Product Details : 

  • UN : 1006
  • Boiling Point : -185.87 degree C
  • Density : 1.691 kg/m3
  • Specific Volume : 0.591 m3/kg
  • Molecular Weight : 39.999 g/mol
  • Melting Point : -189.35 degree C
  • CAS : 7440-37-1

Source:

  • The most common source of argon is an air separation plant. Air contain appox 0.93%(vol) argon.

Application:

  • It is one of most common carrier gases in gas chromatography. argon is used as a carrier gas in sputtering plasma etching and ion implantations and a blanket atmosphere in crystal growth.
  • It is also the choice gas for ICP SpectroScopy.
  • It is used in atomic absorption spectrometry as a blanket gas in the graphite furnace.
  • The pharmaceutical industry used argon to displace oxygen in the top of intravenous drug containers, extending product shelf-life

Characteristics:

  • Colourless and Odourless Gas

Health risks:

  • Asphyxiant at High Concentration