The combustion temperature of a material determines whether a material melts or burns
Materials whose combustion temperatures are lower than their melting point gets burnt instead of melting, because before the temperature of the material is raised up to the melting point temperature, the materials gets combusted at a lower temperature known as the combustion temperature
Melting is physical change and is controlled by the physical property ( melting point ) while burning is chemical change which is irreversible.
Hence we can conclude that The combustion temperature of a material determines whether a material melts or burns