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ignition temperature

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ignition temperature

Minimum temperature to which a substance must be heated before it will spontaneously burn independently of the source of heat; for example, ethanol has an ignition temperature of 425°C/798°F and a flash point of 12°C/54°F.

The ignition temperature of paper is 233°C/451°F (from which is derived the title of Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451).


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More importantly, the ignition temperature for dust clouds of dried pulp is 500[degrees]C.
Electrosurgery can lead to a localized fire when a small amount of flammable material is heated to its ignition temperature.
A furnace heated to a temperature higher than the reaction's ignition temperature would also initiate damage.
 
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