In order to render a body into ashes, it is necessary to reach temperatures between 1400 and 1800 degrees Fahrenheit (for about two or three hours). This not only breaks down the body tissues, but it evaporates the organic matter so that you are left with ashes that can be transported.
Your welcome. Most people don't realize how much energy and heat it takes to reduce the human body to ash. The temperatures are in the same range as melting some types of steel.
I might add that mortuary science is an interesting rabbit hole to go down. If you've got the stomach for it, look into adipocere and saponification.
Also, I would not recommend being buried in an above-ground vault. There's a dirty little secret about them that the cemetery folks don't want you to know.
I'm just gonna re-drop this information here:
How hot does the cremation temperature get?
In order to render a body into ashes, it is necessary to reach temperatures between 1400 and 1800 degrees Fahrenheit (for about two or three hours). This not only breaks down the body tissues, but it evaporates the organic matter so that you are left with ashes that can be transported.
https://www.imortuary.com/blog/cremation-temperature-and-other-important-cremation-questions/
Just to put this into perspective...
Electric Arc Furnace for melting steel:
Industrial electric arc furnace temperatures can reach 1,800 °C (3,300 °F)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_arc_furnace
Excellent sir. Thank you.
Your welcome. Most people don't realize how much energy and heat it takes to reduce the human body to ash. The temperatures are in the same range as melting some types of steel.
Carbon life forms are a bitch.
I might add that mortuary science is an interesting rabbit hole to go down. If you've got the stomach for it, look into adipocere and saponification.
Also, I would not recommend being buried in an above-ground vault. There's a dirty little secret about them that the cemetery folks don't want you to know.