Experimental Study of Tread Rubbers Hysteresis Properties under Cyclic Loading Typical for Tires

The investigation results of energy dissipation in the specimens of two tread rubbers having different compositions under cycle pulse compression are presented. The harmonic and trapezoidal cycles are considered. The influence of amplitude, frequency and cycle form on the dissipated energy per unit volume and relative hysteresis are investigated. It has been confirmed that the tread rubber with silica filler has better hysteresis characteristics, then the tread rubber with carbon black.

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