Common Flame Temperatures
Assuming initial atmospheric conditions (1 bar and 20 °C), the following table list the adiabatic flame temperature for various gases under constant pressure conditions. The temperatures mentioned here are for a stoichiometric fuel-oxidizer mixture (i.e. equivalence ratio ).
Note these are theoretical, not actual, flame temperatures produced by a flame that loses no heat. The closest will be the hottest part of a flame, where the combustion reaction is most efficient. This also assumes complete combustion (e.g. perfectly balanced, non-smokey, usually bluish flame)
| Fuel | Oxidizer | (°C) | (°F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetylene (C2H2) | air | 2500 | 4532 |
| Acetylene (C2H2) | Oxygen | 3480 | 6296 |
| Butane (C4H10) | air | 1970 | 3578 |
| Cyanogen (C2N2) | Oxygen | 4525 | 8177 |
| Dicyanoacetylene (C4N2) | Oxygen | 4990 | 9010 |
| Ethane (C2H6) | air | 1955 | 3551 |
| Hydrogen (H2) | air | 2210 | 4010 |
| Hydrogen (H2) | Oxygen | 3200 | 5792 |
| Methane (CH4) | air | 1950 | 3542 |
| Natural gas | air | 1960 | 3562 |
| Propane (C3H8) | air | 1980 | 3596 |
| Propane (C3H8) | Oxygen | 2526 | 4579 |
| MAPP gas Methylacetylene (C3H4) | air | 2010 | 3650 |
| MAPP gas Methylacetylene (C3H4) | Oxygen | 2927 | 5301 |
| Wood | air | 1980 | 3596 |
| Kerosene | air | 2093 | 3801 |
| Light fuel oil | air | 2104 | 3820 |
| Medium fuel oil | air | 2101 | 3815 |
| Heavy fuel oil | air | 2102 | 3817 |
| Bituminous Coal | air | 2172 | 3943 |
| Anthracite | air | 2180 | 3957 |
| Anthracite | Oxygen | ≈2900 | ≈5255 |
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