The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Rubber composition for tire tread for low temperature performance and wet traction

Abstract:

This invention relates to a rubber composition containing cis 1,4-polybutadiene and dual styrene/butadiene elastomers with reinforcing filler comprised of pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica and rubber reinforcing carbon black. The rubber composition may contain triglyceride vegetable oil such as soybean oil. The rubber composition is used for a tire tread.