# Argon and Metal products

Metal products depends on argon.

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[Argon](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/argon/) (chemical) and [Metal products](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/metal_products/) (industry): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Argon → Metal products*

2 of the enterprise types in Metal products depend on argon; for the most dependent, it rates 3 out of 5 on criticality.

- **2** enterprise types depend on it
- **3 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Integrated steel mills and electric-arc mini-mills: ladle stirring and shielding (criticality 3 of 5)
- Structural steel fabricators and tube makers: weld shielding gas (criticality 2 of 5)

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