A
refrigerant composition useful as a substitute for
chlorodifluoromethane (CHClF2, HCFC-22). The
refrigerant composition has a first constituent of
difluoromethane (CH2F2, HFC-32); a second constituent of 1,1,1-
trifluoroethane (CH3CF3; namely, HFC-143a); and a third constituent selected from
cyclopropane (C3H6, RC-270), 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane (CF3CHFCF3, HFC-227ea), 1,1,1,2,2-
pentafluoropropane (CH3CF2CF3, HFC-245cb), 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (CHF2CHFCF3, HFC-236ea),
butane (C4H10, R-600), bis(difluoromethyl)
ether (CHF2OCHF2, HFE-134) and pentafluoroethylmethylether (CF3CF2OCH3, HFE-245).