Tyre-related Articles from the Polymer Library
Tyre Abstracts
July 2008
The following abstracts relate to tyre-themed records recently added to the Polymer Library. By clicking on the 7 digit accession number or title, a Copyright Cleared copy of the full-text article can be ordered. For more information about accessing the Polymer Library please view our Subscription Information webpage.
| 1019801 | TYRE TECHNOLOGY: CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES | |||||||||||||||
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India is witnessing rapid changes in the transportation sector on the back of a bullish GDP growth surging at an average rate of 8-9%. With the building of new expressways and introduction of modern vehicles, the demand for tyres capable of handling high-speed and offering better ride quality, lower rolling resistance and noise levels is growing. At present, the Indian truck and bus sector can claim only 8-9% radialisation, which includes imported tyres. However, radialisation will gather pace in the years to come. Speedy spread of mechanisation in Indian agriculture would boost the market for farm and OTR tyres. New developments are taking place in the fields of materials, manufacturing and technology in the industrialised world. New synthetic materials will allow innovation to build efficient products such as run-flat tyres, active wheel systems, closed cellular PU tyres and wheel tyres.
Rubber Asia, 22, No.3, May-June 2008, p.81-83 Chandra A K
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CORRELATION OF LABORATORY TIRE ENDURANCE AND RUBBER AGING |
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An evaluation is made of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Stepped Up Load (SUL) performance of several tyre constructions after oven ageing. A clear correlation between time-to-failure in the SUL test and oxidative ageing of the skim and wedge rubber of tyres is demonstrated. It is concluded that by combining oven ageing with SUL testing, a good measure of tyre durability with respect to disablements, such as tyre tread separations, will be provided. 10 refs. (ACS,Rubber Div., Fall Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 10th-12th October 2006, revised April 2007)
| Rubber Chemistry and Technology, 80, No.4, Sept.-Oct.2007, p.726-737, ISSN: 0035-9475 Bauer D R; Baldwin J M; Ellwood K R
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FROM RACETRACK TO MOTORWAY |
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This very long article is actually made up of over thirty shorter articles, each presenting information on the latest developments and products from major players in the field of high performance tyres, such as Dunlop, Pirelli SpA, Goodyear, Avon Tyres, Bridgestone, Michelin, Hankook, Cooper, and many others.
| Tyres and Accessories, No.5, May 2008, p.54/89, ISSN: 0041-4859
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AN OVERVIEW OF RUBBER RECYCLING (downloadable pdf available) |
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A detailed review of the literature on rubber recycling, particularly tyre recycling, is presented, covering waste rubber items in landfills and in civil engineering applications, tyre-derived fuel, methods for reclaiming rubbers and applications of reclaimed rubbers, production of crumb rubbers, regeneration/devulcanisation techniques, microbial degradation, and pyrolysis. Some statistical information is included on the typical composition of municipal solid waste, on scrap tyre management trends, 1990-2005, in the U.S, and on the scrap tyre market in 2005. 197 refs.
| Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology, 24, No.2, 2008, p.73-112, ISSN: 1477-7606 Banyopadhyay S; Agrawal S L; Ameta R; Dasgupta S; Mukhopadhyay R; Deuri A S; Ameta S C; Ameta R |
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