Tire Sidewall
The invention relates to a tyre sidewall, having a rubber composition based on at least one diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler comprising carbon black and a vulcanization system, characterized in that the carbon black has a CTAB specific surface area greater than or equal to 90 m 2 /g and that the proportion of this carbon black is between 30 and 40 phr.
1 . A tire sidewall, comprising a rubber composition obtained from at least one diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler comprising carbon black and a sulphur-based crosslinking system, wherein the carbon black has a CTAB specific surface area greater than or equal to 90 m 2 /g and wherein the proportion of this carbon black in said rubber composition is between 30 and 40 phr.
2 . A tire sidewall according to claim 1 , wherein the proportion of carbon black is greater than or equal to 33 phr.
3 . A tire sidewall according to either one of claim 1 , wherein the proportion of carbon black is greater than or equal to 35 phr.
4 . A tire sidewall according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon black is blended with one or more other reinforcing fillers.
5 . A tire sidewall according to claim 4 , wherein the carbon black is blended with one or more other organic reinforcing fillers.
6 . A tire sidewall according to claim 4 , wherein the carbon black is blended with one or more inorganic reinforcing fillers.
7 . A tire sidewall according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber composition is obtained from 35 to 55% of natural rubber or of synthetic polyisoprene, and from 65 to 45% of a diene elastomer chosen from polybutadiene, styrene-butadiene copolymers, isoprene-butadiene copolymers, isoprene-styrene copolymers and isoprene-butadiene-styrene copolymers.
8 . Process for preparing a tire sidewall composition based on at least one diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler comprising carbon black and a sulphur-based crosslinking system, wherein in that the carbon black has a CTAB specific surface area greater than or equal to 90 m 2 /g and wherein the proportion of this carbon black is between 30 and 40 phr, and which process comprises:
incorporating the carbon black into the diene elastomer by thermomechanically mixing all the ingredients, one or more times, until a maximum temperature of between 110° C. and 190° C. is reached;
cooling the mixture down to a temperature below 100° C.;
then incorporating the vulcanization system; and
mixing everything until a maximum temperature below 110° C. is reached.
9 . A tire comprising a sidewall according to claim 1 .
10 . A tire suitable for fitting to passenger vehicles that comprises a sidewall according to claim 1 .
11 . A tire suitable for fitting to heavy road vehicles that comprises a sidewall according to claim 1 .