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Fiber properties required for tires
Author(s) -
Snyder Robert H.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1973.070170703
Subject(s) - textile , radial tire , materials science , fiber , composite material , ultimate tensile strength , natural rubber , modulus , hysteresis , automotive engineering , structural engineering , tread , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
Contrary to what the appearances would suggest, a pneumatic tire is basically an engineered textile object rather than a rubber one. The functional characteristics and performance of tires are chiefly determined by the properties of the textile fibers and by the way in which they are disposed in the tire structure. The specific roles of some of these properties (e.g., modulus, tensile strength, fatigue resistance, hysteresis) will be related to tire performance. Different tire constructions require a different balance of textile properties for optimum performance. Belted tires, and especially radial ply tires, present a different set of requirements for optimum textile fiber performance in tires. The nature of the differences are discussed.