Manufacture, Analyse, Test, Launch, Propel

Argon is used in additive manufacturing for the production of powder metals. Argon has a much higher density than air, which makes it an effective shielding gas, often used when nitrogen is too reactive. Because of the high quality of argon-welded seams, the gas is used to manufacture power generation equipment and fuel tanks for spacecraft.

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%

Helium is used as a lift gas, in both liquid and gas form, to purge and pressurize liquid hydrogen fuel systems, to maintain tank pressures of engines before takeoff and to detect leaks during integrity testing.

Product Name & Concentration

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

Hydrogen is used as a fuel propellant, for fuel cell purging during operations and for powering life-support systems & computers in space environments. Hydrogen also has a higher specific impulse than other fuels. This means it can supply a better boost for a longer time to spacecrafts. It can make spacecraft go faster and farther using much less fuel. This gives H₂ powered craft the highest exhaust jet velocity.

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%

Electric propulsion (EP) is used for attitude control, orbit transfer and/or orbital station-keeping as well as for the main propulsion system for deep space missions. The EP thrusters have been designed to work with krypton, a noble gas ten times cheaper than xenon.

Product Name & Concentration

• Krypton Gas, > 99%
• Krypton Ne Mixture
• Krypton F₂ Ne Mixture

Nitrogen is used for cryogenic cooling, purging, inerting, and pressurizing delivery systems. Most of the nitrogen is used during ground processing to simulate the cold temperatures and vacuum of space. Autoclaves pressurized with nitrogen are used to cure fiber composite parts for spacecraft. Nitrogen is used to create an inert atmosphere for additive manufacturing.

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%

Liquid oxygen is used in many bipropellant vehicles. Oxygen, combined with cryogenic liquid methane, fuels raptor engines, which provide the thrust required for liftoff. For launch, oxygen is used with hydrogen to achieve a greater boost. In metal fabrication, the flame temperature and intensity depend on the fuel gases used and oxygen mixing ratio.

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%

Xenon is used for spacecraft solar electric propulsion. It is a rare gas that is easily ionized and generates a desirable level of thrust when ions are accelerated. Argon and Krypton may also be used.

Product Name & Concentration

• Compressed Xenon Gas, > 99%