ELASTOMERIC COMPOUND WITH IMPROVED WET SKID RESISTANCE AND METHOD TO IMPROVE WET SKID RESISTANCE

• Main Authors: REZNEK STEVEN R, MAHMUD KHALED, WANG MENG-JIAO, KUTSOVSKY YAKOV
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 30.08.2012
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; REPAIRING, OR CONNECTING VALVES TO, INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIESIN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; TYRE CHANGING OR REPAIRING; TYRE INFLATION; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS; VEHICLE TYRES; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elastomeric composition which comprises at least one elastomeric component, at least one wet skid enhancing filler, and at least one reinforcing filler for improving the wet skid resistance of the resultant composition.SOLUTION: The wet skid enhancing filler is defined by a high Moh's hardness and large particle size. The resulting elastomeric composition exhibits improved wet skid resistance compared to the same composition having no wet skid enhancing filler. Articles made from the elastomeric compositions are also described as well as methods of improving wet skid resistance and methods of making wet skid resistant materials.