Rubber composition for tires, and pneumatic tire

Abstract

The invention provides a rubber composition for tires, enabling a balanced improvement of processability, rubber strength, fuel economy, and crack growth resistance; and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The invention relates to a rubber composition for tires, including: a butadiene rubber (a) having a cis content of 96% by mass or more, a Mooney viscosity of 35 to 75, and a ratio of (Weight average molecular weight (Mw))/(Number average molecular weight (Mn)) of 2.7 or less; and a butadiene rubber (b) containing 1,2-syndiotactic polybutadiene crystals with a melting point of 90 to 140° C., and having a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 500,000.

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