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I thought tyres were rubber, not plastic. There's always more to it I guess
by kzrdude 3y ago
I thought tyres were rubber, not plastic. There's always more to it I guess
- tristor 3y agoSynthetic rubbers are a type of plastic. Most of the advancements in tire technology are from materials science improvements in these plastics.
- CommanderData 3y agoTo my surprise there's Nylon in alot of tyres.
- hinkley 3y agoIf memory serves nylon has long, long been the material that provides strength-in-tension in car tires. The rubber holds the air molecules in, but woven nylon layers keep the pressure from ballooning out the rubber. If you see someone with worn sidewalls (chronic curb scrapers for instance) the white you see is probably nylon. I would not be surprised if nylon is blended into the rubber now, but it used to be a simpler composite. Edit: turns out the fillers are just carbon black and silica https://www.ustires.org/whats-tire-0 https://www.ustires.org/whats-tire-0 says 43% of a passenger vehicle tire is rubber (natural or synthetic), only 4% is fabric. Whole lot of ingredients to protect against UV and oxygen damage. Wow.
- mschuster91 3y agoBy far not - rubber isn't even the majority of stuff that's used in vehicle tires [1]. [1] https://p2infohouse.org/ref/11/10504/html/intro/tire.htm https://p2infohouse.org/ref/11/10504/html/intro/tire.htm