Abstract:
A metallic body of carbon steel covered with an adhesive layer capable of adhering to a rubber matrix based on diene elastomer. The carbon content of the steel is between 0.35 and 1.2% by weight. The adhesive layer is formed of a metallic layer bearing aluminum oxides or hydroxides, which itself is covered with an organosilane film which is at least bifunctional, capable of ensuring, as coupling agent, the bond between the aluminum oxides or hydroxides on one hand, and the rubber matrix on the other hand.
Abstract:
Electric cables used with wellbore devices to analyze geologic formations adjacent a wellbore including at least one insulated conductor, and one or more armor wires surrounding the insulated conductor, the armor wires formed of a high strength core surrounded by a corrosion resistant alloy clad. The alloy clad includes such alloys as beryllium-copper based alloys, nickel-chromium based alloys, superaustenitic stainless steel alloys, nickel-cobalt based alloys, nickel-molybdenum-chromium based alloys, and the like. The cables of the invention may be any useful electric cable, including monocables, quadcables, heptacables, quadcables, slickline cables, multiline cables, coaxial cables, or seismic cables.
Abstract:
A steel cord for the reinforcement of thermoplastic elastomers, the steel cord including more than one strand, each strand including two or more steel filaments, at least some of said the steel filaments being provided with a zinc coating. The zinc coating has a thickness lower than two micrometer and an alloy layer zinc-steel is present between the zinc coating and the steel.
Abstract:
A method for making a metallic cord made up of one or more metallic wires comprises: making at least two layers of at least two metallic elements including copper and zinc on the surface of a base wire; heating the layers to cause the metallic elements thermodiffusion to transform into a primary alloy layer; making a layer of copper on the primary alloy layer; drawing the wire provided with the primary alloy layer and outer copper layer into a metallic wire through dies so that the outer copper layer is diminished during passing through the dies, and a secondary alloy layer is formed as a result of transformation of the primary alloy layer and the outer copper layer which is caused by frictional heat during passing through the dies.
Abstract:
In a composite of vulcanizable rubber or rubber-like composition with one or more metal reinforcement elements embedded therein, the metal reinforcement element is coated with a polymer or non-cured rubber composition compatible with and co-polymerizable, co-vulcanizable or crosslinkable with said vulcanizable ruber composition to be reinforced, and additionally bearing functional groups either covalently bonding to the metal surface of said reinforcement element or forming covalent bonds with the outward directed first functional groups of a mono- or multimolecular layer of a bifunctional adhesion promoter intercalated between said metal and said coating and bound to said metal by its second functional groups. A cured rubber or rubber-like product, for instance a pneumatic tire, is obtained by vulcanization of such a composite.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a substrate for reinforcing elastomeric polymers whereby at least part of the substrate is made of steel, said part being covered by a layer of an alloy consisting of, apart from impurities, between 4.2 and 6.5% weight of aluminum, possibly less than 0.1% of at least one element stimulating the wetting ability of the liquid alloy to the substrate and the balance zinc.
Abstract:
A metal wire for reinforcing articles made of elastomeric material, especially vehicle tires. The subject wire has a coating formed by two concentric layers of zinc-nickel or zinc-cobalt alloys, the radially inner layer of which has a zinc content greater than 90% while the radially outer layer has a nickel or cobalt content greater than 50%.
Abstract:
A steel element for reinforcing a rubber article comprises a brass layer and at least one additional outer film of metal or metal alloy selected from the group containing Fe, Ni, Mn, Cr, Mb, Va, Ti, Zi, Nb, Ta, Hf and W.
Abstract:
The vulcanized aged adhesion of rubber to clean brass coated steel cord is improved by the use of benzotriazole (BTA) and/or a precipitation compound such as cyclohexylamine borate and/or an oxidation compound such as zinc chromate. These agents are added directly to the surface of the cord or to the rubber immediately adjacent to the cord. BTA treatment reduces surface degradation of the cord and the precipitation compound and oxidation compound aid in improving aged adhesion. Preferably the cord is cleaned in an acid dip, which can be used to deposit desired anions on the cord surface, prior to treatment.
Abstract:
The vulcanized, aged, adhesion of rubber to brass-coated steel cord is improved by the use of benzotriazole (BTA) and cyclohexylamineborate (CHAB). The BTA and CHAB are used alone or in combination. They are added directly to the surface of the cord or to the rubber immediately adjacent to the cord. BTA treatment will reduce surface contamination of the cord. CHAB will aid in improving aged adhesion.