A reinforced product, which can be used especially for reinforcing a finished rubber article, comprises one or more textile or metallic reinforcing thread(s), said thread(s) being covered with a sheath comprising a thermoplastic polymer composition, the sheathed thread(s) being themselves embedded in a rubber composition referred to as coating rubber, characterized in that this coating rubber is a composition based on at least one diene elastomer, silica as predominant reinforcing filler, and a sulfur-based vulcanization system, in which the ratio of the amounts, in phr (parts by weight per hundred parts by weight of elastomer), of sulfur and of reinforcing filler, is less than 0.08.

A reinforced product, which can be used especially for reinforcing a finished rubber article, comprises one or more textile or metallic reinforcing thread(s), said thread(s) being covered with a sheath comprising a thermoplastic polymer composition, the sheathed thread(s) being themselves embedded in a rubber composition referred to as coating rubber, characterized in that this coating rubber is a composition based on at least one diene elastomer, silica as predominant reinforcing filler, and a sulfur-based vulcanization system, in which the ratio of the amounts, in phr (parts by weight per hundred parts by weight of elastomer), of sulfur and of reinforcing filler, is less than 0.08.

Provided is a pneumatic tire having well-improved fuel economy, rubber tensile strength, and abrasion resistance while maintaining adequate productivity. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire formed from a rubber composition, the rubber composition containing a hydrogenated copolymer and a sulfur donor, the hydrogenated copolymer containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound and having a degree of hydrogenation of the conjugated diene portion of 75 mol % or more, the hydrogenated copolymer being present in an amount of 75% by mass or more based on 100% by mass of a rubber component in the rubber composition, the sulfur donor being present in an amount of 0.2 to 8 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Provided is a pneumatic tire having well-improved fuel economy, rubber tensile strength, and abrasion resistance while maintaining adequate productivity. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire formed from a rubber composition, the rubber composition containing a hydrogenated copolymer and a sulfur donor, the hydrogenated copolymer containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound and having a degree of hydrogenation of the conjugated diene portion of 75 mol % or more, the hydrogenated copolymer being present in an amount of 75% by mass or more based on 100% by mass of a rubber component in the rubber composition, the sulfur donor being present in an amount of 0.2 to 8 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Provided is a pneumatic tire having well-improved fuel economy, rubber tensile strength, and abrasion resistance while maintaining adequate productivity. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire formed from a rubber composition, the rubber composition containing a hydrogenated copolymer and a sulfur donor, the hydrogenated copolymer containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound and having a degree of hydrogenation of the conjugated diene portion of 75 mol % or more, the hydrogenated copolymer being present in an amount of 75% by mass or more based on 100% by mass of a rubber component in the rubber composition, the sulfur donor being present in an amount of 0.2 to 8 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

The present invention provides a rubber composition obtained by compounding a rubber component (A) containing a copolymer of a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound, a filler containing an inorganic filler (B), a silane coupling agent (C), and at least one accelerator (D) selected from the group consisting of zinc dithiophosphates represented by the general formula (1), being good in the processability in an unvulcanized state, and having a low-heat-generation property and a low abrasion property:

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wherein, R.sup.20's are each independently hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, and at least one of R.sup.20's is a substituted or unsubstituted linear alkyl group having from 7 to 18 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted branched-chain alkyl group having from 7 to 18 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having from 7 to 18 carbon atoms.

The present invention provides a rubber composition obtained by compounding a rubber component (A) containing a copolymer of a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound, a filler containing an inorganic filler (B), a silane coupling agent (C), and at least one accelerator (D) selected from the group consisting of zinc dithiophosphates represented by the general formula (1), being good in the processability in an unvulcanized state, and having a low-heat-generation property and a low abrasion property:

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wherein, R.sup.20's are each independently hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, and at least one of R.sup.20's is a substituted or unsubstituted linear alkyl group having from 7 to 18 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted branched-chain alkyl group having from 7 to 18 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having from 7 to 18 carbon atoms.

Provided are: a rubber composition for treads which contains a diene rubber in the rubber component and can simultaneously achieve blowing resistance during dry running, wet grip performance and abrasion resistance; and a pneumatic tire including a tread formed from the rubber composition for treads. The rubber composition contains: a diene rubber including styrene-butadiene rubber; zinc dithiophosphate; an inorganic filler including at least one selected from the group consisting of: a compound of the formula: mM.xSiO.sub.y.zH.sub.2O wherein M represents at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Ti, Ca, and Zr, or an oxide or hydroxide of the metal, m represents an integer of 1-5, x represents an integer of 0-10, y represents an integer of 2-5, and z represents an integer of 0-10; magnesium sulfate; and silicon carbide, and having a BET value of 5-120 m.sup.2/g and a linseed oil absorption of 30-80 mL/100 g; and sulfur, wherein, per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, there are 0.2-15 parts by mass of the zinc dithiophosphate, 1-70 parts by mass of the inorganic filler, and less than 2.5 parts by mass of zinc oxide.

Provided are: a rubber composition for treads which contains a diene rubber in the rubber component and can simultaneously achieve blowing resistance during dry running, wet grip performance and abrasion resistance; and a pneumatic tire including a tread formed from the rubber composition for treads. The rubber composition contains: a diene rubber including styrene-butadiene rubber; zinc dithiophosphate; an inorganic filler including at least one selected from the group consisting of: a compound of the formula: mM.xSiO.sub.y.zH.sub.2O wherein M represents at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Mg, Ti, Ca, and Zr, or an oxide or hydroxide of the metal, m represents an integer of 1-5, x represents an integer of 0-10, y represents an integer of 2-5, and z represents an integer of 0-10; magnesium sulfate; and silicon carbide, and having a BET value of 5-120 m.sup.2/g and a linseed oil absorption of 30-80 mL/100 g; and sulfur, wherein, per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, there are 0.2-15 parts by mass of the zinc dithiophosphate, 1-70 parts by mass of the inorganic filler, and less than 2.5 parts by mass of zinc oxide.

The present disclosure is directed to providing a polyarylene sulfide resin composition having excellent mechanical properties, surface appearance and heat resistance as well as excellent moldability, and a method for enhancing moldability of a polyarylene sulfide resin without deterioration of mechanical properties such as strength, impact, and heat resistance, as well as surface appearance. The goal of the present disclosure is accomplished by a polyarylene sulfide resin composition including a polyarylene sulfide and a zinc dialkyldithiophosphate.