Patent ID: 6214138
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B60R,C06B,C06C

Abstract:
A composition for use as an ignition enhancer, said composition consisting essentially of:(a) 5-aminotetrazole as fuel, at a concentration of about 15 to 35 weight %;(b) stronitum nitrate as oxidizer, at a concentration of about 50 to 80 weight %;(c) a metal selected from aluminum, titanium, boron, magnesium, zirconium, zinc, silicon and mixtures thereof at a concentration of about 3 to 15 weight %; and(d) a processing aid selected from silicon dioxide, mica, boron nitride, talc, molybdenum disulfide, metal stearate salts, clay and mixtures thereof at a concentration of about 0 to 7 weight %; wherein said ignition enchancer provides reliable ignition of a gsa generant charge.