MAPP gas - wikipedia MAPP gas A set of MAPP and oxygen cylinders used for oxy - fuel welding and cutting. `` MAPP gas '' is a trademarked name, belonging to The Linde Group, and previously belonging to the Dow Chemical Company, for a fuel gas based on a stabilized mixture of methylacetylene ( propyne ) and propadiene. The name comes from the original chemical composition, methylacetylene - propadiene propane. `` MAPP gas '' is also widely used as a generic name for UN 1060 stabilised methylacetylene - propadiene ( unstabilised methylacetylene - propadiene is known as MAPD ). MAPP gas is widely regarded as a safer and easier - to - use substitute for acetylene. In early 2008, true MAPP gas production ended in North America when production was discontinued at the only remaining plant in North America that still manufactured it. However, many current products labeled `` MAPP '' are, in fact, MAPP substitutes. These versions are composed almost entirely of propylene with minuscule impurities of propane ( < 0.5 % ). Contents 1 MAPP gas use 2 MAPP gas physical properties 3 Thermal properties 4 Safety 5 See also 6 References MAPP gas use Genuine MAPP gas can be used in combination with oxygen for heating, soldering, brazing and even welding due to its high flame temperature of 2925 ° C ( 5300 ° F ) in oxygen. Although acetylene has a higher flame temperature ( 3160 ° C, 5720 ° F ), MAPP has the advantage that it requires neither dilution nor special container fillers during transport, allowing a greater volume of fuel gas to be transported at the same given weight, and it is much safer in use. The MAPP / oxygen flame is not entirely appropriate for welding steel, due to the high concentration of hydrogen in the flame - higher than acetylene, but lower than any of the other petroleum fuel gases. The hydrogen infuses into the molten steel and renders the welds brittle. For small - scale welding with MAPP this is not a serious problem, as the hydrogen escapes readily, and MAPP / oxygen can in practice be used for welding small steel parts. MAPP / oxygen was advantageously used in underwater cutting, which requires high gas pressures ( under such pressures acetylene polymerizes explosively, making it dangerous to use ). However, underwater oxy / fuel gas cutting of any kind has been replaced by exothermic cutting due to the much faster cut rate and greater safety. MAPP gas is also used in combustion with air for brazing and soldering, where it has a slight advantage over competing propane fuel due to its higher combustion temperature of 2,020 ° C ( 3,670 ° F ) in air. The biggest disadvantage of MAPP gas is cost ; it is typically one - and - a-half times as expensive as propane at the refinery, and up to four times as expensive to the consumer. It is no longer used much in any large - scale industry - for larger scale users acetylene / oxygen is more economic than MAPP / oxygen when high flame temperatures are needed, and propane / air is more economic when big overall heats are needed. However, for the small - scale user the MAPP / oxygen flame is still highly desirable, having higher flame temperatures and energy densities than any flame other than acetylene / oxygen, but without the dangers and inconveniences of acetylene / oxygen. Jewellers, glassbead makers, and many others find it very useful. Plumbers, refrigeration and HVAC engineers and other tradesmen also value the high heat capacity of the MAPP / air flame ; MAPP was until recently widely used, supplied in small to medium size containers. MAPP gas physical properties MAPP is colorless in both liquid and gas form. The gas has a pronounced acetylene - like or fishy odor at concentrations above 100 ppm, due to the addition of substituted amines as a polymerization inhibitor. Low molecular weight alkynes have strong odors. MAPP gas is toxic if inhaled at high concentrations. The composition of the supplied gas has varied widely, with the gases as supplied by different repackagers / resellers at any one time varying, as well as the general composition varying over time, but a typical composition for an early Dow gas might be : methylacetylene ( propyne ) 48 %, propadiene 23 %, propane 27 %. For a later Dow / Petromont gas propyne 30 %, propadiene 14 %, propylene 43 %, propane 7 %, C H ( isobutane, butane ) 6 % might be more typical. Thermal properties MAPP has an energy content of 2100 BTU / lb ( 1.357 kWh / kg ) while acetylene 's energy content is 2500 BTU / lb ( 1.615 kWh / kg ). Safety People can be exposed to MAPP gas or its substitutes in the workplace by inhaling the gas or skin / eye contact with the liquid. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) has set the legal limit for MAPP gas exposure in the workplace as 1000 ppm ( 1800 mg / m ) over an 8 - hour workday. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ( NIOSH ) has set a recommended exposure limit ( REL ) of 1000 ppm ( 1800 mg / m ) over an 8 - hour workday and 1250 ppm ( 2250 mg / m ) for short - term exposure. At levels of 3400 ppm, 10 % of the lower explosive limit, MAPP gas is immediately dangerous to life and health. See also Methylacetylene - propadiene gas Brazing Oxy - fuel welding Forge welding Arc Welding References Jump up ^ See for example, `` MAP - Pro '' from BernzOmatic ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Exothermic cutting '' uses the heat of burning steel wire to cut metals and even non-metals ( e.g., concrete ). Typically, the wire is ignited electrically and combustion is sustained via a flow of compressed oxygen. See : U.S. Navy Underwater Cutting & Welding Manual, NAVSEA S0300 - BB - MAN - 010 ( 1 June 2002 ), Chapter 2, especially sections 2.3 ( Exothermic electrodes ) and 2.4 ( Seeler Enterprises LU - 001 Exothermic Cutting Tool ( Kerie Cable ) ), pages 53 - 74 ( pages 2 - 22 to 2 - 43 of original document ). Available on - line at : http://www.maritime.org/doc/pdf/cut_weld.pdf. Jump up ^ Self, Charles R. ( 1982 ). Do Your Own Professional Welding. Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Tab Books Inc. ISBN 0 - 8306 - 0068 - X. Jump up ^ `` CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Methyl acetylene - propadiene mixture ''. www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 20. 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Question: how hot does a mapp gas torch burn
Answer: 2925 °C (5300 °F)