Abstract:
A metal cord (30), rubberized in situ with a rubber composition (32, 34), comprises a styrene-butadiene copolymer comprising: a proportion of styrene units of between 25% and 35%, limits included, by weight of the total weight of the copolymer, and a proportion of trans‑1,4- bonds of between 73% and 83%, limits included, by weight of the total weight of the butadiene part of the copolymer.
Abstract:
A bicycle control cable (12) is provided with a central wire (22) and a radial protrusion (24). The central wire (22) includes at least one metallic strand (34) defining a radially outermost surface (22a) of the central wire (22). The radial protrusion (24) extends along the radially outermost surface (22a) in a direction intersecting with a center longitudinal axis of the central wire. The radial protrusion (24) reduces a sliding resistance of the central wire (22). The central wire (22) and the radial protrusion (24) are configured and arranged to slidably move in an axial direction with respect to the center longitudinal axis of the central wire within an outer case (26) to operate a bicycle component.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a steel rope safety system (30) comprising at least one steel rope (10, 20) having at least one strand(22), characterized in that said at least one rope (10, 20) or at least one strand is compacted. Further, the present invention is directed to a method for making a steel rope safety system (30) comprising the step of providing at least two wires (24), the step of stranding the wires thereby forming a strand for a rope and the step of compacting the strand. The present invention is also directed to the use of compacted steel ropes as impact reducing material.
Abstract:
A steel cord (10) adapted for the reinforcement of elastomers comprises: a core steel filament (12) with a core steel filament diameter dc and coated with a polymer (14); six intermediate steel filaments (16) with an intermediate steel filament diameter di smaller than or equal to the core steel filament diameter dc; these intermediate steel filaments (16) are twisted around the core steel filament (12); ten or eleven outer steel filaments (18) with an outer steel filament diameter do smaller than or equal to the intermediate steel filament diameter dI; these outer steel filaments (18) are twisted around the intermediate steel filaments (16), the outer steel filaments (18) are preformed in order to allow rubber penetration inside the core (10). The core steel filament (12), the intermediate steel filaments (16) and the outer steel filaments (18) all have a tensile strength at least 2600 MPa. The cord (10) has an outer diameter D according to following formula: D ≤ dc + 2xdi + 2xdo + 0.1 wherein all diameters are expressed in millimeter (mm).
Abstract:
The invention relates to hybrid cables provided with layers, some of which can be used to reinforce at least one protective crown ply for the wheels of heavy goods vehicles or wheels used in civil engineering vehicles, and others which can be used to reinforce the rims of tyres used in light-duty motor vehicles such as motorcycles. The invention also concerns a composite material which can be used as a protective crown ply for said heavy-goods vehicle or civil engineering vehicle tyres, a bead wire used to reinforce the rims of the tyres, and the above-mentioned tyres. According to the invention, a hybrid cable provided with layers (C) comprises a non-metallic inner layer (Ci) and an outer unsaturated layer (Ce) consisting of strands (T), each of which is at least partially metallic and which are wound in the form of a spiral on said inner layer. The cable has a break elongation At, measured in traction according to standard ISO 6892 (1984), of more than 7 %. According to another aspect of the invention, said inner layer consists of at least one material having a break elongation Ar at 20 °C of more than 6 %.
Abstract:
Tire for vehicle wheels, comprising metallic reinforcing cords made of a single strand of elementary filaments preformed by sinusoidal waving and wound together. Said metallic cords show a value of the integral of the breaking stress not lower than 5000 J/m3.
Abstract:
A tubular outer member (1) of plastics material is extruded onto a solid cylindrical central member (3) of plastics material. The outer member (1) has symmetrically spaced grooves (2) for receiving respective wire strands (4).
Abstract:
A steel cord (114) for the reinforcement of rubber products comprises strength elements (100, 132) and has length, a longitudinal central axis (112) and a cord pitch. Each of the elements (100) has a projection on a plane YZ perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis (112). At least one of these projections takes the form of a curve with a radius of curvature which alternates between a maximum and minimum. The curve further has a center of curvature. The radius of curvature and the center of curvature lie inside the curve so that a convex curve is obtained. The cord (114) is further characterized by one or both of the following features: (i) the distance between two minimum radii of curvature of said curve measured along the longitudinal central axis (112) is different from half the cord pitch; or (ii) if all of said elements (100) provide a convex curve, at least one of said convex curves substantially differs from another convex curve. The steel cord (114) allows full rubber penetration despite low values of cord diameter and part load elongation (PLE).
Abstract:
A PC strand (1) is formed by twisting peripheral wires (3) made of deformed PC steel wires around a core (2), and allowing rust inhibitive material of thermoplastic resin to permeate into voids defined between the core (1) and peripheral wires (3) by use of an extruder. The core (2) may be deformed instead of the peripheral wires (3). Since at least one of the core (2) and peripheral wires (3) is made of a deformed PC steel wire having an uneven outer surface, the thermoplastic resin can smoothly permeate deep into the inside of the PC strand.