Pittsburgh Helium Gas Supplier
Welding Applications: Helium is an inert, colorless, odorless gas. As other inert gases, including Argon, it’s useful as a shielding gas and particularly in arc welding of non-ferrous metals like aluminum and copper and other metals with high heat conductivity. Helium’s small atoms help make a deeper weld suitable for thicker sections of metal. Because of these tiny atoms, Helium is often used to detect leaks in welds, pumps and seals.
Greco Gas is one of the premier Helium gas suppliers in Pittsburgh.
Applications
- Gas shield for arc welding
- Leak detection
- Cooling gas for MRI and nuclear units
- Medical gas
- Balloon helium, weather balloons
Industrial Uses
Helium Gas and Liquid Helium Coolant
The very low boiling point for Helium means it’s also a suitable coolant, and often used to cool electromagnetic supersystems such as those used in hospital MRIs and as a cooling medium for nuclear reactors. As a liquid, Helium is also colorless and odorless. It is essential in low temperatures approaching absolute zero, and It has the lowest boiling point of any liquefied gas. Other gases will solidify upon contact with liquid Helium.
Ultra-High Purity (UHP) Helium
Greco Gas carries or can source various ultra-high pure grades of Helium gas mixtures, which can be used for leak detection, electronics and laboratory calibrations and testing.
Balloon Helium
What’s a discussion about Helium without mentioning balloons? View our full array of Greco Gas balloon Helium services.
Other Uses
- A protective atmosphere for titanium and zirconium production
- Filling cold weather fluorescent lamps
- Filling neutron counters and gas thermometers
- Cooling lasers and other electronic devices
- Cryosorption devices used in space simulators
- Research on properties of materials at near absolute zero temperature
- Party balloons
Helium Grades Carried or Sourced
Ultra-High Purity, High Purity, Medical USP and Industrial
Custom Gas Mixtures also available
brands we carry
Learn More
 GAL GAGE CO.jpg)