Physical Properties Of Rubber Tires

Although rubber represents a leading component tires also contain a variety of chemicals.

Physical properties of rubber tires. The rubber materials selected by designers and technical buyers should meet all their application requirements. However the knowledge of rubber s physical properties and their measurement is critical for compound selection. Physical properties of rubber. Rubber tires come in many styles for instance all season radials and snow tires and they come in varying quality and sizes.

Unfortunately most post consumer rubber derived products are still discarded as waste buried in landfills or incinerated. Manufacturing companies will vary the chemical properties within a tire depending on its intended use. Written by dale t. The purpose of this study was to determine the physical and chemical properties of tire shreds for use in engineering construction as a replacement for aggregates in embankments or as backfill.

During the 20th century the tire became synonymous with industrialized societies. The inherent physical characteristics of elastomers can be modified through compounding. Rubber tires are an essential part of a vehicle the contact point between a car or truck and the road surface. Most rubber tires however regardless of size or style share certain features.

In this article we will describe the physical properties of rubber that you will see on a physical property data sheets for elastomers that are tested to astm d2000 specifications. Different carbon black structures were used and characterised with respect to their rheological and physical properties it was found that the nr compound containing high structure black i e. As the tire shred size increased the hydraulic conductivity increased from 0 2 to 0 85 cm s. Gradation of tire shreds was also tested and the results were comparable to other researchers i e ranging from 50 to 300 mm.

This study aims to investigate the effect of carbon black structures on the mechanical properties of industrial tyre rubber compounds containing natural rubber nr and styrene butadiene rubber sbr. I have described what the property is why it is important and how you test it.