Patent ID: 6361630
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: C06B,C06D

Abstract:
A gas generating composition which when ignited produces gas to inflate an inflatable vehicle occupant protection consisting essentially of:a non-azide nitrogen containing organic fuel selected from the group consisting of guanidine nitrate, triaminoguanidine nitrate, and mixtures of guanidine nitrate and triaminoguanidine nitrate; an inorganic salt oxidizer; a burn rate modifier selected from the group consisting of cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine, cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, iron oxide and mixtures thereof; 0 to about 10% by weight of a non-energetic binder; and a metal organic coolant selected from the group consisting of alkali metal formates, alkaline earth metal formates, alkali metal oxalates, and alkaline earth metal oxalates; wherein the gas generating composition upon combustion has a flame temperature less than about 1700K and produces at least about 2.5 moles/100 grams of gas.