Yokohama Rubber has patented a pneumatic tire with a unique tread pattern featuring three or more circumferential main grooves, lug grooves, and composite sipes. The design aims to improve ...

Rubber that doesn't grow cracks when stretched many times Multi-scale approach improves the fatigue threshold of particle-reinforced rubber Date: December 15, 2023 Source: Harvard John A. Paulson ...

Abstract: The viscoelasticity of the tread rubber material directly affects the performance of the tire. Therefore, this paper studied the viscoelasticity based on the tread rubber. First, a Yeoh ...

In rubber industry the concept of environmental protection is more often associated with the maximum use of elastomers and ingredients from renewable sources in the manufacture of rubber products. The ...

Last-mile deliveries are booming, but these routes add significant stress to commercial vehicle equipment, particularly tires. Designs for today’s LMD tires are a mix of complex materials and ...

The latest METL tire prototypes are now 50% lighter than when we caught up with it last spring, plus it now actually incorporates a rubber tread for grip, and is said to be cheaper to make at the same ...