CORD WITH HIGH NON-STRUCTURAL ELONGATION

摘要

A steel cord 10 adapted for the reinforcement of an elastomer comprises steel filaments (12,14) of a pearlitic structure. The steel cord has a plastic and elastic elongation at break of x % and a plastic and elastic elongation capability in the vulcanized elastomer of y %, the values x and y fulfilling following equation : y - 0.50 .ltoreq. x .ltoreq.y + 0.50, which means that the total elongation at break does not fall down considerably after embedding the steel cord into an elastomer.