CA1151022A - Method for manufacturing a steel cord - Google Patents

Method for manufacturing a steel cord

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CA1151022A
CA1151022A CA000356574A CA356574A CA1151022A CA 1151022 A CA1151022 A CA 1151022A CA 000356574 A CA000356574 A CA 000356574A CA 356574 A CA356574 A CA 356574A CA 1151022 A CA1151022 A CA 1151022A
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rubber
steel cord
steel
cord
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Sota Nakajima
Kiyohito Kawasaki
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Bridgestone Corp
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D07ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
    • D07BROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
    • D07B1/00Constructional features of ropes or cables
    • D07B1/06Ropes or cables built-up from metal wires, e.g. of section wires around a hemp core
    • D07B1/0606Reinforcing cords for rubber or plastic articles
    • D07B1/062Reinforcing cords for rubber or plastic articles the reinforcing cords being characterised by the strand configuration
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08JWORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H
    • C08J5/00Manufacture of articles or shaped materials containing macromolecular substances
    • C08J5/04Reinforcing macromolecular compounds with loose or coherent fibrous material
    • C08J5/06Reinforcing macromolecular compounds with loose or coherent fibrous material using pretreated fibrous materials
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D07ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
    • D07BROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
    • D07B7/00Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, rope- or cable-making machines; Auxiliary apparatus associated with such machines
    • D07B7/02Machine details; Auxiliary devices
    • D07B7/14Machine details; Auxiliary devices for coating or wrapping ropes, cables, or component strands thereof
    • D07B7/145Coating or filling-up interstices
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08JWORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H
    • C08J2321/00Characterised by the use of unspecified rubbers
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D07ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
    • D07BROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
    • D07B1/00Constructional features of ropes or cables
    • D07B1/06Ropes or cables built-up from metal wires, e.g. of section wires around a hemp core
    • D07B1/0606Reinforcing cords for rubber or plastic articles
    • D07B1/062Reinforcing cords for rubber or plastic articles the reinforcing cords being characterised by the strand configuration
    • D07B1/0633Reinforcing cords for rubber or plastic articles the reinforcing cords being characterised by the strand configuration having a multiple-layer configuration
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D07ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
    • D07BROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
    • D07B2201/00Ropes or cables
    • D07B2201/20Rope or cable components
    • D07B2201/2001Wires or filaments
    • D07B2201/201Wires or filaments characterised by a coating
    • D07B2201/2011Wires or filaments characterised by a coating comprising metals
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D07ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
    • D07BROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
    • D07B2201/00Ropes or cables
    • D07B2201/20Rope or cable components
    • D07B2201/2015Strands
    • D07B2201/2024Strands twisted
    • D07B2201/2027Compact winding
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D07ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
    • D07BROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
    • D07B2201/00Ropes or cables
    • D07B2201/20Rope or cable components
    • D07B2201/2015Strands
    • D07B2201/2042Strands characterised by a coating
    • D07B2201/2044Strands characterised by a coating comprising polymers
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D07ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
    • D07BROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
    • D07B2205/00Rope or cable materials
    • D07B2205/30Inorganic materials
    • D07B2205/3021Metals
    • D07B2205/3085Alloys, i.e. non ferrous
    • D07B2205/3089Brass, i.e. copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) alloys
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D07ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
    • D07BROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
    • D07B2501/00Application field
    • D07B2501/20Application field related to ropes or cables
    • D07B2501/2046Tire cords

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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
  • Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Ropes Or Cables (AREA)
  • Reinforced Plastic Materials (AREA)
  • Moulding By Coating Moulds (AREA)
  • Lining Or Joining Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Tyre Moulding (AREA)
  • Wire Processing (AREA)
  • Tires In General (AREA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

This invention provides method for manufacturing a steel cord in which a steel cord formed of a plurality of steel filaments, at least outermost filaments of which are in linear contact with one another is treated with rubber solution prepared by dissolving an unvulcanized rubber in a solvent having a compatibility with rubber at a consistency of 1 to 20%, before rubberizing said steel cord by calendering. The steel cord thus obtained has excellent fatigue resistance and also corrosion resistance.

