A colorless sweet-tasting and sweet-smelling asphyxiant (C2H4) with a flash point of -213oF, an ignition temperature of 914oF, and an explosive range of 2. 7 percent to 36 percent. See: Bicarburetted Hydrogen Ethane
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}