RUBBER MIXTURE AND TIRES

Abstract

Sulfur-vulcanizable rubber mixture without aromatic process oils, in particular for the tread rubber of vehicle pneumatic tires, containing at least one diene rubber, carbon black, mineral oil plasticizer, and resin. A vehicle pneumatic tire with a tread rubber that is composed at least partially of a rubber mixture of this type vulcanized with sulfur is also disclosed. To improve the chipping and chunking behavior, the rubber mixture can contain at least one diene rubber, 5-100 phr of at least one carbon black with an iodine adsorption number of 100-180 g/kg and a DBP number of 100-150 cm3/100 g, 5-80 phr of at least one mineral oil plasticizer that has a content of polycyclic aromatic compounds determined with the DMSO extract according to the IP 346 method of less than 3% by weight relative to the total weight of the mineral oil plasticizer, and 5-30 phr of at least one resin with an average molecular weight determined with GPC of less than 400 g/mol and a softening point (ring and ball according to ASTM E 28) of less than 40° C.

Description

Claims

1. Sulfur-vulcanizable rubber mixture without aromatic process oils formed by combining at least the following: (a) at least one diene rubber;(b) 5-100 phr (parts by weight, relative to 100 parts by weight of the total rubbers in the mixture) of at least one carbon black with an iodine adsorption number of 100-180 g/kg and a DBP number of 100-150 cm3/100 g;(c) 5-80 phr of at least one mineral oil plasticizer that has a content of polycyclic aromatic compounds determined with the DMSO extract according to the IP 346 method of less than 3% by weight relative to the total weight of the mineral oil plasticizer; and(d) 5-30 phr of at least one resin with an average molecular weight determined with GPC of less than 400 g/mol and a softening point (ring and ball according to ASTM E 28) of less than 40° C.

2. The rubber mixture according to claim 1, wherein the carbon black has an iodine adsorption number of 110-130 g/kg, and a DBP number of 120-140 cm3/100 g.

3. The rubber mixture according to claim 1, wherein the resin is a coumarone-indene resin.

4. The rubber mixture according to claim 2, wherein the resin is a coumarone-indene resin.

5. The rubber mixture according to claim 1, wherein the resin has an average molecular weight determined with GPC of 250-300 g/mol.

6. The rubber mixture according to claim 2, wherein the resin has an average molecular weight determined wit GPC of 250-300 g/mol.

7. The rubber mixture according to claim 3, wherein the resin has an average molecular weight determined with GPC of 250-300 g/mol.

8. The rubber mixture according to claim 1, wherein the resin has a softening point (ring and ball according to ASTM E 28) of less than 20° C.

9. The rubber mixture according to claim 1, formed by combining at least: 5-70 phr of at least one of natural rubber, polybutadiene, and synthetic polyisoprene;30-95 phr of at least one emulsion-polymerized styrene-butadiene copolymer, and30-100 phr of at least one carbon black with an iodine adsorption number of 100-180 g/kg and a DBP number of 100-150 cm3/100 g.

10. The rubber mixture according to claim 9 further including combining up to 50 phr of at least one other styrene-butadiene copolymer.

11. The rubber mixture according to claim 1, formed by combining at least: 5-70 phr of at least one of natural rubber, polybutadiene, and synthetic polyisoprene;30-95 phr of at least one solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene copolymer with a vinyl percentage of above 35%;5-35 phr of at least one carbon black with an iodine adsorption number of 100-180 g/kg and a DBP number of 100-150 cm3/100 g; and20-100 phr of silica.

12. The rubber mixture according to claim 11 further including combining up to 60 phr of at least one other styrene-butadiene copolymer.

13. A Vehicle pneumatic tire with a tread rubber that at least partially comprises a rubber mixture according to claim 1 vulcanized with sulfur.

14. The rubber mixture according to claim 1 which comprises a tread rubber for a vehicle pneumatic tire.

15. The rubber mixture according to claim 1 which is vulcanized.

16. A tire tread comprising the rubber mixture according to claim 1.

17. A tire tread comprising a vulcanized rubber mixture according to claim 1.

18. A method of producing a sulfur-vulcanizable rubber mixture without aromatic process oils comprising combining at least the following: (a) at least one diene rubber;(b) 5-100 phr (parts by weight, relative to 100 parts by weight of the total rubbers in the mixture) of at least one carbon black with an iodine adsorption number of 100-180 g/kg and a DBP number of 100-150 cm3/100 g;(c) 5-80 phr of at least one mineral oil plasticizer that has a content of polycyclic aromatic compounds determined with the DMSO extract according to the IP 346 method of less than 3% by weight relative to the total weight of the mineral oil plasticizer, and(d) 5-30 phr of at least one resin with an average molecular weight determined with GPC of less than 400 g/mol and a softening point (ring and ball according to ASTM E 28) of less than 40° C.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the carbon black has an iodine adsorption number of 110-130 g/kg, and a DBP number of 120-140 cm3/100 g.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein the resin is a coumarone-indene resin.