Pneumatic vehicle tire having a reinforcing layer with steel monofilaments

A pneumatic vehicle tire comprising a strength member ply comprising strength members made of steel which are arranged within the strength member ply substantially parallel and spaced apart from one another and are embedded in a rubber material,

• wherein each of the strength members is configured as a monofilament,
• wherein the monofilaments occupy a cross-sectional area of 98 mm2 to 125 mm2 per meter of strength member ply and
• wherein the steel has a carbon content of at least 0.86% by weight, wherein:
• the monofilaments have a brass coating having a copper content of 61% by weight to 70% by weight and a zinc content of 30% by weight to 39% by weight,
• the monofilaments each have a linear density of 92 g/100m to 105 g/100m,
• the monofilaments have a tensile density Td of 34 MPa/(g/100m) to 39 MPa/(g/100m), wherein the tensile density Td is defined as the quotient of a tensile strength and the linear density of the respective strength member,
• the strength member ply has an areal strength AS of 109 Nmm2 to 166 Nmm2, wherein the areal strength AS is defined as the product of a breaking strength and a diameter d of a monofilament of the strength member ply and a spacing x between the monofilament and an adjacent monofilament of the strength member ply,
• the rubber material has a breaking elongation of 300% to 450%, and
• the monofilaments are free from twist about their axis.