Inventors:
Christopher Hock - Uintah UT
Michael P. Jordan - Bountiful UT
Virginia E. Chandler - Ogden UT
Robert D. Taylor - Hyrum UT
Thomas M. Deppert - Brigham City UT
Michael W. Barnes - Brigham City UT
Assignee:
Morton International, Inc. - Chicago IL
International Classification:
C06B 4500
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.