7 | 615 | 629.5 | 4239 | 4340 | 43.40 |
| 85 | 29.4 | 653 | 667.3 | 4500 | 4601 | 46.01 |
V = vacuum in inches of mercury. Absolute pressure = gauge + 14.7 psi at sea level; use absolute pressure for gas-law work. For blends the dew column is the vapour (suction) side and the bubble column the liquid side.
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