Specialty Gases
Acetylene:
Acetylene is a colourless, flammable gas. It is used in Oxygen fuel cutting and welding/brazing applications. Its’ primary flame temperature is at 6300 deg. F.
Air:
Air is a colourless, odourless, tasteless and non-toxic gas used widely in the medical and recreational markets.
Argon:
Argon is a colourless, odourless, tasteless and non-toxic gas. Argon is an inert gas used to displace impurities in the metal forming and casting industries. In welding it is used as a shielding gas to create an optimum environment for the weld pool in MIG and TIG welding processes.
Butane:
Butane is a highly flammable, colourless, odourless, easily liquefied gas. The gas is used in both heating and refrigeration systems.
Carbon Dioxide:
Carbon Dioxide is a tasteless, colourless, odourless, non-flammable gas. It is primarily used in welding applications. It is also used in preserving certain foods.
Carbon Monoxide:
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly less dense than air. It is toxic to humans when encountered in concentrations above about 35 ppm.
Chlorine:
Chlorine is a yellowish green poisonous gas. Chlorine is used primarily in swimming pools and in large paper mills to bleach their products.
Ethane:
Ethane is a colourless, odourless, flammable gas that is a used in the production of ethylene for making plastics, anti-freeze and detergents. It’s also used as a ripening agent for foods, a refrigerant and also used in the production of welding gas.
Ethylene:
Ethylene is a colourless, flammable gas with an unpleasant odour and taste. It is used to improve the colour of citrus fruits and in medicine as an anesthetic among other things.
Helium:
Helium is a colourless odourless, tasteless and nontoxic and non flammable gas. Helium is used as a shield for the weld pool in welding applications. It can be used on its own or mixed with Argon and Carbon Dioxide. With the addition of Helium in the weld pool shield, one will find welding travel speeds and penetrations increased.
Hydrogen:
Hydrogen is a colourless, odourless, flammable gas. Hydrogen is used in the metal processing industry to protect the environment of the metal production state. It is also mixed with Argon in welding applications to provide protection of the weld pool. Hydrogen also provides extra performance in cutting applications.
Krypton:
Krypton is a colourless, odourless, tasteless noble gas. The gas is used in photography, lighting and has been found particularly useful in energy saving windows.
Methane:
Methane is a colourless, odourless gas. The principal use of methane is as a fuel. The combustion of methane is highly exothermic.
Neon:
Neon is odourless and colourless and for the most part non-reactive. Neon, a noble gas, is the gas that makes Las Vegas shine. The most common use of neon is in neon signs which have been around for over a century.
Nitrous Oxide:
Nitrous Oxide is a colourless, non-flammable gas with a slightly sweet odour and taste. It is commonly used as an anaesthetic gas in dentistry and as a whipped cream propellant.
Nitrogen:
Nitrogen is a colourless, odourless, tasteless and non-toxic gas. Nitrogen is mainly used as a purge gas. It can also be used in food packaging for freezing and preserving. It is also used in some plasma cutting applications, and heat treating production. Nitrogen is the most plentiful gas in our atmosphere which is comprised of 78% Nitrogen.
Oxygen:
Oxygen is a colourless, odourless and tasteless gas. Out atmosphere is comprised of 21% Oxygen. Oxygen is used in oxy-fuel cutting and brazing applications, as well as in plasma cutting applications. Oxygen is what makes combustion possible. Oxygen is also used in small amounts when mixed with Argon and Carbon Dioxide for shielding the weld pool in Mig and Tig welding applications. It is also used in food packaging.
Propane:
Propane is a colourless, flammable, liquified gas. Propane is used in oxy-fuel cutting applications. Propane is used as a carburant in Propane powered forklifts frequently used in the warehousing and logistics industries. Propane is also used for home heating and temporary construction heating applications
Propylene:
Propylene is a colourless fuel gas with a naturally pungent smell. Although similar to propane, it has stronger combustion. It is extremely flammable and non-toxic, and used as a fuel gas for high-velocity oxygen fuel processes as well as for the production of plastics and chemicals.
Sulfur Hexafluoride:
Sulfur Hexafluoride is an inert, non-toxic, heavy gas that is suitable for many applications.
Xenon:
Xenon is an odourless, colourless noble gas with many uses ranging from plasma screens, car headlights and anaesthetics.
