Comparative study of silica, carbon black and novel fillers in tread compounds

Rubber World

Volumn 245, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 18-31

  Flanigan, Cynthia M ^a   Beyer, Laura ^a   Klekamp, David ^a   Rohweder, David ^a   Stuck, Bonnie ^b   Terrill, Edward R ^b  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^b Akron Rubber Development Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC NATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCORCH TIME; STYRENE BUTADIENE RUBBER; TIRE TREAD; TREAD COMPOUNDS;

CARBON BLACK; POLYBUTADIENES; SILICA;

FILLERS;

EID: 84857603199     PISSN: 00359572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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