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Argon

Cryogenic Liquids Ar

Transportation (M)SDS Reference
Information P-4564
UN Number: 1951 CAS Number
United States of America Canada Mexico
Shipping Name Argon, Argon, Argon, 7440 - 37 - 1 (R)
Refrigerated Refrigerated Refrigerated General Description
Liquid Liquid Liquid Colorless, odorless, nonflammable,
Hazard Class 2.2 2.2 2.2 cryogenic liquid.
Label Nonflammable Nonflammable Nonflammable
Gas Gas Gas

Product/ Purity Part Cylinder O 2 H 2 O THC N 2 CO 2
Grade Number
UHP, 5.0 99.999% AR 5.0LC 180, 230 2 3 0.5 – –
ICP, 4.8 99.998% AR 4.8IC 180, 230 3 2 1 10 1
High Purity, 99.998% AR 4.8LC 180, 230 4 3 – – –
4.8
Concentrations given are ppm by volume unless otherwise specified.
Maximum ppm unless otherwise noted.

Cylinders

Cylinder Style Size Connection Pressure Volume Gross Weight
3
Type in (cm) CGA psig (bar) ft (m ) lb (kg)
3
230 Portable Liquid Unit 53 x 26 (134.6 x 66) 580, 295 varies 6080 (172) 928 (421)
180 Portable Liquid Unit 64 x 20 (162 x 50.8) 580, 295 varies 4960 (140) 773 (351)

Section B – Pure Gases
Equipment Recommendations
4083, 4085, 4084 and 4086 series regulators.
Final SGE recommendation based on withdrawal rate.

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Contact your Praxair representative
on the availability of other container
sizes, including Microbulk (see pages
A•16 - A•18).

See Sections F and G
for safety and technical
information.

4083 and 4085 Series – Critical Purity High
Flow Regulators for Non-Corrosive Service
(see page E •264)

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