Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using the same
AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorsTakayuki Hattori, Toshiaki Sakaki, Naoya Ichikawa, Takao Wada
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Abstract
A high performance rubber composition using a plasticizer derived from resources other than petroleum and a pneumatic tire using the same are provided. The rubber composition includes a rubber component containing at least 50% by weight of a natural rubber and/or a modified natural rubber and a terpene (co)polymer having a number average molecular weight of at most 700, and a pneumatic tire containing the same.
Claims9
A rubber composition comprising a rubber component, a terpene (co)polymer and silica, said rubber component containing a natural rubber and/or a modified natural rubber in an amount of at least 50% by weight, and said terpene (co)polymer having a number average molecular weight of at most 700.
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