Fuels and Chemicals - Autoignition Temperatures

Autoignition points for fuels and chemicals like butane, coke, hydrogen, petroleum and more. The Autoignition Temperature is the minimum temperature required to ignite a gas or vapor in air without a spark or flame being present.

ProductAutoignition Temperature (°C)
Acetaldehyde175
Acetic acid427
Acetone, propanone465
Acentonitrile220
Acetylene305
Acrolein220
Acronitrile481
Allylamine374
Aniline615
Anthracite - glow point600
Benzaldehyde192
Benzene498
Bituminous coal - glow point454
Butadiene420
Butanal218
Butane405
1-Butanol343
Butyl acetate421
Butyl alcohol345
Butyl methyl ketone423
Carbon700
Carbon disulfide, CS290
Carbon monoxide609
Charcoal349
Coal-tar oil580
Coke700
Cyclohexane245
Cyclohexanol300
Cyclohexanone420
Cyclopropane498
Dichloromethane600
Diethylamine312
Diethyl ether180
Diethanolamine662
Diesel, Jet A-1210
Diisobutyl ketone396
Diisopropyl ether443
Dimethyl sulfate188
Dimethyl sulfide206
Dimethyl sulphoxide215
Dodecane, dihexyl203
Epichlorohydrin416
Ethane515
Ethylene, ethene450
Ethylamine385
Ethyl acetate410
Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol)363
Ethylene oxide570
Formaldehyde424
Fuel Oil No.1210
Fuel Oil No.2256
Fuel Oil No.4262
Furfural316
Furfural alcohol491
Heavy hydrocarbons750
Heptane204
Hexane223
Hexadecane, cetane202
Hydrogen500
Gas oil336
Gasoline, Petrol246 - 280
Glycerol370
Gun Cotton221
Kerosene (paraffin)210
Isobutane462
Isobutene465
Isobutyl alcohol426
Isooctane447
Isopentane420
Isoprene395
Isopropyl alcohol399
Isophorone460
Isohexane264
Isononane227
Light gas600
Light hydrocarbons650
Lignite - glow point526
Magnesium473
Methane (Natural Gas)580
Methanol (Methyl Alcohol)464
Methylamine430
Methyl acetate455
Methyl ethyl ketone516
Naphtha230
Neoheaxane425
Neopentane450
Nitrobenzene480
Nitro-glycerine254
n-Butane405
n-Heptane215
n-Hexane225
n-Octane220
n-Pentane260
n-Pentene298
Oak Wood - dry482
Paper218 - 246
Paraldehyde238
Peat227
Petroleum400
Petroleum ether288
Pine Wood - dry427
Phosphorus, amorphous260
Phosphorus, transparent49
Phosphorus, white34
Production gas750
Propanal207
Propane455
Propyl acetate450
Propylamine318
Propylene (Propene)458
Pyridine482
p-Xylene530
Rifle (Gun) Powder288
Tetrahydrofuran321
Triethylamine249
Triethylborane-20
Toluene480
Semi anthracite coal400
Semi bituminous coal - glow point527
Silane< 21
Styrene490
Sulphur243
Trichloroethylene420
Wood300
o-Xylene463
m-Xylene527
p-Xylene528