Abstract:
The invention provides a flame-retardant rubber tire comprising an outer rubber body portion consisting essentially of a tread rubber layer 2, a sidewall rubber layer 3 extending inwardly from each side edge of the tread rubber layer 2 toward the vicinity of a bead portion 8 in a radial direction and a rubber chafer layer arranged in the vicinity of the bead portion 8. A flame-retardant rubber composition having an oxygen index of not less than 19.8 but not more than 27.5 is disposed so as to amount to at least 20% by weight of the tread rubber layer 2. Such rubber tires are used in electric vehicles, automobiles, airplanes and the like and having excellent self-extinguishing property and flame-delaying property without damaging other rubber properties.
Abstract:
Pneumatic tires for heavy-load vehicles, and in particular, radial tires are described wherein at least the tread portion of the tire is prepared from a vulcanizable elastomer composition comprising, as the elastomer component, an elastomer mixture comprising from about 10% to about 90% by weight of a copolymer composition of a 1 ,3-conjugated diene and an aromatic vinyl compound wherein the copolymer composition has a weight average molecular weight of greater than about 100,000, and from about 10% to about 90% of natural rubber. The copolymer compositions are prepared utilizing a trimetalated l-alkyne catalyst. The vulcanizable elastomer compositions preferably also contain from about 25 to about 250 parts by weight of carbon black per 100 parts by weight of the elastomer mixture.
Abstract:
A continuous process is described for preparing copolymer compositions of 1,3-conjugated dienes and aromatic vinyl compounds having a weight average molecular weight of greater than about 100,000, and in one embodiment above about 900,000. The process comprises: (A) continuously introducing Into a reactor, a 1,3-conjugated diene, an aromatic vinyl compound, a hydrocarbon solvent and a polymerization catalyst comprising a trimetalated 1-alkyne wherein the catalyst is obtained by reacting at a temperature of above about 70.degree.C, a 1-alkyne containing at least 4 carbon atoms, an organo metallic compound, R.degree.M and a 1,3-conjugated diene wherein the alkyne is characterized by the formula RCH2C?CH (II) wherein R is an alkyl group, R.degree. is a hydrocarbyl group, M is an alkali metal, the mole ratio of R.degree.M to 1-alkyne is about 3:1, and the mole ratio of conjugated diene to 1-alkyne Is from about 2:1 to about 30:1; (B) continuously agitating the contents of the reactor while effecting the polymerization reaction to form the copolymer; and (C) continuously withdrawing the copolymer from the reactor. The invention also relates to the copolymers thus prepared.
Abstract:
A tire tread rubber composition comprising: 100 parts by weight of a natural rubber and/or a synthetic diene rubber, 40 to 100 parts by weight or carbon black having a cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) adsorption specific surface area of 90-220 m /g and a 24MADBP absorption number of 90-140 ml/100 g, and 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of unsaturated fatty acids each having at least two carbon-carbon double bonds in its molecule, said acids involving at least 10 wt.% of a conjugated dienoic acid having at least one pair of carbon-carbon double bonds conjugated with each other in its molecule. The composition is suitable for the production of pneumatic tires, in particular, heavy-load pneumatic tires having excellent wear resistance.
Abstract:
A high-aromatic oil which has a glass transition point of -45 to -20 DEG C, an aromatics content of 55 to 90 % by weight as measured by the clay gel method, and a polycyclic aromatic compound content of less than 3 % by weight, based on the whole hydrocarbon component contained in the oil component, as measured by the IP346 method. This oil is suitable for use in preparing various rubber compositions for tires, rubber vibration isolators, antiglare materials and the like, oil extended synthetic rubbers, and printing inks, inks for writing utensils, and the like.
Abstract:
Provided is a natural rubber obtained by drying a gathered natural rubber latex without coagulating, wherein a drum dryer and/or a conveyor type dryer are used for drying. Further, provided are a production process for a natural rubber-filler mixture prepared by adding at least one of carbon black and inorganic fillers to a natural rubber latex, a natural rubber added a viscosity stabilizer comprising hydrazide compounds or esters of aromatic or aliphatic polycarboxylic acid derivatives to these natural rubber and natural rubber-filler mixture, and a rubber composition which is prepared using the above natural rubbers and which is excellent in productivity, abrasion resistance and fracture resistance.
Abstract:
A high-aromatic oil which has a glass transition point of -45 to -20 °C, an aromatics content of 55 to 90 % by weight as measured by the clay gel method, and a polycyclic aromatic compound content of less than 3 % by weight, based on the whole hydrocarbon component contained in the oil component, as measured by the IP346 method. This oil is suitable for use in preparing various rubber compositions for tires, rubber vibration isolators, antiglare materials and the like, oil extended synthetic rubbers, and printing inks, inks for writing utensils, and the like.