The present disclosure provides a tire which makes it possible to reduce the increase in hardness and the decrease in wet grip performance from before to after heat aging. The present disclosure relates to a tire including a tread, the tread including an elastomer composition containing a styrene elastomer and urethane particles, the tread satisfying the following relationship (1): (M100a−M100f)/M100f×100≤38 wherein M100f represents the stress at 100% elongation (23° C.) before heat aging, and M100a represents the stress at 100% elongation (23° C.) after heat aging.

The present disclosure provides a tire which makes it possible to reduce the increase in hardness and the decrease in wet grip performance from before to after heat aging. The present disclosure relates to a tire including a tread, the tread including an elastomer composition containing a styrene elastomer and urethane particles, the tread satisfying the following relationship (1): (M100a−M100f)/M100f×100≤38 wherein M100f represents the stress at 100% elongation (23° C.) before heat aging, and M100a represents the stress at 100% elongation (23° C.) after heat aging.

A rubber compound having at least two glass transition temperatures Tg1 and Tg2 is based on at least two rubber compositions C1 and C2, C1 comprising at least one elastomer E1 with Tg1, C2 comprising at least one elastomer E2 with Tg2 and a reinforcing filler, E2 being different from E1, where Tg1 is above or equal to -50° C., the rubber compound satisfies Tg1-Tg2 ≥ 23° C. and has a loss factor profile exhibiting the change in tan δ as a function of the temperature in °C. over a range extending from -80° C. to 60° C. at a frequency of 10 Hz and a constant stress of 0.7 MPa and exhibiting one or more peaks, such that all the tan δ peaks present at a temperature above Tg1 have a width at half height less than or equal to 23° C.; and E1 is predominant.

A rubber compound having at least two glass transition temperatures Tg1 and Tg2 is based on at least two rubber compositions C1 and C2, C1 comprising at least one elastomer E1 with Tg1, C2 comprising at least one elastomer E2 with Tg2 and a reinforcing filler, E2 being different from E1, where Tg1 is above or equal to -50° C., the rubber compound satisfies Tg1-Tg2 ≥ 23° C. and has a loss factor profile exhibiting the change in tan δ as a function of the temperature in °C. over a range extending from -80° C. to 60° C. at a frequency of 10 Hz and a constant stress of 0.7 MPa and exhibiting one or more peaks, such that all the tan δ peaks present at a temperature above Tg1 have a width at half height less than or equal to 23° C.; and E1 is predominant.

Disclosed is a vesicular system comprising a surface with a vesicle immobilized thereon. The immobilized vesicle has a circumferential membrane of an amphiphilic polymer. The vesicle is coupled to a surface by means of a molecule with a non-polar moiety. The non-polar moiety comprises a main chain of 3 to about 30 carbon atoms and 0 to about 12 heteroatoms selected from Si, O, S, and Se. The molecule with the non-polar moiety is coupled to the surface via a covalent or non-covalent bond. A portion of the non-polar moiety is integrated in the circumferential membrane.

It has been found that carboxylic acid functionalized high cis-1,4-polybutadiene rubber which is comprised of polybutadiene rubber chains having a cis-1,4-microstructure content of at least 90 percent has much better interaction with metal salts of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, such as zinc diacrylate or zinc dimethacrylate. This results in such rubber compositions being stiff while still exhibiting a lower level of hysteresis. These characteristics are beneficial when used in manufacturing tire apex compositions, in manufacturing golf ball cores, and in a wide variety of other applications. Such rubber compositions can be used as substitutes for thermoplastic elastomers in many applications.

It has been found that carboxylic acid functionalized high cis-1,4-polybutadiene rubber which is comprised of polybutadiene rubber chains having a cis-1,4-microstructure content of at least 90 percent has much better interaction with metal salts of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, such as zinc diacrylate or zinc dimethacrylate. This results in such rubber compositions being stiff while still exhibiting a lower level of hysteresis. These characteristics are beneficial when used in manufacturing tire apex compositions, in manufacturing golf ball cores, and in a wide variety of other applications. Such rubber compositions can be used as substitutes for thermoplastic elastomers in many applications.

A modified conjugated diene-based polymer and a rubber composition including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the modified conjugated diene-based polymer includes a modified monomer-derived functional group represented by Formula 1, and an aminoalkoxysilane-based modifier-derived functional group at least one end thereof, wherein the polymer having a unimodal molecular weight distribution, and a polydispersity index (PDI) of 1.0 or more to less than 1.7. The polymer has a narrow and unimodal molecular weight distribution, and has excellent tensile properties and viscoelastic properties while having excellent processability.

A modified conjugated diene-based polymer and a rubber composition including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the modified conjugated diene-based polymer includes a modified monomer-derived functional group represented by Formula 1, and an aminoalkoxysilane-based modifier-derived functional group at least one end thereof, wherein the polymer having a unimodal molecular weight distribution, and a polydispersity index (PDI) of 1.0 or more to less than 1.7. The polymer has a narrow and unimodal molecular weight distribution, and has excellent tensile properties and viscoelastic properties while having excellent processability.

A rubber compound for a tire tread includes more than a 30% maximum difference in styrene content between a pair of functionalized diene elastomers. At least one of the diene elastomers contains a functional group that can interact with a precipitated silica that is also in the composition.