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Colourless and odourless gas. Non-reactive. Inert. Asphyxiant in high concentrations. Gas density is heavier than air.
US DOT NAME Argon, COMPRESSED
UN NUMBER 1006
US DOT LABEL NONFLAMMABLE GAS
US DOT CLASS 2.2 NONFLAMMABLE
CYLINDER CGA OUTLET 580 AND 680(GREATER THAN 3,000 PSIG)
SDS LINK argon, COMPRESSED SDS
US DOT NAME argon, REFRIGERATED LIQUID
UN NUMBER 1951
BOILING POINT -352.55 F
US DOT LABEL NONFLAMMABLE GAS
US DOT CLASS 2.2 NONFLAMMABLE
CYLINDER CGA OUTLET 295
SDS LINK argon LIQUID SDS
cOMPRESSED HIGH-PRESSURE CYLINDERS
cOMPRESSED CYLINDER CLUSTERS (BANKS)
MicroBulk Systems (230 - 3000 liter)
Cryogenic Bulk Tank Systems (300 gallons and larger)
The most common source of argon is an air separation plant. Air contains approx. 0.93% (vol.) argon. A crude argon stream containing up to 5% oxygen is removed from the main air separation column via a secondary (“side-arm”) column. The crude argon is then further purified to produce the various commercial grades required. Argon may also be recovered from the exhaust streams of certain ammonia plants.
Argon is one of the most common carrier gases in gas chromatography. Argon is used as a carrier gas in sputtering, plasma etching and ion implantations, and as a blanket atmosphere in crystal growth.
Argon is also the choice gas for ICP spectroscopy (Inductively Coupled Plasma spectroscopy).
One of the most common applications of argon, either pure or in various mixtures, is as a shielding gas for arc welding.
Many Geiger-counting tubes contain argon or argon mixed with organic vapours or other gases, for example 10% methane in argon.
Argon is one of the principal gases used for filling incandescent (filament) lamps, generally in a mixture with nitrogen, krypton or neon, for phosphorescent tubes in mixtures with neon, helium and mercury vapour and for thyratron radio tubes, in mixtures with neon.
The argon-oxygen decarburising (AOD) process is the most common method of refining stainless steel, and uses large quantities of both gases supplied either in liquid form or via pipeline from an on-site plant.
The pharmaceutical industry uses argon to displace oxygen in the top of intravenous drug containers, extending product shelf-life
Liquid argon is used in cryosurgery, e.g. cryoablation to destroy cancer cells.
Argon, R-740, is used in gas mixtures for non-CFC ultra-low
temperature refrigeration applications.
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