INTERNAL MIXTURE FOR A TIRE HAVING IMPROVED CRACKING RESISTANCE
A tire comprises at least one internal rubber composition having improved cracking resistance, the said internal composition comprising at least 50 to 100 phr of an isoprene elastomer such as natural rubber; optionally, 0 to 50 phr of another diene elastomer such as BR or SBR; 0 to less than 15 phr of a carbon black; between 40 and 100 phr of a nanoscale inorganic filler such as silica. The internal composition is free from or comprises less than 2%, expressed relative to the weight of the nanoscale inorganic filler of (elastomer/inorganic filler) coupling agent.
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12 . A tire comprising an internal rubber composition, wherein the internal rubber composition comprises at least:
50 to 100 phr of an isoprene elastomer;
0 to 50 phr of another diene elastomer;
0 to less than 15 phr of a carbon black; and
between 40 and 100 phr of a nanoscale inorganic filler, and
wherein the internal rubber composition is free from or comprises less than 2%, expressed relative to the weight of nanoscale inorganic filler, of elastomer/inorganic filler coupling agent.
13 . The tire according to claim 12 , wherein the another diene elastomer is a polybutadiene or a butadiene copolymer.
14 . The tire according to claim 13 , wherein the butadiene copolymer is a copolymer based on butadiene and styrene.
15 . The tire according to claim 14 , wherein the copolymer based on butadiene and styrene is selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene copolymers, styrene-butadiene-isoprene copolymers, and mixtures thereof.
16 . The tire according to claim 15 , wherein the copolymer based on butadiene and styrene is an SBR copolymer.
17 . The tire according to claim 12 , wherein carbon black is present in an amount of less than 12 phr.
18 . The tire according to claim 18 , wherein carbon black is present in an amount ranging from 2 to 10 phr.
19 . The tire according to claim 12 , wherein the nanoscale inorganic filler is a silica.
20 . The tire according to claim 12 , wherein the content of nanoscale inorganic filler is between 50 and 100 phr.
21 . The tire according to claim 20 , wherein the content of nanoscale inorganic filler is between 50 and 90 phr.
22 . The tire according to claim 12 , wherein a content of elastomer/inorganic filler coupling agent is less than 1% relative to the weight of nanoscale inorganic filler.
23 . The tire according to claim 22 , wherein the content of elastomer/inorganic filler coupling agent is less than 0.5% relative to the weight of nanoscale inorganic filler.
24 . The tire according to claim 23 , wherein the internal composition is free from coupling agent.
25 . The tire according to claim 12 , wherein the belt of the tire comprises the internal composition.