Ignition delay times of 1-pentene and n-pentane were measured using a shock tube at pressures from 0.12 MPa to 1.0 MPa, at equivalence ratios from 0.5 to 2.0 with 0.5% and 1.0% fuel concentrations, in the temperature range of 1040-1880 K. Correlations of 1-pentene and n-pentane ignition delay times were deduced from the experimental data using a multiple linear regression. A NG model, JetSurF2.0 model and Touchard model were used to simulate the experiments but the performance was not good for all data. The C1-C4 sub-model of the NG model was updated using Aramco Mech 1.3, forming the Aramco-NG model, which conformed closely to the experiments. A crossover of the ignition delay times of 1-pentene and n-pentane can be observed in the correlations and calculations as well as in the experimental data. The shorter ignition delay times of 1-pentene in the relative low temperature region can be explained by the abundant H atom producing channels and the higher rate constant of the unimolecular decomposition reaction in this region. In the relative high temperature region, the higher amount of allyl radical formed through the breakage of the C-gamma-C-delta bond and lower concentration of oxygen may contribute to the longer ignition delay times for 1-pentene compared with n-pentane. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.