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The Tire Lifecycle

The Tire Lifecycle. Chris O’Connor Coates Period 2. Parts of The Tire. Tires are just molded rubber They must provide a comfortable ride, must be durable, and allow for easy turning Tires are made of rubber, fiber, textile, and steel cord

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The Tire Lifecycle

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  1. The Tire Lifecycle Chris O’Connor Coates Period 2

  2. Parts of The Tire • Tires are just molded rubber • They must provide a comfortable ride, must be durable, and allow for easy turning • Tires are made of rubber, fiber, textile, and steel cord • Four different rubbers are used: natural rubber, stryrenebutadiene rubber, polybutadiene rubber, and butyl rubber

  3. Parts of The Tire • Three of those rubbers are used for the tread • Butyl rubber used for tire liner • The fillers are: carbon black and silica • Steel and fabric cords are used to reinforce the tire • Inner liner contains the compressed air used to fill the tire

  4. Creating The Tire • Step 1: Mix the rubber compound with a filler • Step 2: Bond the fabric or steel to reinforce the tire • Step 3: Calender the inner liner • Step 4: Extrude the tire treads • Step 5: Heat and assemble the tire • Step 6: Let tire cool and become solid

  5. Creating The Tire • Step 7: Test the tire • Step 8: Package and ship the tire to dealers

  6. Tire Use • Tires are used to allow most ground vehicles to roll while keeping good traction with the ground • Used on cars, motorcycles, airplanes, bicycles, trailers, motor homes, ect. • Most tires can be used for thousands of miles before they are replaced

  7. Recycling The Tire • Recycled rubber products are known as Tire- Derived Products or TDPs • These TDPs include: rubber mulch, carpet underlay, soaker hoses, roof shingles, parking curbs, rubber engine components, ect. • Used tires are also retreaded

  8. Biblography •  "About Retreading - Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau." Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. <http://www.retread.org/?page=AboutRetreading>. • WebsiteLinkTagsEditDelete •  "EHow | Discover the Expert in You. | Www.eHow.com." EHow. Demand Media. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. <http://www.ehow.com>. • WebsiteLinkTagsEditDelete •  "EHow | Discover the Expert in You. | Www.eHow.com." EHow. Demand Media. Web. 27 Apr. 2012. <http://www.ehow.com>. • WebsiteLinkTagsEditDelete •  "EHow | Discover the Expert in You. | Www.eHow.com." EHow. Demand Media. Web. 27 Apr. 2012. <http://www.ehow.com>. • WebsiteLinkTagsEditDelete •  "HowStuffWorks "Learn How Everything Works!"" HowStuffWorks. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. <http://www.howstuffworks.com>. • WebsiteLinkTagsEditDelete •  "Maxxis." How a Tire Is Made. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.maxxis.com/Automobilelight-Truck/How-A-Tire-Is-Made.aspx>. • WebsiteLinkTagsEditDelete •  "Rolling Old Tires into New Products." Recycled Tire Products. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. <http://www.greenmytires.ca/how_it_all_rolls_out/rolling-old-tires-into-new-products>. • WebsiteLinkTagsEditDelete •  "Rubber Tires." ,Industrial Rubber Tyres,Rubber Bias Tires,Rubber Tyres Manufacturers. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. <http://www.industrialrubbergoods.com/rubber-tire.html>.

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