Helium

Of course, everyone is familir with Helium's most visible commercial application — the filling of party balloons — but balloons actually are a small part of global helium use. Due to helium's properties of intertness, low solubility, high thermal conductivity and low density it is an extremely important gas for a large number of critical applications.

Among other applications, helium is essential for:

• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
• Industrial Leak Detection
• Controlled Atmospheres like Supersonic Wind Tunnels
• Weather Balloons and Airships
• Deep Diving
• Space Telescopes
• Scientific Helium Dating
• Cryogenics
• MRI Scanners and NMR Spectrometers
• Automobile Air Bags
• Helium-Ion Microscopes

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