Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
1/2H material, "O"
English answer:
1/2H (drawn) 0 (soft annealed)
Added to glossary by
Gayle Wallimann
Oct 18, 2004 07:07
20 yrs ago
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1/2H material, "O"
English
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air conditioning
[piping - the text is saying that since the refrigerant of this new unit is R410A, while previous unist used R22 (lower pressure) some changes need to be made to circuits/tools used, etc.]
"Refrigerant piping:
Only ö 19.1 is changed to ***1/2H material***
while the previous material is ***"O"***.
...what kind of material is it? and what's the "O"??
[piping - the text is saying that since the refrigerant of this new unit is R410A, while previous unist used R22 (lower pressure) some changes need to be made to circuits/tools used, etc.]
"Refrigerant piping:
Only ö 19.1 is changed to ***1/2H material***
while the previous material is ***"O"***.
...what kind of material is it? and what's the "O"??
Responses
| 4 +1 | 1/2 H copper piping |
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English term (edited):
1/2h material,
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1/2 H copper piping
I think that you are on the right track.
See the second link for the specifications of refrigeration parts (copper pipes)
1/2 H means drawn, whereas H is hard drawn. O is soft annealed.
See the second link for the specifications of refrigeration parts (copper pipes)
1/2 H means drawn, whereas H is hard drawn. O is soft annealed.
Reference:
http://www.inaba-denko.com/eng/products/pipe/nh-khe/nh-khe_siyou.htm
http://www.northeast.com.sg/products/02_copper_pipes_tubes/04_dne_copper.html
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: It means 'semi-hard' or 'half-hard' --- I think the difference is between cold-drawn and hot-drawn, though I could be wrong there; but I think 1/2H is standard jargon anyway...
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Discussion
O: Soft (Annealed)
H: Hard (Drawn)
but what about the "1/2" portion?