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At what temperature does Diamond burn?

• jws 10y ago
  Diamons will burn at 690°C in pure oxygen. Houses burn at around 590°C. Maybe if you rupture an O₂ tank in a house fire right next to the diamond battery you could pull it off. I wouldn't worry about small diamond batteries. There is already 1 part per trillion carbon 14 in you. The odd telemetry battery that gets caught in an oxygen fire isn't going to shift the scales much.
  • legulere 10y ago
    Trash incineration is around 1000 degree Celsius. People already now throw batteries in household trash when they shouldn't.
  • marcosdumay 10y ago
    A pure oxygen atmosphere is pushing it too much, isn't it? Anything you have at home, except for the concrete walls and glass will burn in less than 0°C in a pure oxygen atmosphere. A pure O2 tank in a house would be a serious cause of concern.
• sandworm101 10y ago
  It depends on their size. I've only seen experiments with relatively large crystals. They won't sustain a flame without pure O2. But like steal wool, a fine diamond dust might be another matter (the industrial synthetic stuff I assume the OP would involve).