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Acetylene
About Acetylene Industrial use
Acetylene is supplied dissolved under pressure in acetone; a colourless, flammable, explosive gas, it is used as a fuel in welding and cutting metals. When Acetylene is burned with pure oxygen, it produces very high temperatures. Oxyacetylene torches burn mixtures of acetylene gas and oxygen which produces a flame hot enough to cur or weld steel.
Hazards
Extremely flammable, may form an explosive mixture with air unstable and decomposes violently under the effect of heat or pressure.
Forms explosive acetylides in combination with copper, silver or mercury.
Precautions
Acetylene use pressure must not exceed 150 kpa
Install flash back arrestors on all cutting equipment
Store in a well-ventilated area, away from oxygen-carrying materials
Download MSDS
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