RAW MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS Cut and Chip Properties of Tire Rubber Compounds

Cut and Chip properties of tire tread along with other physicals were examined for entire range of NR/SBR blends ratio, impacts of Sulphur/ Accelerator ratio, Sillica as partial replacement of Carbon Black, Resins and specific short fiber. This also includes optimization of formulation selected using statistical technique with the help of JMP software by SAS. 

Tires, in off the road application, requires very specific product performance requirement as they are subjected to harsh conditions which may cause reduction in life of the product. Generally, in broader sense, tire life is noted from mileage ability of tread compound, it is addressed in terms of fatigue and abrasive wear in first stage while cutting and chipping in later stages [1].