Metals

Argon helps to prevent oxidation of molten steel and is used as a stirring agent in stainless steel refining. 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%

A hydrogen-rich atmosphere is used to reduce iron oxide to iron and decarburize steel. It also helps the heat transfer process and can react with any oxygen present.

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 carrier and purge gas in steel production, nitrogen is used to prevent oxidation and can be used in the heat-treating process.

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 a component of metal processing, and is used to replace or enrich air, ultimately increasing combustion efficiency in both ferrous and non-ferrous metal production.

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%