Abstract:
To provide a rubber composition in which wet performance, wear resistance, low rolling resistance, and breaking resistance are highly balanced. A rubber composition comprising a rubber component comprising at least three polymers and a filler, wherein the rubber component is separated into at least two polymer phases: a polymer phase (1) with the highest tan δ peak temperature; and a polymer phase (2) with the lowest peak temperature; the polymer phases (1) and (2) are incompatible with each other; the polymer phase (1) at least comprises the modified conjugated diene-based polymers (A1) and (A2), and the filler; the modified conjugated diene-based polymer (A1) has a particular weight-average molecular weight and a particular contracting factor (g′); and when a filler concentration and an average aggregate area of the filler in the polymer phase (1) are defined as X and Y, respectively, an formula (1): Y
Abstract:
Provided are a modifying agent obtained by subjecting a silicon-containing compound having a protected primary amino group and at least two hydrolyzable groups to complete condensation, a method of producing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, a modified conjugated diene-based polymer obtained by the production method, a rubber composition using the polymer, and a pneumatic tire. The modified conjugated diene-based polymer has excellent low heat generating property and abrasion resistance, and the rubber composition is obtained by using the modified conjugated diene-based polymer and the pneumatic tire is obtained by using the rubber composition.
Abstract:
The rubber composition of this disclosure is a rubber composition comprising a rubber component containing 2 or more polymer components and a filler containing at least a silica, wherein: the rubber component is separated into two or more polymer phases with different peak temperatures of tan δ temperature dispersion curve; a compounding amount of the filler per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component is 30 to 130 parts by mass; 30 mass % or more of the filler exists in the polymer phase with the lowest peak temperature of tan δ temperature dispersion curve; and the filler has an average aggregate area of 2100 nm2 or less.