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The Flammable Range (Explosive Range) : Gas Lower Explosive or Flammable Limit (%) Upper Explosive or Flammable Limit (%)

The document defines the flammable range or explosive range as the concentration of a gas or vapor that will burn or explode if an ignition source is introduced. It notes that below the lower limit the mixture is too lean to burn and above the upper limit the mixture is too rich to burn. It then provides a table listing common gases and their corresponding lower and upper flammable or explosive limits in percentages.

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The Flammable Range (Explosive Range) : Gas Lower Explosive or Flammable Limit (%) Upper Explosive or Flammable Limit (%)

The document defines the flammable range or explosive range as the concentration of a gas or vapor that will burn or explode if an ignition source is introduced. It notes that below the lower limit the mixture is too lean to burn and above the upper limit the mixture is too rich to burn. It then provides a table listing common gases and their corresponding lower and upper flammable or explosive limits in percentages.

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The Flammable Range (Explosive Range)

The range of a concentration of a gas or vapor that will burn (or explode) if an ignition source is introduced.
Below the explosive or flammable range the mixture is too lean to burn and above the upper explosive or
flammable limit the mixture is too rich to burn.

Gas Lower Explosive or Upper Explosive or


Flammable Limit (%) Flammable Limit (%)
Acetaldehyde 4 60
Acetone 2.6 12.8
Acetylene 2.5 81
Ammonia 15 28
Benzene 1.35 6.65
n-Butane 1.86 8.41
iso-Butane 1.80 8.44
iso-Butene 1.8 9.0
Butylene 1.98 9.65
Carbon Disulfide 1.3 50
Carbon Monoxide 12 75
Cyclohexane 1.3 8
Cyclopropane 2.4 10.4
Diethyl Ether 1.9 36
Ethane 3 12.4
Ethylene 2.75 28.6
Ethyl Alcohol 3.3 19
Ethyl Chloride 3.8 15.4
Hydrogen 4 75
Isobutane 1.8 9.6
Isopropyl Alcohol 2 12
Methane 5 15
Methyl Alcohol 6.7 36
Methyl Chloride 10.7 17.4
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 1.8 10
n-Heptane 1.0 6.0
n-Hexane 1.25 7.0
n-Pentene 1.65 7.7
Neopentane 1.38 7.22
Neohexane 1.19 7.58
n-Octane 0.95 3.20
iso-Octane 0.79 5.94
n-Pentane 1.4 7.8
iso-Pentane 1.32 9.16
Propane 2.1 10.1
Propylene 2.0 11.1
Styrene 1.1 6.1
Toluene 1.27 6.75
p-Xylene 1.0 6.0

Note! The limits indicated are for gas and air at 20oC and atmospheric pressure.

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