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ALMIG, ALTIG, ARCAL, ALFLUX , BLUESHIELD™: Air Liquide Canada Inc. 1140-301 (05-05) REL

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Mild & Low Alloy Steels

WeldingCylinder

Gases

StainlessSteels

Shielding Gases for Arc Welding

Aluminum, Magnesium& Copper Alloys

SHIELDING GAS BLU 1 BLU 2 BLU 3 ALTIG BLU 4 BLU 6 BLU 7 ALFLUX BLU 8 BLU 9 BLU 11 BLU 12 BLU 23 ALMIG ARCAL14 ARCAL211 ARCAL121 ARCAL39 ARCAL129 Argon Helium BLU 14 BLU 15

Component Ar-He Ar-He Ar-He Ar-He Ar-O2 Ar-CO2 Ar-CO2 Ar-CO2 Ar-CO2 Ar-He-CO2 Ar-H2 Ar-H2 Ar-CO2-O2 Ar-CO2-O2 Ar-CO2-O2 Ar-CO2-He Ar-He-CO2 Ar-He-N2 Ar-He-N2-CO2 Ar He CO2 Ar-H2 N2-H2

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CarbonDioxide

GMAW

MCAW

FCAW

GTAW

GMAW

MCAW

FCAW

GTAW

GMAW

GTAW

PLAS

MA

GO

UG

ING

& C

UTT

ING

BACK

SHI

ELDI

NG

OR

PURG

ING

MILD & LOW ALLOY STEELS

STAINLESS STEELS

ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM,

COPPER & ALLOYS

SHIELDING GAS ARGON ALTIG BLU 1 BLU 2 BLU 3

2 mm 2.5 mm 2.5 mm 3 mm 3.5 mmMAXIMUM THICKNESS,

SINGLE PASS, BUTT JOINT,AUTOMATIC

MULTI-PASS WELDING YES YES YES YES YES

X-RAY QUALITY 2 1 1 1 1

PENETRATION WIDTH 5 4 3 2 1

WELDING SPEED 5 4 3 2 1

ARC STABILITY 1 1 1 2 3

BEAD APPEARANCE 1 1 1 2 2

VERSATILITY 2 1 1 1 3

CH

AR

AC

TER

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CS


5 mm 6 mm 6 mm 7 mm 8 mmMAXIMUM THICKNESS,

SINGLE PASS, BUTT JOINT, AUTOMATIC

AC AC AC AC AC/DC

DC DC DC DC DC

WELDING TYPE MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC

X-RAY QUALITY 2 1 1 1 1PENETRATION WIDTH 5 4 3 2 1

WELDING SPEED 5 4 3 2 1ARC STABILITY 1 1 1 2 3

BEAD APPEARANCE 1 1 1 2 3VERSATILITY 2 1 1 1 3

CHA

RACT

ERIS

TICS

CURR

ENT ALUMINUM,

MAGNESIUM & THEIR ALLOYS

COPPER ALLOYS

SHIELDING GAS ARGON ALTIG ARCAL BLU 1 BLU 11 BLU 2 BLU 3 BLU 12

2.5 mm 2.5 mm 2.5 mm 3 mm 3 mm 3.5 mm 3.5 mm 4 mmMAXIMUM THICKNESS,

SINGLE PASS, BUTT JOINT,AUTOMATIC

MULTI-PASS WELDING YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

WELDING TYPE MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC

BASE METAL All types All types All types Austenitic All types All types Austenitic

X-RAY QUALITY 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1

PENETRATION WIDTH 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1

WELDING SPEED 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 1

ARC STABILITY 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2

BEAD APPEARANCE 4 4 4 4 1 4 4 1

VERSATILITY 3 2 4 2 1 3 4 3

CH

AR

AC

TER

ISTI

CS

39

Duplex,super Duplex

SHIELDING GAS BLU 4 BLU 6 BLU 7 ALFLUX BLU 8 BLU 23 ALMIG CO2

SHORT CIRCUIT NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

SPRAY YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES NO

PULSED SPRAY YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES NO

X-RAY QUALITY 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1

PENETRATION WIDTH 3 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1

WETTING 1 2 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 4

ARC STABILITY 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 5

SPATTER 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 5

BEAD APPEARANCE 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 3 5

WELDING SPEED 1 2 3 4 4 1 1 1 3 5

VERSATILITY 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 5

CH

AR

AC

TER

ISTI

CS

ARC

TRA

NSF

ER

ARCAL14

ARCAL211

SHIELDING GAS BLU 4 BLU 9 ARCAL14 ARCAL121 ARCAL129*

SHORT CIRCUIT NO YES YES YES YES

SPRAY YES NO YES YES YES

PULSED SPRAY YES NO YES YES YES



WETTING 1 4 1 3 2



WELDING SPEED 2 1** 1 1 1


CH

AR

AC

TER

ISTI

CS

ARC

TRA

NSF

ER

*DUPLEX & SUPER DUPLEX Stainless.**Short Circuit Transfer.


SHORT CIRCUIT YES YES YES YES YES

SPRAY YES YES YES YES YES

PULSED SPRAY YES YES YES YES NO



WETTING 5 4 3 2 1





CH

AR

AC

TER

ISTI

CS

ARC

TRA

NSF

ER

SHIELDING GAS BLU 8 ALFLUX BLU 7 ARCAL211 CO2




SPATTER 3 2 1 1 5

FUME 4 3 1 1 5



CH

AR

AC

TER

ISTI

CS

FLUX CORED WIRES ARE DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITH SPECIFIC GASES. CONSULT AIR LIQUIDE FOR THE PROPER CHOICE OF SHIELDING GAS.

SHIELDING GAS BLU 8 ALFLUX BLU 7 ARCAL211 CO2




SPATTER 4 3 2 1 5

FUME 3 2 1 1 5



CH

AR

AC

TER

ISTI

CS

FLUX CORED WIRES ARE DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITH SPECIFIC GASES. CONSULT AIR LIQUIDE FOR THE PROPER CHOICE OF SHIELDING GAS.

SHIELDING GAS BLU 4 BLU 6 BLU 7 ALFLUX BLU 8 BLU 23 ALMIG CO2

SHORT CIRCUIT NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

SPRAY YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO

PULSED SPRAY YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO

X-RAY QUALITY 4 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1

PENETRATION WIDTH 4 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1

WETTING 1 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 3 5

ARC STABILITY 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 5

BEAD APPEARANCE 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 5

WELDING SPEED 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 5

SMOKE 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 2 3 5

VERSATILITY 4 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 5

CH

AR

AC

TER

ISTI

CS

ARC

TRA

NSF

ER

ARCAL14

ARCAL211

All types except DUPLEX and SUPER DUPLEX.

* BLU = BLUESHIELD

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