{"id":183,"date":"2023-01-11T11:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T11:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toyotiresasia.com\/sgp2\/2023\/01\/11\/elongated-high-strength-rubber-design\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T03:38:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T03:38:35","slug":"elongated-high-strength-rubber-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toyotiresasia.com\/sgp\/technology\/elongated-high-strength-rubber-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Elongated High Strength Rubber Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-808ca037\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-808ca037\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-c1e63923\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-c1e63923\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-c1e63923\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html-wrapper\" id=\"el-22d8632b\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-22d8632b\"><div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 960px;\"><div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5836955907001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6118124684001\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block gradient\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-6a303b01\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-6a303b01\"><h6>1. Further Required Tire Performance<\/h6><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-0ee89c88\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-0ee89c88\"><p>The era of evolution in tire performance (such as wear resistance, wet performance, and rolling resistance performance) has arrived.<br>Among these requirements, Elongated High Strength Rubber Design focuses on wear resistance performance.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-6f5708d1\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-6f5708d1\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-6f5708d1\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html-wrapper\" id=\"el-bd496535\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-bd496535\"><div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 960px;\"><div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5836955907001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6118119634001\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block gradient\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-430d9036\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-430d9036\"><h6>2. Main Cause of Tire Wear<\/h6><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-e0c45f1a\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-e0c45f1a\"><p>Main cause of tire wear: the uneven road surface scratches the surface of the rubber and the rubber becomes detached.<br>Wear resistance enhancement has been necessary to improve rubber strength (in cases of rupture).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-e59734d9\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-e59734d9\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-be79af3d\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-be79af3d\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-be79af3d\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html-wrapper\" id=\"el-b3d51b2d\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-b3d51b2d\"><div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 960px;\"><div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5836955907001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6118126499001\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block gradient\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-2006ef48\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-2006ef48\"><h6>3. Analysis Area for Elongated High Strength Rubber Design<\/h6><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-1df6cf57\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-1df6cf57\"><p>By focusing on the cross-linked chain ends, the area of study is expanded.<\/p><p>In the previous technology, the study area was wear, WET, RR, and reinforcement, while the Elongated High Strength Rubber Design examines at a smaller nanoscale.<br>Focusing on the \u201ccross-linked chain ends,\u201d which is the joint of the polymer chain formed by the chemical reaction, we expanded the study area to the form and density of the cross-linked chain ends, the main chain structure, and the side chain structure.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-893de8bf\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-893de8bf\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-893de8bf\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html-wrapper\" id=\"el-7bcd5464\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-7bcd5464\"><div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 960px;\"><div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5836955907001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6118124686001\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block gradient\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-bb2890d7\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-bb2890d7\"><h6>4. Wear Resistance Improvement Technology [Design]<\/h6><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-71358ec2\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-71358ec2\"><p>By adjusting the position of the cross-linked chain ends, the rubber strength is dramatically improved. (=Improved wear resistance)<\/p><p>In the conventional technology, the cross-linked chain ends concentrate locally, and the polymer breaks in the area where the stress concentrates.<br>In the new technology, by controlling the cross-linked chains by dispersing the cross-linked chain ends and widening their gaps, rubber is designed to be resistant to break. This has dramatically improved rubber strength and improved tire\u2019s wear resistance.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-78c90e28\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-78c90e28\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-2e30d730\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-2e30d730\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-2e30d730\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html-wrapper\" id=\"el-90a8433c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-90a8433c\"><div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 960px;\"><div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5836955907001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6118126500001\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block gradient\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-068ac97c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-068ac97c\"><h6>5. Wear Resistance Improvement Technology [Observation]<\/h6><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-a3228465\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a3228465\"><p>The newly designed rubber has been observed at nanoscale using Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM).<\/p><p>The newly designed rubber was visualized in 3D TEM and extracted by image processing.<br>Then, gaps between cross-linked chain ends were extracted and divided using image processing.<br>The analysis was carried out by fitting proximity spheres to the divided blocks.<br>In the rubber designed by Elongated High Strength Rubber Design, the proportion of long chains (in the spatial distribution between cross-linked chains) increased.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-b5078bb7\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-b5078bb7\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-b5078bb7\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html-wrapper\" id=\"el-ba0d8711\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-ba0d8711\"><div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 960px;\"><div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5836955907001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6118124685001\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block gradient\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-78072a57\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-78072a57\"><h6>6. Realization of High Elongation and High Strength of Rubber<\/h6><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-169deb54\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-169deb54\"><p>Elongated High Strength Rubber Design improves rubber strength by approximately 2 times as much as conventional technology.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-0a72c052\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-0a72c052\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-6ad72539\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-6ad72539\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-6ad72539\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html\"><div class=\"vce-raw-html-wrapper\" id=\"el-7ac7bcde\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-7ac7bcde\"><div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 960px;\"><div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5836955907001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6118123160001\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block gradient\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-8de7c51b\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-8de7c51b\"><h6>\uff17. Longer Wear Life, Higher Fuel Efficiency<\/h6><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-2f2136e0\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-2f2136e0\"><p>Rubber strength enhancement has improved tire wear life.<br>In addition, by reducing the amount of rubber used, it has become possible to reduce tire weight and improve fuel efficiency (=reduce rolling resistance).<br>It is possible to save resources, improve fuel consumption efficiency, and reduce CO2 emissions through use of high-growth and high-strength rubber.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-947c64d6\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-947c64d6\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-947c64d6\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Further Required Tire PerformanceThe era of evolution in tire performance (such as wear resistance, wet performance, and rolling resistance performance) has arrived.Among these requirements, Elongated High Strength Rubber Design focuses on wear resistance performance.2. Main Cause of Tire WearMain cause of tire wear: the uneven road surface scratches the surface of the rubber and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toyotiresasia.com\/sgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toyotiresasia.com\/sgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toyotiresasia.com\/sgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toyotiresasia.com\/sgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toyotiresasia.com\/sgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.toyotiresasia.com\/sgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":262,"href":"https:\/\/www.toyotiresasia.com\/sgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183\/revisions\/262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toyotiresasia.com\/sgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toyotiresasia.com\/sgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toyotiresasia.com\/sgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toyotiresasia.com\/sgp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}