Argon Gas (Ar)
Argon (Ar) is the most common noble gas in the earth’s atmosphere. It is obtained from oxygen produced in air separation plants and used alone or in special mixtures as an inert gas (shielding gas) primarily for welding Industry.
Argon Gas (Ar) Purity & Mixtures
| Argon | Total Purity By Volume(%) | Maximum Levels of Impurity(ppm by Volume) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | O2 | H2O | N2 | H2 | CO | CO2 | THC | N Oxides | ||
| Special | 99.9995 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | Nil | Nil | Nil | 0.2 | Nil | |
| Grade-I | 99.9993 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | Nil | Nil | Nil | 0.2 | Nil | |
| Grade-II | 99.9998 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
Argon Gas (Ar) Specifications
| Sr. NO | Heading | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colour | Peacock Blue |
| 2 | Chemical Name | Ar |
| 3 | Indian Standard | IS: 5760 |
| 4 | Water Capacity | 47 litre |
| 5 | Contents | 7 Cubic Meter Gas |
| 6 | Require Pressure | 140-150 kg / Cm2 (Variation + / – 5 kg/Cm2) |
Argon Gas (Ar) Applications / Usages
- Inert Gas Shield in arc Welding
- A.O.D process for Manufacturing Stainless steel
- Retining of Copper & Stainless steel
- Excimer Laser with Helium or Neon
- Carrier Gas in Gas Chromatography & Gas Analysis
- Filling of Lamps with Nitrogen/ Neon/ Krupton & Valve manufacture
- Brazing & Soldering in metal refining
- Geiger Counting Tubes
- Inductive Coupled Plasma
- Vaccum Spectrometery
- Shielding atmosphere for flushing molten metals to eliminate porosity
- In degassing of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys
- Aircraft & Missile Industries
- Heat treatment of reactive metals and alloys
