Reinforcement of Abrasion Resistance & Heat Buildup for Tire Tread filled with Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs)

W.S. Oh, W.J. Choi, Y.H. Choi, J. Park, Y.S. Lee
NANOHUB Co., Ltd, KR

Keywords: MWCNT, Reinforcement, abrasion resistance, tire tread

Abstract:

A tire tread composites containing SBR/NR rubber blend and varying proportions of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)/carbon black (CB) including a silane-coupling agent [Bis-(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)tetrasulfane] have been investigated in order to reinforce abrasion resistance