Editing Flame (section)

===Common flame temperatures===
{{Original research section|date=December 2019}}
This is a rough guide to flame temperatures for various common substances (in {{convert|20|C|F}} air at 1&nbsp;atm. pressure):
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|-
! Material burned
! Flame temperature
|-
|[[Butane]]
|~300&nbsp;°C (~600&nbsp;°F) (a [[cool flame]] in low gravity)<ref name="Pearlman-2000" />
|-
| [[Charcoal]] fire
| 750–1,200&nbsp;°C (1,382–2,192&nbsp;°F)
|-
| [[Methane]] (natural gas)
| 900–1,500&nbsp;°C (1,652–2,732&nbsp;°F)
|-
| [[Bunsen burner]] flame
| 900–1,600&nbsp;°C (1,652–2,912&nbsp;°F) [depending on the air valve, open or close.]
|-
| Candle flame
| ≈1,100&nbsp;°C (≈2,012&nbsp;°F) [majority]; hot spots may be 1,300–1,400&nbsp;°C (2,372–2,552&nbsp;°F)
|-
| [[Propane]] [[blowtorch]]
| 1,200–1,700&nbsp;°C (2,192–3,092&nbsp;°F)
|-
| [[Backdraft]] flame peak
| 1,700–1,950&nbsp;°C (3,092–3,542&nbsp;°F)
|-
| [[Magnesium]]
| 1,900–2,300&nbsp;°C (3,452–4,172&nbsp;°F)
|-
| [[Oxyhydrogen#Oxyhydrogen torch|Hydrogen torch]]
| Up to ≈2,000&nbsp;°C (≈3,632&nbsp;°F)
|-
| [[MAPP gas]]
| 2,020&nbsp;°C (3,668&nbsp;°F)
|-
| [[Acetylene]] blowlamp/[[blowtorch]]
| Up to ≈2,300&nbsp;°C (≈4,172&nbsp;°F)
|-
| [[Oxyacetylene]]
| Up to 3,300&nbsp;°C (5,972&nbsp;°F)
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Material burned
! Max. flame temperature (in air, diffusion flame)<ref name=temp>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q7Pb2wXV2woC&pg=PA4 |pages=2–4 |title=The analysis of burned human remains |author1=Christopher W. Schmidt |author2=Steve A. Symes |publisher=Academic Press |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-12-372510-3}}</ref>
|-
| Animal fat
| 800–900&nbsp;°C (1,472–1,652&nbsp;°F)
|-
| [[Kerosene]]
| 990&nbsp;°C (1,814&nbsp;°F)
|-
| [[Gasoline]]
| 1,026&nbsp;°C (1,878.8&nbsp;°F)
|-
| Wood
| 1,027&nbsp;°C (1,880.6&nbsp;°F)
|-
| [[Methanol]]
| 1,200&nbsp;°C (2,192&nbsp;°F)
|-
| [[Charcoal]] (forced draft)
| 1,390&nbsp;°C (2,534&nbsp;°F)
|}