From LaBTop's post: Post 306128 (https://www.thevespiary.org/talk/index.php?topic=9068.msg30612800#msg30612800)
(LaBTop: "Well2,", Methods Discourse)
"The important parameters of a flammable liquid are:
The flashpoint of a material is the lowest temperature at which sufficient vapour is given off to form an ignitable mixture with air (in the standard test apparatus employed). The lower the flashpoint, the more hazardous the material. Some extremely flammable liquids have flashpoints below --30<so>sC.
The lower and upper explosive limit ---- They are the minimum or maximum concentration of the substance in air below the mixture is too lean to burn, and above which it is too rich. For some materials, the range between these limits is 10-80%.
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And from the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University website (http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/glossary/autoignitiontemperature.html)
(http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/glossary/autoignitiontemperature.html):
"Autoignition temperature: The Auto-ignition Temperature of a chemical is the lowest temperature at which a material will ignite without an external source of ignition."