ARCAL™ Welding Gases
Simply the right choice of shielding gas solutions
ARCAL™, Air Liquide's premium brand gas solutions for practically any welding needs, offers four ready-to-weld argon mixtures designed to be reliable, simple, and high-performing.
If you are looking for the best MIG, MAG or TIG welding gas, our ARCAL™ gas range is specifically formulated to produce low oxidation, spatter, and fumes for stainless steel and other materials. Its excellent arc striking and wetting properties give a smooth bead profile, making it ideal for pulsed welding.The entire range complies with American Welding Society (AWS) and ISO 14175 welding standards.
Our Complete Welding Offer
Ready to support your business
ARCAL™ - Our Range of Welding Gases
Simply high performance - 4 essential Argon mixtures covering all applications
ARCAL™ series
ARCAL™ Prime
For high weld quality|
This high-purity offer is ideal for a wide range of welding applications, including TIG and plasma welding of various materials like titanium, as well as MIG welding of copper alloys and aluminum. It's an excellent root shielding solution for all kinds of welding. With 99.998% argon, ARCAL™ Prime is a pure gas solution that delivers dependable weld bead integrity and weld soundness, making it the perfect choice for your arc welding needs. |
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ARCAL™ Chrome
For weld quality of all grades|
It is a versatile blend that works well with all stainless steel welding, including manual, automatic, and robotic welding. Its carefully selected CO₂ content ensures good wetting and corrosion resistance. It reduces filler material consumption and post-welding operations, thanks to its low spatter emissions. |
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ARCAL™ Speed
For high productivity|
When time is a critical factor and quality cannot be compromised, this gas blend is the perfect choice for arc welding. ARCAL™ Speed is expertly designed for high-travel speed and high-deposition rate MAG welding of carbon steels. |
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ARCAL™ Force
For high tolerance|
This blend is a powerful MAG welding solution for heavy carbon steel structures. It tolerates all surface contamination and gaps, is engineered for heavy use, and suits solid and flux cored wire. Ideal for earthmoving, agriculture, bridge building, and ship modules welding applications. ARCAL™ Force is the perfect choice for your toughest and most challenging welding applications. |
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Product Packaging
To suit the demands of your business
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Cylinder 
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Pallet 
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Monthly Consumption Rate (Rate to be used as reference only) |
up to 500 Nm3 | up to 1000 N3 |
Premium Cylinder TOPs
Focusing on simplicity and safety
Our Patented SMARTOP™ Cylinder Cap
A smart residual pressure valve with on/off lever and a permanent content gauge
- Smooth and safe opening and immediate gas cut-off
- Ergonomic cap with pommel for easy handling
- Gas content monitoring at a glance
- RPV/NRV function maintains a minimal pressure in the cylinder and prevents back-flow contamination
Our Advanced EXELTOP™ Cylinder Cap
- No need for a separate regulator
- No gas loss and gas content monitoring at a glance
- Quick connect for all gases
- Key safety features
- Intuitive to use