How are car tires manufactured
Tires are one of the major inventions of science, which has no doubt made the human life easier. Tires have made traveling easier, now it does not require a lot of time to travel from one place to another like it used to be in the earlier days. The invention of tires has given traveling a new name. The manufacturing of new tires (as we say in Norway nye dekk) is a simple process in which the manufacturers require raw material such as black carbon, rubber and numerous other chemical components. The raw material passes through various chemical processes in order to become a tire.
The tire industry is the greatest consumer of rubber in the world. There are approximately 450 factories in the world that are engaged in the production of car tires. Initially, the various components that are required for tire production are assembled and then they are cured in a press where heat and pressure are applied to them. The elasticity of the tire develops due to the polymerization reaction which is the result of heat and pressure. This elasticity property of the rubber allows the car tire to contract on its contact with the road and then spring back to its original position.
The tire of a car has various components. Some of the basic ones include the inner liner which ensures that the tire holds the high air pressure within it and does not allow the air to pass out from the rubber structure. In order to give strength to the structure of the tire, body plies are used. A passenger tire usually consists of two or more body plies, which give strength to its structure. The tire is fitted into the wheel with the help of a bead, which is known to provide mechanical strength to the tire. Apex is the part of the tire, which connects or in other words provides cushion against the bead, body plies and the inner liner. There are also belts in the tire which provide strength to it and allow it to remain flexible. A passenger tire usually comprises of two to three belts for strength. Tread is the component in a tire that gives it the property of wear and tear resistance and makes it environment resistant as well. The components used for the tire may vary depending upon the type of the car, the size of the tire, the purpose the tire is going to serve.
The materials that are usually used in the production of tires are rubber, black carbon, sulphur, silica, textile fabrics etc. A tire is prepared by passing through five different stages. The first of all is the process of compounding and mixing the material. The next step is the component preparation which again is a process of three different steps. Then comes the tire building in which the structure of the tire is made and curing is done and the last step is the final touches which are given to the tire. Uniformity is tested and the quality of the tire is ensured.
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