HANBELL Refrigeration Oil HBR-A01

How to Buy HBR-A01: Terms, Packing and Documents

HANBELL HBR-A01 is supplied on published terms: the pack size, the price terms, the payment terms and the documents are the same for every buyer, and they can be quoted without a site visit. The minimum order is deliberately left open, because it is judged case by case: the grade, the quantity, the pack size, the shipping terms and the container load all move it, so a single pail and a full container load are both workable and neither is treated as the normal case. Send us the quantity, the destination port and whether your own brand goes on the pail, and those three turn the table below into a firm quotation. Documents and lead time work the same way on every order: the technical data sheet and safety data sheet for the grade supplied come with the quotation, and the certificate of analysis for the delivered batch comes with the shipment.

Full sourcing, OEM and private-label options are set out on our synthetic refrigeration oil sourcing and OEM supply page.

Is HBR-A01 the Right Grade for Your System?

Before you order: send us the compressor or unit model, the refrigerant and the oil you are replacing. The first question is the base oil type — mineral or ester — and it is settled by the compressor manufacturer’s specification for your unit rather than by price or availability.

What Else Can We Handle for Your Project?

A lubricant order is rarely only a lubricant order. The buyer is usually solving a grade question, an import documentation question, a freight question and a packaging question at the same time — often across more than one product family. Those are the parts of the job we take on, and they are handled by the same team that quotes the oil rather than passed to a third party.

We are a manufacturer rather than a reseller, which is what makes that possible. The blending plant in Foshan, Guangdong runs at 6,000 tonnes a year and has been producing lubricants for more than ten years, so the answer to most of the questions below comes out of our own production and our own paperwork.

None of this runs through a separate service department. The same technical contact stays with an account from the first grade question through to repeat orders, which is why a reorder does not start the conversation over again.

If what you need is not described here, send the application rather than the product — the unit, the refrigerant, the operating temperatures and the volume — and we will tell you whether we can make it and what it would take.

How to Order HBR-A01

Base oil type comes before pricing, because a mineral oil in an ester system is the mistake that costs a compressor. The sequence is the same whether you are buying one pail or a full container:

1. Send us the compressor or unit model, the refrigerant, the oil currently in the system and the quantity you need.
2. We confirm the base oil type the manufacturer specifies for that unit — mineral or ester — and whether HBR-A01 is the right grade for it, or whether one of the HBR-B POE grades applies instead.
3. We quote against your destination port on any Incoterms 2020 term (EXW, FOB, CFR, CIF, DDP and every other rule), with the pack size and the lead time for that quantity.
4. The technical data sheet and safety data sheet for the grade supplied come with the quotation, and a certificate of analysis for the delivered batch comes with the shipment.

If you already know the grade and only need a price, send the quantity and the destination port and we will quote directly.

HANBELL HBR-A01 Specification: What the Manufacturer’s Sheet Supports

Every row below is reproduced from the HANBELL HBR-A01 product data sheet (revision 2024-02-26).

About the manufacturer’s figures. The data sheet also carries Saybolt viscosity at two temperatures, viscosity index, density, specific gravity, fire point and dielectric strength. Those six figures are identical, figure for figure, to the six corresponding figures on the sheet published for HANBELL HBR-B09 — an oil of nearly twice the viscosity — and the fire point sits 190 °F above the sheet’s own flash point, where a gap of about 40 °F is normal. The table above carries the rows that reconcile with the rest of the A01 sheet. The class itself is 100 cSt at 40 °C, which falls inside the ISO VG 100 band of 90–110 cSt. If your specification review needs a figure beyond the table, ask us and we will send the data sheet for the grade we actually supply, tested against the delivered batch.

Mineral or POE? Where HBR-A01 Sits in the HANBELL HBR Range

The HANBELL HBR range splits first by base oil type, and that split decides which grade a system can take. The A series is mineral; the B series is synthetic polyol ester (POE). The table places HBR-A01 against the POE grades.

The POE figures are the ones published on those grades’ own data sheets. Mineral and ester oils are not interchangeable, so read this table as a first cut only: confirm the base oil type against the compressor manufacturer’s specification for your model and refrigerant before substituting one grade for another.

What HBR-A01 Is, and Why the Base Oil Type Comes First

The first question on a HANBELL screw compressor is not the viscosity, it is the base oil type, because that decides whether the oil can travel with the refrigerant at all. HFC refrigerants are not miscible with mineral oil: a mineral charge in an HFC circuit does not circulate, the oil collects in the evaporator and the compressor sump runs dry. Polyol ester is miscible with HFCs, which is why the HBR-B series exists. HBR-A01 sits on the other side of that line — it is a naphthenic mineral oil, and it is the grade to use where the compressor documentation specifies a mineral charge.

Naphthenic base stocks are chosen for refrigeration for the same reason they are chosen in other low-temperature work: they stay fluid and they carry a low wax content, so they do not throw wax out of solution at the cold end of the circuit. The trade-off is a lower viscosity index than a paraffinic or an ester stock, which is expected rather than a defect — the class, not the viscosity index, is what a compressor is specified against.

