4. Premium Products
4.1 ARCAL™
Simply high performance in welding
High-performance Fabrication Gas Solutions. Air Liquide draws on more than 100 years of its experience in the fabrication industry to develop specialised gases, equipment and services for a range of welding, cutting, coating, heating and cryogenic treatment applications. We supply gases and mixtures of gases such as argon, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, helium and hydrogen in compressed gas cylinders or in bulk liquid cryogenic tanks, depending on the volume needed. Our ARCAL™ brand gases, equipment and services have been developed by our network of experts to meet the diverse needs of the metal fabrication industry. The ARCAL™ offer include our best innovative supply solution available anywhere and anytime (standardised filling for packages with innovative TOPs- SMARTOP™ and/or EXELTOP™/ALTOP™, on-site mixing for liquid supply) and are compliant with ISO 14175.
Welding Guide
MIG/MAG WELDING
Mild Steel
| Thickness (mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 32+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ 14 |
1 ● |
2 ● |
3 ● |
4 ● |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ○ |
10 ○ |
12 ○ |
16 ○ |
20 ○ |
25 ○ |
32+ ○ |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ SPEED |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ● |
4 ● |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ○ |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ FORCE |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ○ |
4 ○ |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ● |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ FLUX |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ○ |
4 ○ |
5 ○ |
6 ○ |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ● |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ 211 |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ○ |
4 ○ |
5 ○ |
6 ● |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ● |
Stainless Steel
| Thickness (mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 32+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ CHROME |
1 ● |
2 ● |
3 ● |
4 ● |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ○ |
10 ○ |
12 ○ |
16 ○ |
20 ○ |
25 ○ |
32+ ○ |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ 121 |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ● |
4 ● |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ○ |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ 112 |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ○ |
4 ○ |
5 ○ |
6 ○ |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ● |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ 129 (DUPLEX) |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ● |
4 ● |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ● |
Aluminium
| Thickness (mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 32+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ PRIME |
1 ● |
2 ● |
3 ● |
4 ● |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ○ |
10 ○ |
12 ○ |
16 ○ |
20 ○ |
25 ○ |
32+ ○ |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ 32 |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ● |
4 ● |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ○ |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ 35 |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ○ |
4 ○ |
5 ○ |
6 ○ |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ● |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ 37 |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ● |
4 ● |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ● |
TIG WELDING
| Thickness (mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 32+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ PRIME |
1 ● |
2 ● |
3 ● |
4 ● |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ○ |
16 ○ |
20 ○ |
25 ○ |
32+ ○ |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ 10 |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ● |
4 ● |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ● |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ 32 |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ● |
4 ● |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ●> |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ○ |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ 35 |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ○ |
4 ○ |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ○ |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ 37 |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ○ |
4 ○ |
5 ○ |
6 ○ |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ● |
Thickness (mm) ARCAL™ 39 (DUPLEX) |
1 ○ |
2 ○ |
3 ● |
4 ● |
5 ● |
6 ● |
8 ● |
10 ● |
12 ● |
16 ● |
20 ● |
25 ● |
32+ ● |