Zinc-coated steel cord with improved fatigue resistance
AssigneeNV Bekaert SA
InventorsPaul Bruyneel, Eric Bruneel, Frans Van Giel
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Abstract
A steel cord for the reinforcement of thermoplastic elastomers, the steel cord including more than one strand, each strand including two or more steel filaments, at least some of said the steel filaments being provided with a zinc coating. The zinc coating has a thickness lower than two micrometer and an alloy layer zinc-steel is present between the zinc coating and the steel.
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A steel cord adapted for the reinforcement of thermoplastic elastomers, said steel cord comprising more than one strand, the strands comprising two or more steel filaments, at least some of said steel filaments being provided with a zinc coating, wherein said zinc coating has a thickness lower than two micrometers and a zinc-steel alloy layer is present between the zinc coating and the steel.
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