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Chemistry / Re: What ingredients are in the withdrawn Takata airbags?
« on: 14/03/2024 14:48:59 »
The problem was that the airbags used phase stabilized Ammonia Nitrate, and that they did not include a desiccant. Over time, humidity and high temps degraded the Ammonia Nitrate. This led to it burning too quickly. This, in turn, led to pressures inside the inflators beyond that which they could withstand, causing them to explode, spewing shrapnel.