Argon vs nitrogen, is there a difference between the two?

[Sixfeetunder]

Or does it not really matter which one you use?

 

[Made4TV]

They both give the same result is my understanding.

 

[crova]

We breath one of these in large volumes on daily basis - this was my criteria buying it.
Odorless, tasteless
Have you tried your argon yet?

 

[Ch92921]

nitrogen is cheaper.

 

[Scottishchef]

To be fair they both do same job, think if am correct one us slightly heavier than the other and price is slightly different

 

[Ch92921]

argon is slightly more expensive than Nitro and is heavier than air/nitro.

 

[color_me_gone]

argon is slightly more expensive than Nitro and is heavier than air/nitro.

100% correct
Inert gas is my method.
Nitrogen and argon are equally effective. There is no odor difference.
Important point is to make sure the gas you buy is not mixed with any other gas. 99% pure is ok.
You need 600 liters = 22 cuft. to finish the job properly.
Industrial gas tanks only come in size of 20, 40, 60, 80 cuft
So you will need a 40 cuft size to guarantee ctb.
Extra is good for trial runs, without compromising the needed amount.
If in USA, here is a supplier who will ship full tanks of N2 to lower 48 via UPS ground:
https://weldingsupply.com/cgi-bin/einstein.pl?PNUM::1:UNDEF:X:40CYL-N

 

[AhG]

Argon is not tasteless. I'm a welder and when cutting metal with argon and oxygen, you have to turn on the argon in order to start cutting the metal then adjust with oxygen. You can definitely smell the argon from a few feet away and I spent hours a day cutting pipe and sheets of metal and never really gotten any dizzy feelings with it before.

 

[RememberWhatUCameFor]

i recently discovered i can buy argon at the local DIY warehouse lol

 

[color_me_gone]

i recently discovered i can buy argon at the local DIY warehouse lol

Wow! That is unusual. Wish it were here, cause shipping is expensive!