摘要 |
Reinforced rubber composite and article made therefrom, wherein the reinforcement preferably comprises cords of brass-coated steel and the rubber of the composite or article is a vulcanizate of a blend comprising (A) about 5-100 phr of a graft copolymer comprising a lower alkyl acrylate or lower alkyl methacrylate and a diene rubber or mixture thereof and (B) about 0-95 phr of at least one additional diene rubber or mixture thereof. The overall alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate content of the blend is about 2-10 phr, preferably about 3-8 phr. A preferred article is a tire having a load bearing fabric-reinforced component, e.g. a reinforcing belt (22) wherein the fabric comprises cords of brass-coated steel and the rubber of the component has the composition above specified. <IMAGE> |