A rubber composition is disclosed comprising 2 phr to 45 phr of a trans-1,4-isoprene-butadiene copolymer which has from 4 weight percent to 16 weight percent 1,3-butadiene repeat units and from 84 weight percent to 96 weight percent isoprene repeat units, wherein the trans-1,4-isoprene-butadiene copolymer has a Mooney ML 1+4 viscosity within the range of from 35 to 80, and 55 phr to 98 phr of at least one other elastomer. The rubber composition may be used in a tire tread or sidewall.
Rubbery blend containing trans isoprene-butadiene copolymer
Gummiartige Mischung mit Trans-Isopren-Butadien-Copolymeren
Mélange caoutchouteux contenant un copolymère de trans isoprène-butadiène
2016-06-15
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