Autoignition Temperature

The temperature at which a material ignites in contact with a hot surface, in the absence of any other source of ignition is called the autoignition temperature. 

Autoignition depends a lot on how long the material is in contact, how much the air is circulating, etc.  In practical situations the likelihood of combustion will not correspond with the autoignition temperatures.  

Less volatile materials like mineral oils have a much greater chance of staying on a hot surface long enough to ignite, unlike gasoline that rapidly evaporates.  ISO 22 and higher grades of pure mineral oils (i.e. without additives) have autoignition temperatures around 700 F.

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