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Milli Cap Ply - Tyre Cord Fabric
Milli Cap Ply - Tyre Cord Fabric
MilliCap Cap ply High performance tires Innovative MilliCap cap ply tape from Milliken consists of a woven or knitted fabric strip supplied as a spool of perfectly slit tape that is chemically treated for rubber adhesion and tackied so that it sticks to the steel belt ply upon application at the building drum. The construction of the cap ply tape differs, depending upon the tyre speed rating. Regular MilliCap cap ply is constructed via Leno weaving; MilliCap cap ply for high speed tires is made using weft insertion warp knitting; and ultra high speed Aramide MilliCap cap ply is constructed via a process called Leno 2T weaving. This new MilliCap cap ply technology has several technical advantages and also eliminates multiple process steps for the tyre manufacturer, resulting in signicant productivity improvement.
Authors
J. Peschek, W. Delanoy, T. Thies, P. Janczyck, P. Kini, P. Eeckhout, Y. Duytschaever, S. Teuwen, Gent (Belgium) Corresponding author: Peter Eeckhout Milliken Europe BVBA Ham 18 9000 Gent, Belgium E-mail: Peter.Eeckhout@Milliken.com
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tioned on top of each other and connected by means of a thin stitch yarn. Compared to Leno weaving, this fabric construction imparts virtually no yarn crimp on the primary load-bearing yarns (warp yarns), which results in lower elongation during tyre service. We have high-perfomance cap ply in two different warp yarn constructions: PA 6.6 940/2 dtex (Fig. 4) and PA 6.6 1400/2 dtex (Fig. 5). The 1400/2 dtex construction provides a higher tensile strength for applications with a higher perfomance rating. As with all the cap ply products, the chemical properties are changed to optimize adhesion for different rubber types and characteristics. The more detailed technical characteristics for this two innovative cap ply products are given in Table 2.
conditions to regulate the amount of crimp and adjust the force-elongation curve to address specic customer needs [3]. The technical characteristics are indicated in Table 3.
Figure 8 shows the force versus elongation curve of the ultra high perfomance cap ply strip. At a low tensile force (Zone A), we achieve a certain elongation (2-4 %). This elongation is necessary during the building process of the tyre, more specically during the lift up on the drum and the molding
Construction (0625) Warp 1 1400/2 dtex, PA 6.6 50 ends/dm Warp 2 82 dtex, PES 50 ends/dm Weft 1/1220 dtex, Rayon 22 ends/dm Weight 250 g/m Thickness 0.9 mm Elongation @80 daN 3.5 % Fabric Strength 600 daN/5 cm
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we achieve a higher modulus (0623-0625). With the ultra high perfomance Leno 2T cap ply, the technology allows the creation of a force versus elongation curve which meets the requirements for tyre building as well as the specications for tyre performance.
phase. At higher tensile forces (Zone B), the Aramide properties take over and prevent the cap ply and the tyre from expanding [4]. The yarn crimp in the regular Leno cap ply
(0422), which is imparted by the fabric formation process, results in a lower modulus. For the high perfomance weft insertion warp knit cap ply, due to the almost non-existant crimp,
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thermore, it reduces WIP inventory (work in process) and eliminates shelf life issues of traditionally calendered cap ply fabric. Aside from productivity improvements, the cap ply tape can also enable reductions in rubber usage and tyre weight, with savings of between 100 and 300 grams of rubber possible in an average passenger tyre.
The cap ply tape can be tailor made to specic requirements and will therefore continue to meet the growing needs of theis ever-evolving market (Fig. 10)
[2] http://www.lindauerdornier.com [3] Aramids, Rubber & Plastic News, Feb. 25 (2008) [4] E. E. W. Bottema, M. P. B. Van Uum, TEJIN Determination of Force-Elongation Properties (Standard Method for Analysis) Arnhem, The Netherlands (2006)
References
[1] ANRPC The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries - www.tirebusiness.com 15/04/2009
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