Acetylene, Compressed Gas

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The heat and temperature produced by an acetylene flame depends upon the amount of oxygen used to burn it. Air-acetylene produces a flame temperature of around 2200°C (4000°F). This is hot enough to solder aluminum, work glass, repair radiators and braze plumbing fixtures but is not hot enough to weld steel. When acetylene is burned with pure oxygen, the flame temperature may be as high as 31660°C (57300°F). However, the flame temperature and the amount of heat generated (measured as BTUs or kilogram-calories) depend upon the ratio of oxygen used. Acetylene can produce carburizing, reducing, neutral and oxidizing flames.

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