ARCAL™

Simply High Perfomance.

ARCAL™ products provide quality and efficiency

Air Liquide’s, ARCAL™ brand is our dedicated welding gas range. With four ready-to-weld argon mixture solutions that cover virtually all welding application needs. Each mixture was designed to be reliable and simple, yet high-performing. We also have a range of Technical mixtures for those unique applications.

ARCAL™ Prime

ARCAL™ Prime is our primary high-quality shielding product for most welding situations, including TIG and plasma welding of all materials such as titanium, MIG welding of aluminum and copper alloys, and universal root shielding of all materials. 99.999% argon ensures reliable integrity of the weld bead making ARCAL™ Prime the pure gas solution for your arc welding needs.

Welding Guide: ARCAL™ Prime

MIG WELDING
Aluminium thickness (mm)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
ARCAL™ Prime	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
ARCAL™ 32	□	□	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
ARCAL™ 35	□	□	□	□	□	□	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■

TIG WELDING
Aluminium thickness (mm)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
ARCAL™ Prime	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
ARCAL™ 32	□	□	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
ARCAL™ 35	□	□	□	□	□	□	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
Stainless Steel thickness (mm)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
ARCAL™ Prime	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
ARCAL™ 32	□	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	□

□ Suitable ■ Recommended

ARCAL™ Chrome

ARCAL™ Chrome is the simplest, most efficient gas mixture for all stainless steel MAG welding situations. Named “Chrome” to match with chromium – the key component of steels for corrosion resistance. From household appliances to chemical vessels and pipes, for both austenitic and ferritic stainless steels, ARCAL™ Chrome offers brilliant welding performance.

MIG WELDING
Stainless Steel thickness (mm)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
ARCAL™ Chrome	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□
ARCAL™ 121	□	□	□	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■

□ Suitable ■ Recommended

ARCAL™ Speed

ARCAL™ Speed is the essential arc welding gas when weld time is a critical factor. Expertly mixed for high-travel speed and high-deposition rate MAG welding of carbon steels, it is ideal for automatic and robotic applications. Highly adaptable with low fume and spatter emissions that reduces post-welding operations, ARCAL™ Speed is an obvious choice when high productivity is needed without sacrificing quality.

MIG WELDING
Mild Steel thickness (mm)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
ARCAL™ 14	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□
ARCAL™ Speed	□	□	□	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
ARCAL™ Force	□	□	□	□	□	□	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
ARCAL™ 8	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	■	■	■	■	■	■

□ Suitable ■ Recommended

ARCAL™ Force

ARCAL™ Force is our most powerful, ready-to-weld solution for MAG welding of heavy carbon steel structures. From earthmoving and agricultural equipment to bridge building and ship modules, ARCAL™ Force was engineered with heavy use in mind. No matter the surface – oxidised or contaminated, gapped or mismatched – ARCAL™ Force is ready for your toughest and most challenging welding applications.

Liquid ARCAL™ Mixer

Another exciting development within our ARCAL™ product range is Air Liquide’s premium liquid bulk gas delivery option aimed at medium- to high-volume consumers. ARCAL™ Mini-Bulk, is a liquid argon-based solution that uses our dynamic onsite mixer to produce a highly consistent shielding gas mixture. Air Liquide’s Dynamic mixer relies on robust preset mixing blocks, which are tamperproof have no moving parts nor does it require any electricity