Description

This invention relates to a method for manufacturing a steel cord for use in reinforcing rubber articles, such as tires and more particularly to a method for manufacturing a steel cord having excellent fatigue resistance and corrosion resistance.
Recently, radial tires using steel cords as belt material or carcass material have been developed. The wear resistance of tires has been found to be remarkably improved as well as tread rubber quality. Thus, the life of tires has been considerably extended. As the steel cord for such tires, steel cords of so-called twisted in multiple structure prepared by twisting at least a few strands which are in turn made by twisting at least two filaments, are widely used for high pro-ductivity.
However, such steel cords have the problem of fatigue due to fretting, because the individual filaments are in point contact with one another. Thus, there is a risk that tires formed with these cords lose their usefulness due to the fatigue of the steel cord before the tires have completely worn out.
Consequently, a steel cord where the individual fila-ments thereof are in linear contact with one another, for example, a steel cord of twisted layer structure, has been pro-posed to improve the fatigue resistance of the steel cord.
However, it is known that the tires having steel cords have the disadvantage that, when the tires are scarred on their surfaces, the steel cords are susceptible to rusting due to, for example, rain water entering through the scars. Alter-natively the gas J~ 2 -llS102Z
generated during rubber vulcanization or water vapor vaporized from the water present in the rubber caused by heat generation during driving, can corrode the steel cords at the inside clearances in the steel cord even without any scarring.
To overcome the aforesaid disadvantages it has been proposed to modify the quality of the plating material, apply a resin coating to steel cord, or apply a rustproof agent thereto (Japanese Patent Publication No. 3121/78, etc.). How-ever, these procedures are not satisfactory because inter alia the adhesion of the cords to rubber presents a problem.
It is also known to fill the clearances between the individual cords with unvulcanized rubber by winding filaments around injection-molded rubber, as in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 40188/72. This procedure has the disadvantage that the manufacturing steps are so complicated that productiv-ity is reduced. With steel cords of twisted layer or simple twisted structure where the filaments are in linear contact with each other, it is hard to fill the clearances with rubber according to such a procedure as above, and since the filaments are in linear contact with one another, it is hard to permeate the rubber even to the inside of cord in the calendering step.
Thus steel cords of excellent fatigue resistance and at the same time corrosion resistance have not yet been obtained.

~lS10~2 According to the present invention there is provided a method for manufacturing a steel cord having excellent fati-gue resistance and corrosion resistance, in which a steel cord formed of a plurality of steel filaments at least outermost layer filaments of which are in linear contact with one another, is treated with a rubber solution obtained by dissolving an un-vulcanized rubber in a solvent having a compatibility with rub-ber at a consistency of 1-20~ before rubberizing by calendering.
The present invention will be illustrated by way of the accompanying drawings in which:
Figs. 1 and 2 are cross-sections of a steel cord to be used in accordance with one embodiment of the present inven-tion and formed of a plurality of steel filaments, the filaments at least in the outermost layer being in linear contact with one another;
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the process according to one embodiment of the present invention; and Fig. 4 is a graph of strength retainability against a number of bendings of various steel cards.
2Q The surface of the steel filament can be subjected to the necessary treatment for adhesion to rubber. For example, the surface can be plated by brass or zinc or by these metals also containing nickel or cobalt, or by a ternary alloy of copper-cobalt-zinc.
The unvulcanized rubber to be used in the method of the present invention may be natural rubber or synthetic rubber such as synthetic polyisoprene rubber, polybutadiene rubber, or styrene-butadiene rubber, but preferably is the same type of rub-ber as that of the coating rubber. Particularly preferable are natural rubber and synthetic polyisoprene rubber.
The solvent having a compatibility with the rubber used in the method of the present invention is preferably in~ustrial grade gasoline Nos. 1-4, alcohol and ether, and more preferably rubber gasoline of industrial grade gasoline No. 2.

~ _ 4a -The concentration of the rubber dipping solution used in the process of the present invention is 1-20%, preferably 1-15%. Below 1%, an insufficient amount of rubber is deposited in the inside clearances in the steel cord, whereas above 20%, the rubber permeates to the inside of the steel cord with great difficulty. Thus, either case is not preferable.
In the present invention, the rubber dipping solution may be admixed, if necessary, with an antioxidant, filler, vulcanizing agent, vulcanization promotor, vulcanization pro-moting additive, etc., as used in the rubber industry.
Referring specifically to Fig. 3 a steel cord 1 is unwound from feed roll 2 and dipped in a rubber dippinq solution 7 in a tank 6 passing around guide rolls 3, 4 and 5. The dip-ped steel cord 1' is continuously rubberized by calender rolls 8. ~efore rubberizing the dipped steel cord 1', the cord can be wound around a roll and stored.
In the foregoing manner, a steel cord having excellent fatigue resistance and a corrosion resistance can be readily and cheaply produced.
The present invention will be described in more detail by way of the following Examples.
Example 1 Twisted layer structure steel cord of [(1 x 3 + 9 +
15) x 0.175 + 1 x 0.15] each filament of which is brass-plated, as shown in Fig. 1, was used. Rubber solutions were prepared by dissolving an unvulcanized rubber composition shown in Table 1 in rubber gasoline to provide the concentrations there-of of 5, 10 and 15%. Dipping time was 2 seconds each, and after the dipping drying was carried out, and then the result-ing dried steel cord was rubberized by calendering with the unvulcanized rubber composition of Table 1 and finally said rubberized steel cord was vulcanized.

