The invention relates to a rubberized reinforcing ply for articles composed of elastomeric material, preferably for vehicle tires, wherein the reinforcing ply has a multiplicity of strengthening elements which are in parallel and spaced apart, wherein each strengthening element is a cord which is end-twisted from at least two twisted multifilament yarns composed of polyamide 6.6. The raw yarn composed of polyamide 6.6 has a tenacity which, at an elongation of 4%, is within a range from 1.35 cN/dtex to 1.60 cN/dtex, the cord has a tenacity which, at an elongation of 4%, is within a range from 1.2 cN/dtex to 2 cN/dtex and the cord has a thermal shrinkage at 177 within a range of 4.0%-7.0%, wherein the tenacity in accordance with ASTM D885-16 and the thermal shrinkage at 177 C. are determined under a pre-tension of 0.045 g/dtex with an exposure time of two minutes.

Provided is a rubber-cord composite, a tire reinforcing member including the composite, and a tire including the reinforcing member. The rubber-cord composite includes a reinforcing cord, and the composite forms a spiral cord layer in the tire reinforcing member. The twist coefficient of the reinforcing cord is greater than 0.3.

Provided is a rubber-cord composite, a tire reinforcing member including the composite, and a tire including the reinforcing member. The rubber-cord composite includes a reinforcing cord, and the composite forms a spiral cord layer in the tire reinforcing member. The twist coefficient of the reinforcing cord is 0.3 or less.

Disclosed herein are vehicle tires including a carcass with at least one body ply, a tread disposed radially outward of the carcass, and a belt component comprising a steel cord-containing ply positioned radially between the tread and the carcass. The steel cord-containing ply comprises rubber reinforced with steel warp cords having a specified diameter and EASL. Also disclosed is a vehicle tire containing two belt components comprising a steel cord-containing ply, each belt component positioned radially between the tread and the carcass.

Disclosed herein are vehicle tires including a tread, a carcass with at least one body ply, and a single steel cord-containing belt ply positioned radially inward of the tread and radially outward of the carcass. The single steel cord-containing belt ply comprises rubber reinforced with steel warp cords bi-axially woven with steel weft cords and have a specified bi-axial angle. Also disclosed is a vehicle tire containing the single steel cord-containing belt ply wherein the belt ply includes pick cords connecting the steel warp cords and steel weft cords.

A cord of a band of a tire has a single-stranded structure in which steel filaments are stranded, and the number of the filaments is not less than three and not greater than six. In a cross-section of the cord, when represents a diameter of a smallest circle that surrounds cross-sections of the filaments, and represents a diameter of each filament, a gap is formed between the filaments such that the diameter is not less than three times the diameter and not greater than six times the diameter in the case of the number of the filaments being three or four. An initial elongation of the cord is not less than 0.1% and not greater than 1.5%.

Provided is a steel cord for reinforcing a rubber article which can further improve cut resistance when applied to a tire while maintaining the amount of steel to be used. A steel cord for reinforcing a rubber article comprising: one core strand 11 having a two-layered layered-twisted structure formed by twisting a plurality of steel filaments 1; and a plurality of sheath strands 12 having a layered-twisted structure formed by twisting a plurality of steel filaments 2, wherein the sheath strands are twisted around the core strand. A ratio dc/ds of a diameter dc of a sheath filament constituting the sheath of the core strand to a diameter ds of an outermost layer sheath filament constituting the outermost layer sheath of the sheath strand is more than 1.25 and not more than 1.50.

A pneumatic tire is disclosed that can improve high-speed durability and shock resistance without increasing the mass of a belt reinforcing layer. The pneumatic tire includes a carcass, a belt on the outer periphery of a crown part of the carcass and a belt reinforcing layer on the outer periphery of the belt, wherein the belt reinforcing layer is provided with a belt reinforcing ply including an organic fiber cord having a double twisting structure obtained by intertwisting two first twisted yarns including a filament bundle of aliphatic polyamide fibers, having nominal fineness of 4000 dtex or less and having tensile toughness (J) per one cord of 5 J or more, and a major diameter direction of the belt reinforcing ply is parallel to a belt outer periphery, and the product of the toughness (J) per one organic fiber cord and cord count (number/25 mm) is 130 to 180.

Provided is a pneumatic tire in which the crack propagation resistance of crossing belt layers is improved without deterioration of the cutting resistance and the irregular wear resistance. The pneumatic tire includes a belt composed of at least three belt layers 103 on the tire radial-direction outer side of a carcass 102, the at least three belt layers 103 including two crossing belt layers that are inclined in the opposite directions across the tire equatorial plane. In this pneumatic tire, a reinforcing material of crossing belt layers 103a and 103b is a steel cord which has a layer-twisted structure including a core composed of two core filaments and a sheath composed of eight sheath filaments that are twisted together around the core, and a steel cord amount in the crossing belt layers 103a and 103b, which is represented by the following Equation (1), is 23 to 49: Steel cord diameter (mm)Steel cord end count (steel cords/50 mm) (1).

Provided is a pneumatic tire in which not only the cutting resistance is enhanced but also the resistance to penetration of a foreign matter is improved without deterioration of the crack propagation resistance of an outermost belt layer. The pneumatic tire is a pneumatic tire 100 including a belt composed of at least three belt layers 103 on the tire radial-direction outer side of a carcass 102. In the pneumatic tire 100, a reinforcing material of at least an outermost belt layer 103c among the at least three belt layers 103 is a steel cord which has a layer-twisted structure including a core composed of two core filaments and a sheath composed of eight sheath filaments that are twisted together around the core, and a steel cord amount in the outermost belt layer 103c, which is represented by the following Equation (1), is 37 to 49: Steel cord diameter (mm)Steel cord end count (steel cords/50 mm) (1).