Nitrogen is ideal for processes like tire curing, autoclave inerting, and heat treating for various automotive components. It is also used as an assist gas for laser cutting and enhances plasma-cutting processes. It can also be used to shrink-fit engine and transmission parts, and to manufacture electronic components for seats, stereo systems, anti-lock brakes and air conditioning.

Assembly plants, tier 1s and tier 2s use argon in combination with other welding gases to weld auto components such as exhaust systems, suspensions, seats, axles, and other components because of its ability to provide the necessary atmosphere needed to produce adequate welds with any material. It’s also commonly used in airbags.

As a component of heat treating atmosphere, hydrogen reacts with oxygen to produce a bright finish on steel parts. It is also used, either alone or as part of a mix, as a quench gas for High Pressure Gas Quenching because of its high heat transfer properties. When used as an alternate fuel, in either a fuel cell or directly in an internal combustion engine, hydrogen also plays a key role in reducing undesirable emissions.

Helium is used to test radiator heat exchangers and torque converters to ensure they are leak tight. As an inert gas, helium can be mixed with argon to improve shielding gas characteristics for laser welding and aid in the production of air bags. It is also important for high pressure gas quenching commonly used with low pressure carburizing to minimize distortion in critical components.

Oxygen is used in foundries that make automotive coatings, as a plasma cutting gas, an assist gas for laser cutting, and is sometimes added in small quantities to shielding gases.

Acetylene provides a precise carbon source for our low pressure carburizing process. Its purity and transport solvent deliver tightly controlled carburizing each and every cycle.

From annealing and brazing to sintering and carburizing, our nitrogen-based heat- treating applications are low in cost, high in productivity, and help you meet the stringent standards of the automotive and transportation industries.

From the body and engine to seat belts and anti-lock breaks, our gases and industrial applications help you make high quality components while reducing costs from the inside out.