


Helium is used as a carrier gas or as a purge gas for a variety of semiconductor processes. Helium mixtures with hydrocarbons are used in flushing Geiger counters used for the detection of 〈α, β, γ and X-rays. Click on the link below to learn more about the balloon time helium.ĭue to nonflammability and low density, this gas is ideal for filling toy balloons (in mixtures with nitrogen), airplane tires, advertising blimps, geostationary balloons (certain projects are under way for the realization of balloons designed to serve as television transmission and observation relays). We carry the Balloon time helium tanks that are perfect for any small event and we also carry the large industrial cylinders for users with a higher demand. We can handle all different demand levels. Since Helium is the second lightest gas on the periodic table, and nonflammable, it is perfect to use in balloons to give them the ability to float in the air.

The use of helium to dilute the oxygen instead of nitrogen, as in air, prevents nitrogen being dissolved in the blood, which is the cause of nitrogen narcosis (also known as “bends”). Various mixtures of helium and oxygen are used as breathing gases for divers who must work at great depths and therefore high pressures. It is also used in conjunction with helium (“leak”) detectors to test the integrity of fabricated components and systems. It is an ideal gas for use with materials such as aluminum, stainless steel, copper and magnesium alloys due to is high heat conductivity. Helium is used in welding because of its inert properties at arc temperatures. Helium is used extensively in the welding industry as an inert shielding gas for arc welding. in heat treatment applications requiring a protective atmosphere. Helium is added to neutral atmospheres, e.g. for all liquids at room or low temperatures.cryogenic rocket propellants in space/missile applications.Helium is inert and the least soluble of all gases in liquids and is therefore used as a pressurization gas for: Welders, Welding Equipment, and Accessories.
