申请人:THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
公开号:EP0438967A1
公开(公告)日:1991-07-31
It is important for tire treads to exhibit good wet skid resistance, low rolling resistance, good wear characteristics and good abrasion resistance. This is often accomplished by utilizing a blend of various rubbers in making tire tread compositions. However, some of the desirable characteristics of the individual rubbers in the blend are frequently lost on mixing. The segmented elastomers of this invention offer a unique combination of desirable characteristics for utilization in making tire tread compositions. This invention more specifically discloses a rubber polymer which has an excellent combination of properties for use in making tire treads which is comprised of: (a) a first segment which is comprised of repeat units which are derived from isoprene having a microstructure wherein there are from about 75% to about 98% 1,4-linkages and from about 2% to about 25% 3,4-linkages and wherein the first segment has a number average molecular weight which is within the range of about 25,000 to about 350,000; and (b) a second segment which is comprised of repeat units which are derived from 30 to 95 weight percent 1,3-butadiene and from 5 to 70 weight percent styrene, wherein the sum of (1) the product of 1.7 and the weight percent of styrene in the second segment and (2) the percentage of 1,2-butadiene linkages in the second segment is within the range of about 50% to about 92%, and wherein the second segment has a number average molecular weight which is within the range of about 50,000 to about 350,000.
轮胎胎面必须具有良好的防滑性、低滚动阻力、良好的磨损特性和耐磨性。这通常是通过在轮胎胎面成分中使用各种橡胶的混合物来实现的。然而,混合橡胶中的单个橡胶的一些理想特性往往会在混合时丧失。本发明的分段弹性体提供了独特的理想特性组合,可用于制造轮胎胎面组合物。本发明更具体地公开了一种橡胶聚合物,它具有用于制造轮胎胎面的优异组合特性,由以下部分组成:(a) 第一段,由异戊二烯衍生的重复单元组成,其微观结构中 1,4-联结占约 75% 至约 98%,3,4-联结占约 2% 至约 25%,第一段的平均分子量在约 25,000 至约 350,000 之间;(b) 第二段由 30%至 95%的 1,3-丁二烯和 5%至 70%的苯乙烯的重复单元组成, 其中(1)1,3-丁二烯的重量百分比与苯乙烯的重量百分比的乘积之和为 1.7 的乘积和第二段中苯乙烯的重量百分比,以及(2) 第二段中 1,2-丁二烯链节的百分比之和在约 50% 至约 92% 的范围内,其中第二段的数均分子量在约 50,000 至约 350,000 的范围内。