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An electrically actuatable igniter (24) comprises a pair of electrodes (40) and (42). A heating element (44) is electrically connected between the electrodes (40) and (42). An ignition material (48) is in contact with the heating element (44). The ignition material (48) includes an energetic composi

An electrically actuatable igniter (24) comprises a pair of electrodes (40) and (42). A heating element (44) is electrically connected between the electrodes (40) and (42). An ignition material (48) is in contact with the heating element (44). The ignition material (48) includes an energetic composition. The energetic composition comprises, by weight of the energetic composition, about 60% to about 90% basic copper nitrate, up to about 20% supplemental oxidizer, about 5% to about 20% charcoal, and up to about 10% supplemental fuel.

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1. An electrically actuatable igniter comprising: a pair of electrodes; a heating element electrically connected between said electrodes; and an ignition material in contact with said heating element, said ignition material including anenergetic composition that comprises, by weight of energeti

1. An electrically actuatable igniter comprising: a pair of electrodes; a heating element electrically connected between said electrodes; and an ignition material in contact with said heating element, said ignition material including anenergetic composition that comprises, by weight of energetic composition, about 60% to about 90% basic copper nitrate, up to about 20% supplemental oxidizer, about 5% to about 20% charcoal, and up to about 10% supplemental fuel. 2. The igniter of claim 1 wherein the supplemental fuel is sulfur. 3. The igniter of claim 1 wherein the supplemental fuel is selected from the group consisting of potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate. 4. The igniter of claim 1, wherein the energetic composition further comprises a processing aid or a binder. 5. The igniter of claim 1, wherein the ignition material further comprises up to about 40%, by weight of ignition material, an energetic binder. 6. The igniter of claim 5, wherein the energetic binder is nitrocellulose. 7. An energetic composition comprising, by weight of the energetic composition, about 65% to about 85% basic copper nitrate, up to about 10% supplemental oxidizer, about 10% to about 15% charcoal, and up to about 5% supplemental fuel. 8. An energetic composition consisting essentially of basic copper nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur. 9. An energetic composition comprising, by weight of the energetic composition, about 10% charcoal, about 5% sulfur, about 85% basic copper nitrate, and less than 1% graphite.