Consolidated thermite compositions
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1. An improved heat generating themite composition suitable for use in an inflator for an airbag restraint system of a motor vehicle, said improved thermite composition comprising a hard consolidated shaped formulation of:
- a) about 20 to about 30 weight percent of a powdered metal fuel,b) about 40 to about 70 weight percent of a powdered metal oxide oxidizer,c) about 5 to about 25% weight percent of an essentially non gas-producing, non hot particulate-producing binder, andd) about 2 to about 10 weight percent of a supplemental oxidizing agent, said hard consolidated shaped thermite formulation having an ignition temperature of less than about 2200°
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An improved heat generating thermite composition suitable for use in an inflator of a motor vehicle airbag restraint system comprises a hard consolidated pellet, grain or wafer shaped formulation of a powdered metal fuel, a powdered metal oxide oxidizer, a binder and a supplemental oxidizing agent.
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1. An improved heat generating themite composition suitable for use in an inflator for an airbag restraint system of a motor vehicle, said improved thermite composition comprising a hard consolidated shaped formulation of:
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a) about 20 to about 30 weight percent of a powdered metal fuel, b) about 40 to about 70 weight percent of a powdered metal oxide oxidizer, c) about 5 to about 25% weight percent of an essentially non gas-producing, non hot particulate-producing binder, and d) about 2 to about 10 weight percent of a supplemental oxidizing agent, said hard consolidated shaped thermite formulation having an ignition temperature of less than about 2200°
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