OSHA has revised its acetylene standard. The agency said its new final rule replaces references to outdated industry standards with updated references reflecting current industry practices. The ...

Broken, rusty parts are common fare for classic trucks. Rust penetrates the pores of older metal, and even with glass-beading and acid dips, rust remains chemically embedded in badly oxidized metal.

DANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Praxair Distribution, Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (NYS: PX) , announced it has acquired Harlingen, Texas-based Acetylene Oxygen Company (AOC). Financial terms ...

Having spent more than 35 years teaching the agricultural fraternity to weld, Derbyshire farmer Richard Archer knows a thing or to about joining bits of metal together. His welding career started in ...

Many of us are comfortable using an oxy-acetylene torch, but sometimes we’re dissatisfied with our cuts. Here are things to check, and tips to improve torch performance: 1. Generic regulator setting ...

Researchers have developed a novel method for synthesizing acetylene from carbon dioxide without using fossil fuels Since its discovery, in 1836, acetylene has emerged as an essential chemical ...

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IN NATURE of Nov. 16, p. 761, Messrs. G. B. Kistiakowsky and S. Lenher announce that they have recently demonstrated that “The oxidation of acetylene by oxygen proceeds at 250°-315° through the stages ...