申请人:THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
公开号:EP0994149A1
公开(公告)日:2000-04-19
It has been unexpectedly determined that isoprene-butadiene rubber having a high glass transition temperature within the range of -40°C to -25°C (high Tg IBR) can be loaded with silica as a filler and utilized in manufacturing tire treads that have outstanding performance characteristics. For instance, such tire treads offer lower hysteresis at high temperatures (improved rolling resistance) and higher hysteresis at low temperatures (improved wet traction characteristics). By utilizing high Tg IBR in tire tread compounds, the maximum benefits of silica compounding can be realized without the need for solution or emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) in the tread rubber formulations. The tire tread rubber formulations of this invention will normally contain 20 phr (parts per 100 parts of rubber) to 100 phr of the high Tg IBR. In other words, the tread rubber will normally contain at least 20 phr of the high Tg IBR and can contain up to 100 phr of the high Tg IBR. The tread compound will also contain 40 phr to 150 phr of a filler with the proviso that at least 20 phr of silica is included in the filler. The tire tread compound will also contain a silica coupling agent. This invention more specifically discloses a tire tread rubber composition which is comprised of (1) at least 20 phr of an isoprene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature which is within the range of -40°C to -25°C, (2) 40 phr to 150 phr of a filler, with the proviso that the filler contains at least 20 phr of silica, and (3) a silica coupling agent.
人们意外地发现,在-40°C 至 -25°C(高 Tg IBR)范围内具有高玻璃化转变温度的异戊二烯-丁二烯橡胶可以添加白炭黑作为填料,并用于制造具有出色性能特征的轮胎胎面。例如,这种轮胎胎面在高温下具有较低的滞后性(改善了滚动阻力),在低温下具有较高的滞后性(改善了湿地牵引特性)。通过在轮胎胎面胶配方中使用高 Tg IBR,可实现白炭黑复合材料的最大优势,而无需在胎面胶配方中使用溶液或乳液丁苯橡胶(SBR)。本发明的轮胎胎面橡胶配方通常含有 20 phr(每 100 份橡胶的含量)至 100 phr 的高 Tg IBR。换句话说,胎面橡胶通常至少含有 20 phr 的高 Tg IBR,最高可含有 100 phr 的高 Tg IBR。胎面胶还将含有 40 phr 至 150 phr 的填料,但填料中至少含有 20 phr 的二氧化硅。轮胎胎面复合物还将含有二氧化硅偶联剂。本发明更具体地公开了一种轮胎胎面橡胶组合物,该组合物由以下成分组成:(1) 至少 20 phr 的异戊二烯-丁二烯橡胶,其玻璃化转变温度在 -40°C 至 -25°C 范围内;(2) 40 phr 至 150 phr 的填料,但填料中至少含有 20 phr 的白炭黑;(3) 白炭黑偶联剂。