Steel cord for rubber reinforcement
AssigneeNV Bekaert SA
InventorsGeert Seynhaveve, Stijn Himpe, Guy Buytaert
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Abstract
A steel cord with two or more filaments possibly including a wrapping filament, at least one but not all of the two or more filaments including the possible wrapping filament is coated with a ternary or quaternary alloy coating of copper-M-zinc. The steel cord with lower cost and good adhesion performance is for reinforcing rubber product.
Claims16
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A steel cord with two or more filaments possibly including a wrapping filament, characterized in that at least one but less than all of said two or more filaments including the possible wrapping filament is coated with a ternary or quaternary alloy coating of copper-M-zinc,
- said M is one or two metals selected out of the group consisting of cobalt, nickel, tin, indium, manganese, iron, bismuth and molybdenum,
- said copper has a content inside said ternary or quaternary alloy coating ranging from 58 weight percent to 75 weight percent,
- said M has a content inside said ternary or quaternary alloy coating ranging from 0.5 weight percent to 10 weight percent,
- the remainder of said ternary or quaternary alloy coating are zinc and unavoidable impurities.
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