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Oxy Acetylene Welding Gas - Greater Brisbane

Stargas is your best choice for Oxy Acetylene welding gas bottle-tank hire and supply in metro Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast. 

We have great Oxy Acetylene welding gas prices and provide free delivery of Oxy Acetylene welding gas bottles-cylinders to all of greater Brisbane.  So, no matter where your business is located, Stargas is the smart choice for your Oxy Acetylene welding gas bottle hire and supply.

Stargas is your source for all welding gas bottle supplies. We supply acetylene, oxygen and shielding gas bottles for all applications. Acetylene gas is available in G and E cylinder sizes.

Please also see Oxygen Welding Gas

Acetylene Welding and Cutting Gas

Gas Code 

• SG040

Gas Composition

• 98% Acetylene

Cylinder Identification 

• Cylinder colour (to AS 4484): Claret body, shoulder and neck.

Description

• A highly flammable gas

• Slightly lighter than air and will collect at ceiling level

• Distinctive garlic-like smell, which is recognisable above 2% concentrations in the air

• May cause dizziness in high concentrations

• Highly reactive, acetylene is dissolved in acetone and contained within a porous mass inside the cylinder

• The hottest and most efficient of all fuel gases

• Low auto-ignition temperature – requires minimal energy to ignite in air or oxygen

• Can react over time with some metals to form explosive acetylides

• Acetylene is stored in specially designed cylinders to prevent decomposition

• Unused gas will not collect in low-lying areas, ducts and drains causing a potential hazard

Uses

• The only fuel gas that can be used to weld steel 

• Spot-heating applications

  • Brazing

  • Texturing

  • Profile cutting

  • Branding pallets

  • Wood-ageing

Cylinder Sizes

Click to view Acetylene MSDS