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Adiabatic flame temperature of Kerosene = 1727C
Melting temperature of steel = 1570C.
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Open air burning temperatures:287.5 °C (549.5 °F)


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"Dirty burn" is a slang term for an open-air, uncontrolled burn of a substance or compound, usually impure. Typically, the temperatures created from a dirty burn are far below those possible in a controlled burn of a pure substance.
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