Polyester tire cord

Polymers. AH nitro alcohols are sources of formaldehyde for cross-linking in polymers of urea, melamine, phenols, resorcinol, etc (see Amino RESINS AND PLASTICS). Nitrodiols and 2-hydroxymethyl-2-nitro-l,3-propanediol can be used as polyols to form polyester or polyurethane products (see Polyesters Urethane polymers). 2-Methyl-2-nitro-l-propanol is used in tires to promote the adhesion of mbber to tire cord (qv). Nitro alcohols are used as hardening agents in photographic processes, and 2-hydroxymethyl-2-nitro-l,3-propanediol is a cross-linking agent for starch adhesives, polyamides, urea resins, or wool, and in tanning operations (17—25). Wrinkle-resistant fabric with reduced free formaldehyde content is obtained by treatment with... 

Some amino resins are used as additives to modify the properties of other materials. For example, a small amount of amino resin added to textile fabric imparts the familiar wash-and-wear quaUties to shirts and dresses. Automobile tires are strengthened by amino resins which improve the adhesion of mbber to tire cord (qv). A racing sailboat may have a better chance to win because the sails of Dacron polyester have been treated with an amino resin (1). Amino resins can improve the strength of paper even when it is wet. Molding compounds based on amino resins are used for parts of electrical devices, botde and jar caps, molded plastic dinnerware, and buttons. 

The carcass ply/pHes coat compouad fuactioas are basically the same as the steel breaker compouad. Normally ia the steel belted PCT the ply is textile cord of polyester or rayoa fabrics which are soft and flexible. The tmck radial steel tire normally uses a steel cord ply. Earthmover tires are of two basic constmctions, ie, radial usiag steel and bias usiag textiles (see Tire cords). 

Standard Test Methods for Tire Yarns, Cords, and Woven Fabrics. ASTM standard D885M-94 includes test methods for characterizing tire cord twist, break strength, elongation at break, modulus, tenacity, work-to-break, toughness, stiffness, growth, and dip pickup for industrial filament yams made from organic base fibers, cords twisted from such yams, and fabrics woven from these cords that are produced specifically for use in the manufacture of pneumatic tires. These test methods apply to nylon, polyester, rayon, and aramid yams, tire cords, and woven fabrics. 

Polyester fibers can be blended with natural fibers such as cotton and wool. The products have better qualities and are used for men s and women s wear, pillow cases, and bedspreads. Fiberfill, made from polyesters, is used in mattresses, pillows, and sleeping bags. High-tenacity polymers for tire cord reinforcement are equivalent in strength to nylon tire cords and are superior because they do not flat spot. V-belts and fire hoses made from industrial filaments are another market for polyesters. 

The most generally useful polyester is that made by reaction between dimethyl terephthalate (dimethyl 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate) and ethylene glycol (1,2-ethanediol). The product is used under the trade name Dacron to make clothing fiber and tire cord and under the name Mylar to make recording tape. The tensile strength of polyethylene terephthalate) film is nearly equal to that of steel. 

Toyobo has developed high strength polyester tire cords, flame-resistant polyester (HEIM) that contribute to the improvement of car safety and helps save labor in manufacturing processes [40]. 

The rubber stock, once compounded and mixed, must be molded or transformed into the form of one of the final parts of the tire. This consists of several parallel processes by which the sheeted rubber and other raw materials, such as cord and fabric, are made into the following basic tire components tire beads, tire treads, tire cords, and the tire belts (fabric). Tire beads are coated wires inserted in the pneumatic tire at the point where the tire meets the wheel rim (on which it is mounted) they ensure a seal between the rim and the tire. The tire treads are the part of the tire that meets the road surface their design and composition depend on the use of the tire. Tire cords are woven synthetic fabrics (rayon, nylon, polyester) impregnated with rubber they are the body of the tire and supply it with most of its strength. Tire belts stabilize the tires and prevent the lateral scrubbing or wiping action that causes tread wear. 

Wallace Carothers and coworkers at DuPont synthesized aliphatic polyesters in the 1930s [Furukawa, 1998 Hounshell and Smith, 1988]. These had melting points below 100°C, which made them unsuitable for firber use. Carothers then turned successfully to polyamides, based on the theoretical consideration that amides melt higher than esters. Polyamides were the first synthetic fibers to be produced commercially. The polyester and polyamide research at DuPont had a major impact on all of polymer science. Carothers laid the foundation for much of our understanding of how to synthesize polymeric materials. Out of that work came other discoveries in the late 1930s, including neoprene, an elastomer produced from chloro-prene, and Teflon, produced from tetrafluoroethylene. The initial commercial application for nylon 6/6 was women s hosiery, but this was short-lived with the intrusion of World War II. The entire nylon 6/6 production was allocated to the war effort in applications for parachutes, tire cord, sewing thread, and rope. The civilian applications for nylon products burst forth and expanded rapidly after the war. 

Whenever a new high strength fiber is developed, its potential for tire cord use is always explored because of the commercial attraction of large volumes available in the tire market. Few materials have emeiged to displace the current two major fibers, nylon and polyester (14). Nonetheless, many examples of fibers offering attractive properties for tire cords have been reported in the literature, eg, polyethylene ketone (17), poly(paraphenylene benzobisoxazole) (18), acrylics (19), and high strength poly (vinyl alcohol) (20) (see Vinyl polymers). 

Unsaturated Polyester Resins. Unsaturated polyester resins are widely used as fiber-reinforced plastics, coating materials, tire cords, films, and casting or molding resins. Organic titanates such as TYZOR TPT, TYZOR TBT, or TYZOR TOT can be used to catalyze the preparation of the resins, which involves the polyesterification of a mixture of a- and p-unsaturated polybasic acids, such as maleic or fumade acid, and alicydic polybasic acids, such as adipic or isophthalic acid with polyhydroxyalcohols (489). 

A wide variety of special durable surface treatments have been used on manufactured fibers. These include treatments for imparting such characteristics as soil resistance, antistatic behavior, and wearer comfort through moisture wicking and transport. Fiber finishes also have been used successfully in promoting adhesion between two materials, as, for example, between polyester tire cord and rubber, and between glass fiber and polyester resin. 

Materials. Two types of standard tire cord obtained from Gen Corporation were used in this investigation polyester, 1300/3, and nylon 66, 1260/3. The rubber composition to which the adhesively dipped cords were bonded had the following composition in parts by weight styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) 1502, 100 N330 carbon black, 50 zinc oxide, 5 stearic acid, 0.5 sulfur, 1.7 2-morpholinothio-benzothiazole, 2. Master batches were mixed 7 min in a 350-ml Brabender Plasticorder, and curatives were added on a cool two-roll mill. Cure characteristics at 155 °C were determined with an oscillating disc rheometer (ASTM D 2084). The time to reach 90% of the final cure state was 23 min, and the Shore A hardness of the final vulcanizate was approximately 60. 

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