Argon

as a powder carrier gas for a completely inert environment
in the glass forming process to prevent detrimental reactions, such as the formation of glass defects, and to help protect the chambers/equipment where glass is formed
to fill items made of glass to improve their performance or make them function, eg. filling of window and door insulated glass units (IGUs)
to control the atmosphere inside autoclaves and hot isostatic presses (HIP) to prevent combustion of organic materials used to laminate glass products and/or other materials, such as cardboards used for product spacers
as the primary plasma gas or as a secondary gas with nitrogen to increase its energy

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