Division 2.1—Flammable Gases. This division includes gases such as acetylene, hydrogen, and propane. They remain a gas at 68°F or less and 14.7 pound-force per square inch (psi), and a boiling point of 68°F or less at 14.7 psi.
According to the NFPA (2016), such gases have the following properties:
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Are ignitable at 14.7 psi when mixed with air of 13 percent or less by volume
- Have a flammable range at 14.7 psi with air of at least 12 percent, regardless of the lower limit