Argon (High Purity Grade)

A safe and reliable supply of pure argon and argon mixtures

For use in laboratories, ultra-high purity ALPHAGAZ™ brand argon is engineered for gas chromatography, zeroing and other analytical and process control applications.

Research and Analysis

At Air Liquide we appreciate Laboratories’ needs to have a reliable high quality supply of high purity carrier gases and a wide range of calibration mixtures.

Our solution for the research market is ALPHAGAZ™ 1, 2, 1000 Argon. Visit our ALPHAGAZ™ page for specifications, purities and information on our certificates of conformance. Or, request a quote so a specialist can work with you in determining the best gas for your process.

Gas Properties

Gas	UN #	Gas Volume*	Gas per litre of Liquid	DG CLASS
Argon	UN1006	0.591m³	0.824 m³	2.2
* in Standard conditions, 15 °C and 1 atm (101.325 kPa)

Did you know?

Argon was discovered in 1894 by Sir William Ramsay and Lord John Rayleigh.
The name argon comes from the Greek "αργόν" (argos) meaning "the lazy one" in reference to its chemical inactivity.
Argon exists only in the atmosphere.
Air contains about 0.9 % of argon, a neutral and colorless gas.
Argon is highly used in industrial applications due to its high level of chemical inertness.
Argon is produced through air cryogenic distillation.