Claims
- 1. An article having a non-abrading surface, wherein at least said surface comprises at least one elastomer and a carbon black having a DBP value of at least about 50 cc/100 g, a Tint value of at least about 100% ITRB, and a CTAB value of at least about 80 m2/g, wherein said non-abrading surface is a sidewall of a tire or a veneer thereof.
- 2. The article of claim 1, wherein said composition imparts a higher gloss, a lower jetness value, or both to an article formed from said composition relative to an article formed from a composition using N650 carbon black at the same loading level.
- 3. The article of claim 1, wherein said carbon black is furnace carbon black.
- 4. The article of claim 2, wherein said carbon black is furnace carbon black.
- 5. The article as defined by claim 1, whereby said composition imparts gloss to an article formed from said composition which is at least about 33% greater than the gloss of the same article formed using N650 carbon black at the same loading level.
- 6. The article of claim 1, whereby said composition imparts a jetness value of no more than about 10.5 to an article formed from said composition.
- 7. The article of claim 1, wherein said DBP value is from about 55 to about 160 cc/100 g.
- 8. The article of claim 1, wherein said DBP value is from about 100 to about 150 cc/100 g.
- 9. The article of claim 1, wherein said Tint value is from about 110 to about 175% ITRB.
- 10. The article of claim 1, wherein said Tint value is from about 120 to about 175% ITRB.
- 11. The article of claim 1, wherein said Tint value is from about 130 to about 165% ITRB.
- 12. The article of claim 1, wherein said Tint value is from about 135 to about 160% ITRB.
- 13. The article of claim 1, wherein said CTAB value is from about 100 to about 300 m2/g.
- 14. The article of claim 1, wherein said CTAB value is from about 110 to about 275 m2/g.
- 15. The article of claim 1, wherein said CTAB value is from about 120 to about 255 m2/g.
- 16. The article of claim 1, wherein said DBP value is from about 50 to about 175 cc/100 g.
- 17. The article of claim 1, wherein said Tint value is from about 100% ITRB to about 175% ITRB.
- 18. The article of claim 1, wherein said CTAB value is from about 80 to about 300 m2/g.
- 19. The article of claim 1, wherein said DBP value is from about 50 to about 175 cc/100 g, said Tint value is from about 100% ITRB to about 175% ITRB, and said CTAB value is from about 80 to about 300 m2/g.
- 20. The article of claim 1, wherein said DBP value is from about 100 to about 150 cc/100 g, said Tint value is from about 135 to about 160% ITRB, and CTAB value is from about 120 to about 255 m2/g.
- 21. The article of claim 1, wherein said carbon black has an I2No. of from about 80 to about 400 mg/g.
- 22. The article of claim 21, wherein said I2No. is from about 100 to about 400 mg/g.
- 23. The article of claim 21, wherein said I2No. is from about 125 to about 375 mg/g.
- 24. The article of claim 21, wherein said I2No. is from about 140 to about 360 mg/g.
- 25. The article of claim 1, wherein said carbon black has a N2SA value of from about 80 to about 450 m2/g.
- 26. The article of claim 25, wherein said N2SA value is from about 110 to about 385 m2/g.
- 27. The article of claim 25, wherein said N2SA value is from about 120 to about 375 m2/g.
- 28. The article of claim 1, wherein said elastomer comprises at least one of homo- or co-polymers of 1,3-butadiene, styrene, isoprene, isobutylene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, acrylonitrile, ethylene, propylene, SBR, natural rubber, halobutyl, styrenated halobutyl, or EPDM.
- 29. The article of claim 1, wherein said elastomer is at least one of natural rubber, butadiene rubber, halobutyl rubber, styrenated halobutyl rubber, or EPDM.
- 30. The article of claim 1, comprising from about 20 to about 200 phr of said carbon black.
- 31. The article of claim 1, comprising from about 25 to about 125 phr of said carbon black.
- 32. The article of claim 1, comprising from about 25 to about 75 phr of said carbon black.
- 33. An article of manufacture prepared from a composition comprising at least one elastomer and a carbon black having a DBP value of at least about 50 cc/100 g, a Tint value of at least about 100% ITRB, and a CTAB value of at least about 80 m2/g, wherein said article of manufacture is a sidewall of a tire or a veneer thereof.
- 34. The article of manufacture as of claim 33, having a gloss which is at least about 33% greater than the gloss of the same article formed using N650 carbon black at the same loading level.
- 35. The article of manufacture of claim 34, wherein said gloss is at least about 50% greater than the gloss of the same article formed using N650 carbon black at the same loading level.
- 36. The article of manufacture of claim 34, wherein said gloss is at least about 70% greater than the gloss of the same article formed using N650 carbon black at the same loading level.
- 37. The article of manufacture of claim 34, wherein said gloss is at least about 100% greater than the gloss of the same article formed using N650 carbon black at the same loading level.
- 38. The article of manufacture of claim 33, having a jetness value of no more than about 10.5.
- 39. The article of manufacture of claim 33, having a jetness value of no more than about 10.
- 40. The article of manufacture of claim 33, having a jetness value of no more than about 7.
- 41. The article of manufacture of claim 33, having a jetness value of no more than about 6.75.
- 42. A process for making a rubber article having a non-abrading surface, said process comprising the step of forming at least a portion of said non-abrading surface of said rubber article from a composition comprising an elastomer and a furnace carbon black having a DBP value of at least about 50 cc/100 g, a Tint value of at least about 100% ITRB, and a CTAB value of at least about 80 m2/g, whereby said article exhibits higher gloss and/or a lower jetness value relative to an article formed from a composition using N650 carbon black at the same loading level, wherein said non-abrading face is a sidewall of a tire or a veneer thereof.
- 43. The process of claim 42, whereby said article exhibits gloss which is at least about 33% greater than the gloss of the same article formed using N650 carbon black at the same loading level.
- 44. The process of claim 42, whereby said article exhibits a jetness value of no more than about 10.5.
- 45. The process of claim 42, further comprising providing said composition as a layer over at least a portion of the surface of said rubber article.
- 46. The process of claim 42, further comprising providing said composition as a layer over substantially all of the surface of said rubber article.
- 47. The process of claim 42, wherein substantially all of said article is formed from said composition.
- 48. An article formed by the process as defined by claim 42.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of prior application Ser. No. 09/207,274 filed Dec. 8, 1998 now abandoned, which is fully incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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