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ARCAL™ Welding Gas

Simply the right choice of shielding gas solutions

ARCAL™, Air Liquide's premium brand gas solutions for practically any welding needs, offers four ready-to-weld argon mixtures designed to be reliable, simple, and high-performing.

If you are looking for the best MIG, MAG or TIG welding gas, our ARCAL™ gas range is specifically formulated to produce low oxidation, spatter, and fumes for stainless steel and other materials. Its excellent arc striking and wetting properties give a smooth bead profile, making it ideal for pulsed welding.The entire range complies with American Welding Society (AWS) and ISO 14175 welding standards.

ARCAL™ - Our Range of Welding Gases

Simply high performance - 4 essential Argon mixtures covering all applications

Simply high performance

4 essential Argon mixture covering all applications 

ARCAL™ Prime

For high weld quality

This high-purity offer is ideal for a wide range of welding applications, including TIG and plasma welding of various materials like titanium, as well as MIG welding of copper alloys and aluminum. It's an excellent root shielding solution for all kinds of welding.

With 99.998% argon, ARCAL™ Prime is a pure gas solution that delivers dependable weld bead integrity and weld soundness, making it the perfect choice for your arc welding needs.

Process Material
GMAW Commonly used in Aluminum, Stainless steel
GTAW / PAW Stainless steel, Aluminium, Titanium, nickel
and Copper Alloys

ARCAL™ Chrome

For weld quality of all grades

It is a versatile blend that works well with all stainless steel welding including manual, automatic, and robotic welding.

Its carefully selected CO₂ content ensures good wetting and corrosion resistance. It reduces filler material consumption and post-welding operations, thanks to its low spatter emissions.

Composition Process Material
Ar - CO₂ mix GMAW Stainless Steels

ARCAL™ Speed

For high productivity

When time is a critical factor and quality cannot be compromised, this gas blend is the perfect choice for arc welding. ARCAL™ Speed is expertly designed for high-travel speed and high-deposition rate MAG welding of carbon steels.

It is highly adaptable, produces low fume and spatter emissions, and reduces post-welding operations. It has a spatter-free pulsed mode with clean metal transfer. Perfect for X-ray quality welding, and other demanding applications.

Composition Process Material
Ar - CO₂ mix GMAW

Carbon Steels (Non and Low Alloyed)

ARCAL™ Force

For high tolerance

This blend is a powerful MAG welding solution for heavy carbon steel structures. It tolerates all surface contamination and gaps, is engineered for heavy use, and suits solid and flux cored wire.

Ideal for earthmoving, agriculture, bridge building, and ship modules welding applications.

ARCAL™ Force is the perfect choice for your toughest and most challenging welding applications.

Composition Process Material
Ar - CO₂ mix GMAW

Carbon Steels (Non and Low Alloyed)

Product Packaging Options

To suit the demands of your business

Packaging Types

Cylinder

Pallet

Microbulk

Bulk

Monthly Consumption Rate
To be used for reference only
up to 500 Nm³ up to 1,000 Nm³ up to 5,000 Nm³ up to 500, 000 Nm³

 

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Premium Cylinder TOPs

Focusing on simplicity and safety

Our Patented SMARTOP™ Cylinder Cap

A smart residual pressure valve with on/off lever and a permanent content gauge

  • Smooth and safe opening and immediate gas cut-off
  • Ergonomic cap with pommel for easy handling
  • Gas content monitoring at a glance
  • Prevents back-flow contamination

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