Gas generating composition for air bags
AssigneeBreed Automotive Technology, Inc.
InventorsCoodly P. Ramaswamy, Francis Souriraja
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Abstract
The invention disclosed herein is a gas generating composition suitable for use in air bag systems. The gas generating composition is comprised of a solid metal azide as a fuel, an alkali nitrate as an oxidizer, and diatomaceous earth as an additive.
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A gas generating composition comprising sodium azide, potassium nitrate, and silicon dioxide where the particle size of the sodium azide and potassium nitrate are between 10 and 20 microns and the particle size of the silicon dioxide is between 5 and 10 microns and wherein the ratios of sodium azide potassium nitrate and silicon dioxide varies by weight from 3:1:1 to 3.8:1:1, respectively.
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