Steel composite cord.

摘要

A high-elongation composite cord (10) used for reinforcing a rubber composite such as a wheel tire and a conveyor belt. It is made by twisting a plurality of strands (2) each made by twisting a plurality of brass-plated steel filaments (1) and monofilaments (4) of organic fiber. Before twisting the cord (10), monofilaments (4) of organic fiber are put in the gaps formed between the adjacent strands (2) so as to prevent fluidized rubber from penetrating into a center core formed in the cord after the cord has been covered with rubber. The monofilaments (4) should have a diameter small enough not to protrude from a circle (D0) circumscribing the cord and large enough to close the gaps between the adjacent strands.