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Table l Natural rubber lO0 parts by weight HAF carbon black 50 "
Aroma oil lO "
Stearic acid 3 "
N-phenyl-N'-isopropyl-p-phenylene-diamine l.0 "
N-oxydiethylene-2-benzothiazyl-sulphenamide 0.5 "
Cobalt stearate 4 "
Sulfur 2.5 "

The resulting steel cords were cut in the cross-sectional direction by a diamond cutter, and the cross-section was observed under a microscope to evaluate the permeation degree of the rubber to the inside.
Then, the corrosion resistance of the steel cords thus obtained was determined by a bending fatigue test in which cotton was fixed to a predetermined position on the steel cord under 10% load of cord strength at 80 runs/min. and about l cc of water was injected into the cotton by a syringe every 24 hours. The results are shown in Table 2. For comparison, the steel cords without treatment with the rubber solution were similarly determined.
Table 2 Steel cord species State of rubber Number of bending permeation till cord fracture No dipping treatment ~ ly permeated 247,305 Treatment in 5% Completely 887,763 rubber permeated Treatment in 10% Substantially com-rubber solution pletely permeated 792,542 __ .......... _ .
Treatment in 15% Partially leaving 564,273 rubber solution vacant space :115102Z
It is clear from Table 2 that, in case of the steel cords manufactured according to the present invention, the rub-ber is permeated to the inside of the cords, and thus the corrosion resistance and the fatigue resistance are improved at least twice compared with those of the convention steel cords.
Example 2 Simply twisted structure steel cords of (1 x 5 x 0.25) each filament of which is brass-plated as shown in Fig. 2 was used for evaluation in the same manner as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 3.
Table 3 Steel cord species State of rubber Number of bending permeation till cord fracture No dipping treatment Hardly permeated 11,927 Treatment in 5% Completely 20,173 rubber solution permeated As is clear in Table 3, the steel cords of the pre-sent invention have considerably improved corrosion resistance and fatigue resistance.
Example 3 Twisted layer structure steel cords of [(1 x 3 + 9 +
15) x 0.175 + 1 x 0.15] each filament of which is brass-plated, as used in Example 1, and twisted layer structure steel cords of [(1 x 3 + 9 + 15) x 0.175 + 1 x 0.15] each filament of which is plated by a ternary alloy of copper-cobalt-zinc (65/5/30 by weight) were treated with 5% rubber solution and then rubber-ized and finally vulcanized in the same manner as in Example 1.

The resulting rubberized steel cord layers were sampled as pieces of 220 mm of length and 50 mm of width, and these samples were subjected to a bending test under conditions of 5% NaCl spraying at a spray pressure of 1 kg/cm2 by a saline water sprayer, a bath temperature of 40C, and a bending angle . ..

llS1022 of 40 cpm. Then, the sample pieces were subjected to a draw-ing test, and the bending fatigue resistance of the cords was evaluated in terms of percent strength retainability on the basis of the cord strength measured before the bending test.
The results were shown in Fig. 4. For comparison, two types of the cords without the dipping treatment were also evaluated.
As clear from Fig. 4, the steel cords of the present invention had a considerably improved fatigue resistance, and particularly the fatigue resistance is synergistically improved in the case of the ternary alloy-plated steel cord.

Claims (8)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A method for manufacturing a steel cord which com-prises treating a steel cord formed of a plurality of steel fi-laments at least outermost filaments of which are in linear con-tact with one another, with a rubber solution of an unvulcanized rubber in a solvent having a compatibility with rubber at a consistency of 1 to 20%, before rubberizing said steel cord by calendering.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the steel filament is plated with a ternary alloy of copper-cobalt-zinc.
3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the unvulcanized rubber is natural rubber.
4. A method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the unvulcanized rubber is synthetic rubber.
5. A method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the unvulcanized rubber is polyisoprene rubber, polybutadiene rub-ber or styrene-butadiene rubber.
6. A method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the unvulcanized rubber is natural rubber or synthetic polyisoprene rubber.
7. A method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the solvent having a compatibility with the rubber is any of indus-trial grade gasoline Nos. 1 to 4, alcohol and ether.
8. A method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the concentration of the rubber solution is 1 to 15%.
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