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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1994
Christopher Hock, Uintah, UT (US);
Michael P Jordan, Bountiful, UT (US);
Virginia E Chandler, Ogden, UT (US);
Robert D Taylor, Hyrum, UT (US);
Thomas M Deppert, Brigham City, UT (US);
Michael W Barnes, Brigham City, UT (US);
Morton International, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A gas generant composition contains as a fuel a mixture of a major portion of a triazole or tetrazole and a minor portion of a water soluble fuel; and an oxidizer component, at least 20 wt % of said oxidizer component being a transition metal oxide, such as CuO. Generant compositions in accordance with the invention autoignite in a range around 170.degree. C., providing autoignition of the generant without the need for separate autoignition devices. Also, the generant compositions are useful as autoignition pyrotechnic in autoignition devices.