Autoignition Point of Selected Substances
Temperatures vary widely in the literature and should only be used as estimates. Factors which may cause variation include partial pressure of oxygen, altitude, humidity, and amount of time required for ignition.
- Triethylborane: −20 °C (−4 °F)
- Silane: <21 °C (70 °F)
- White phosphorus: 34 °C (93 °F) (ignites on contact with an organic substance, melts otherwise)
- Carbon disulfide: 90 °C (194 °F)
- Diethyl ether: 160 °C (320 °F)
- Diesel or Jet A-1: 210 °C (410 °F)
- Gasoline (Petrol): 246–280 °C (475–536 °F)
- Butane: 405 °C (761 °F)
- Paper: 450 °C (842 °F) or 218–246 °C (424–475 °F)
- Magnesium: 473 °C (883 °F)
- Hydrogen: 536 °C (997 °F)
For paper, there is considerable variation between sources, partially because it takes longer for the combustion of paper to start at lower temperatures.
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