Manufacturing and Materials Processing

Argon is used in additive manufacturing for the production of powder metals. Argon is also injected into molten aluminum to remove impurities for higher quality product.

Product Name & Concentration

• Compressed Argon Gas, >99.998%
• Refrigerated Liquid Argon, >99.998%
• Argon Gas Helium Mixture, 1 ppm – 99.9%
• Argon Gas Hydrogen Mixture, 1 ppm – 99.9%
• Argon Gas Nitrogen Mixture, 1 ppm – 99.9%

Acetylene is the only fuel gas that can be used for welding. It is also ideal for heat treatment applications such as brazing, spot heating, hardening, cleaning, and thermal spraying.

Product Name & Concentration

• Acetylene Gas, 98.0%
• Chemical Acetylene Gas, > 99.2%
• Acetylene, AA Grade for Atomic Absorption, 99.6%

Helium can provide an inert protective atmosphere for the manufacturing of fiber optics and semiconductors. It can cool parts quickly, control the heat transfer rate, and function as a carrier gas during production.

Product Name & Concentration

• Helium Gas > 99%
• Liquid Helium > 99%

Hydrogen can be used in its pure form and in various gas mixtures for sintering, brazing, annealing, powder coating, metal injection molding and as a protective and reducing atmosphere.

Product Name & Concentration 

• Compressed Hydrogen Gas, > 99.95%
• Refrigerated Liquid Hydrogen, > 99.95%
• Hydrogen Gas Air Mixture, 1 ppm – 2%
• Hydrogen Gas Argon Mixture, 1 ppm – 99.999%
• Hydrogen Gas Helium Mixture, 1 ppm – 99.999%
• Hydrogen Gas Nitrogen Mixture, 1 ppm – 99.999%

A pure nitrogen atmosphere provides blanketing for heat treated parts and can be used to purge an existing furnace atmosphere. It can also be used as a carrier gas for carbon-controlled atmospheres.

Product Name & Concentration

• Compressed Nitrogen Gas, High Purity > 99.998%, Low Purity > 90%
• Refrigerated Liquid Nitrogen, > 99.998%
• Nitrogen Gas Argon Mixture, 1 ppm – 99.99%
• Nitrogen Gas Helium Mixture, 1 ppm – 99.99%
• Nitrogen Gas Hydrogen Mixture, 1 ppm – 99.99%
• Nitrogen Gas Oxygen Mixture, 1 ppm – 99.99%

Oxygen is used to enrich air and increase combustion temperatures in furnaces. It is also used to create a hot flame in high-temperature welding torches and to support oxy-fuel cutting operations.

Product Name & Concentration

• Compressed Oxygen Gas, High Purity > 99.5%, Low Purity > 90%
• Refrigerated Liquid Oxygen, > 99.5%
• Oxygen Gas Argon Mixture, 0.5 ppm – 99.9%
• Oxygen Gas Helium Mixture, 0.5 ppm – 99.9%
• Oxygen Gas Nitrogen Mixture, 0.5 ppm – 99.9%