How the HBR-A01 Figures Were Verified

The manufacturer’s data sheet for HBR-A01 carries twelve property rows. Six of them — Saybolt viscosity at two temperatures, viscosity index, density, specific gravity, fire point and dielectric strength — are identical, figure for figure, to the six corresponding figures on the data sheet for HANBELL HBR-B09, which is an oil of nearly twice the viscosity. Two of them do not agree with the rest of the A01 sheet either: the fire point sits 190 °F above the sheet’s own flash point, where a gap of about 40 °F is normal, and the Saybolt figures correspond to an oil of about twice the viscosity that the kinematic figures describe.

The table above carries the rows that reconcile with the rest of the sheet. If your specification review needs a figure beyond the table, ask us and we will send the data sheet for the grade we actually supply, tested on the delivered batch.

The Original HANBELL Oil, or a Qishanr Blend?

The original HANBELL HBR-A01 is the right choice where the compressor is still under warranty, where the specification names HANBELL explicitly, or where the manufacturer’s approval has to be documented. We supply it on the terms set out above.

Where a documented brand is not required, we blend the same class ourselves. Qishanr produces naphthenic mineral refrigeration oils under its GS series, and its mineral oil range covers VG 100, at its own plant in Foshan, Guangdong. The official cross-reference table covers the POE grades, so this page matches the class and the base oil type rather than quoting a named equivalent grade for this oil. We confirm the match against your unit before you commit. Send the compressor model, the refrigerant and the volume, and the quote will carry both options.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is HANBELL HBR-A01?

A: HBR-A01 is HANBELL’s naphthenic mineral refrigeration oil for Hanbell rotary screw compressors, used where the compressor documentation specifies a mineral charge. It is the mineral counterpart to the POE HBR-B series, at 100 cSt at 40 °C.

Q: What viscosity is HANBELL HBR-A01?

A: 100 cSt at 40 °C and 8.4 cSt at 100 °C, both from the manufacturer’s data sheet and measured by ASTM D445. The 40 °C figure falls inside the ISO VG 100 band of 90–110 cSt.

Q: Is HBR-A01 a mineral oil or a POE?

A: It is a naphthenic mineral oil. The HBR-B series is synthetic polyol ester (POE). The two are not interchangeable, and which one a system takes is set by the compressor manufacturer’s specification.

Q: Which oils can replace HBR-A01?

A: A mineral refrigeration oil of the same class is the like-for-like choice; send us the compressor model and the oil you are replacing and we will confirm the match.

Q: What does the manufacturer’s data sheet give for viscosity index and density?

A: Those figures on the manufacturer’s data sheet do not reconcile with the sheet’s own viscosity values: they are identical to the figures published for HANBELL HBR-B09, an oil of nearly twice the viscosity. The table above carries the rows that reconcile.

Q: Can HBR-A01 be mixed with other oils?

A: Oils of the same type and viscosity are compatible and can be mixed. Mineral and ester oils are not interchangeable. If you do not know what is currently in the system, send us the compressor model and we will confirm the base oil type and the changeover procedure first.

Q: What pack size does HBR-A01 come in, and is there a minimum order?

A: 5 US gallon (18.9 L) pails, with custom pack formats quoted as an item. There is no fixed minimum order — the figure is confirmed per order, because the grade, the quantity, the pack size, the shipping terms and the container load all move it.

Q: Do you supply the original HANBELL product or your own blend?

A: Both. The original HANBELL HBR-A01 is the right choice where the specification names it or the compressor is under warranty; where a documented brand is not required we blend the same class from our own naphthenic mineral line in Foshan, China.

Key Takeaways

• HANBELL HBR-A01 is a naphthenic mineral refrigeration oil at 100 cSt at 40 °C — the mineral counterpart to HANBELL’s POE HBR-B series.
• Base oil type comes first: mineral and ester oils are not interchangeable, and the compressor manufacturer’s specification for your unit decides which one applies.
• Duty: HANBELL rotary screw compressors in air conditioning and industrial refrigeration, in medium and high temperature systems, where a mineral charge is specified.
• The manufacturer’s data sheet is internally inconsistent — six of its twelve property rows are identical to the sheet for HBR-B09, an oil of nearly twice the viscosity. The specification table above carries the rows that reconcile.
• Supplied in 5 US gallon (18.9 L) pails. No fixed minimum order — the figure is confirmed per order. Any Incoterms 2020 term (EXW, FOB, CFR, CIF, DDP and others), any commonly used payment method (T/T, L/C, PayPal and others).
• Available as the original HANBELL product, or blended to the same class by Qishanr from its own naphthenic mineral line in Foshan, China.
• Send us the compressor model, the refrigerant and the oil you are replacing and we will confirm the base oil type and the grade before you order.

Standards and Sources Behind the Data on This Page

Every figure on this page traces to one of the sources below.

Standards are cited to the publisher’s official catalogue entry rather than to a mirror, and every link on this page was checked for reachability on the date this page was published.