Benefits of Modern Tyres Using Advanced Materials
The current tyre technology has developed much past the simple rubber compounds. The modern tyres are sophisticated engineering materials that are influenced by chemistry, materials science, and nanotechnology. With increased speed, weight, and fuel efficiency in vehicles, tyres must strike a balance between a number of conflicting performance requirements; they should have low rolling resistance, high wet traction, resist punctures, be durable, and cool down. This balance is made rather possible due to the progress in rubber chemistry—and specifically the incorporation of nanoparticles, silica blends, and synthetic polymers. These artificial materials interact at a microscopic level and on a molecular level to improve the performance of tyres in a manner that conventional compounds cannot. A clearer understanding of their functions provides information as to why the current standards of safety, efficiency, and durability of tyres are attained. Nanoparticles: Strength, Heat Control ...