Silica reinforced rubber

The subject invention is based upon the unexpected discovery that the use of a very specific combination of hydrophobating silanes and sulfur crosslinkable silanes can be used to attain outstanding performance characteristics in silica reinforced rubber formulations. More specifically, these rubber...

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Main Authors Gulas, Brad Stephen, Hahn, Bruce Raymond, Papakonstantopoulos, George Jim
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.2024
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
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Summary:The subject invention is based upon the unexpected discovery that the use of a very specific combination of hydrophobating silanes and sulfur crosslinkable silanes can be used to attain outstanding performance characteristics in silica reinforced rubber formulations. More specifically, these rubber formulations provide a highly desirable combination of both improved abrasion characteristics and reduced hysteresis without compromising other important rubber characteristics. The present invention more specifically discloses a sulfur cured rubber formulation which is the reaction product of (1) at least one rubbery polymer, (2) sulfur, (3) silica, (4) 2 phf to 12 phf of a hydrophobating silane, and (5) 0.5 phf to 3 phf of a crosslinkable silane. The weight ratio of the hydrophobating silane to the crosslinkable silane will typically be within the range of about 2:1 to about 20:1.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202117546256