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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2003
Ivan V. Mendenhall, Providence, UT (US);
Robert D. Taylor, Hyrum, UT (US);
Ivan V. Mendenhall, Providence, UT (US);
Robert D. Taylor, Hyrum, UT (US);
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
A material for a pyrotechnic composition and related pyrotechnic compositions are provided in which the material includes a substituted basic metal nitrate including a reaction product of an acidic organic compound and a basic metal nitrate. A method for enhancing a burn rate of a gas generant composition and a burn rate enhanced gas generant composition including a reaction product of basic metal nitrate and tetrazoles, tetrazole derivatives, and combinations thereof, and a nitrogen-containing co-fuel such as guanidine nitrate are also disclosed. The burn rate enhance gas generant composition may optionally include an additional oxidizer such as basic copper nitrate.