Webinar
12th June 2021 (Saturday) , 5:30 PM
Organized by
Society for Industrial Chemistry
Dr. R. Mukhopadhyay did his B.Sc. from University of Calcutta and M.Sc & Ph.D (Applied Chemistry) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He also graduated in Chemical Engineering from The Institution of Engineers (I).
Classically, composite material is defined as a combination of two or more different materials having varied physical and chemical properties. Tyre is a perfect example that satisfies the defined criteria of a composite material. In a tyre, three major constituents, rubber, organic cord and steel cord combined together during manufacturing process and behave like a single material. It is worth mentioning here that despite having huge differences in mechanical properties among major constituents, tyre as a product truly displays properties of a perfect composite.
Pneumatic tyre, the single most complex component of modern automobile, is an indispensable composite material because of its unique performance characteristics such as high deformation and restoration, which majority of the composite materials do not possess. Due to the high load bearing capacity & flexibility of tyre, automobiles have gained practicable durability, reliability & safety. Tyre is a hi-tech & hi-performance composite of many different materials and one of the most durable things in the world under dynamic conditions. Tyre is a member of the drive chain, power train, braking mechanism, steering mechanism and suspension system, all rolled into one in automobile. Tyre technology is a vast complex combination of science, technology, engineering and art; bringing together a variety of disciplines. Acoustic, digital modeling, general mechanics, material rheology, tribology, design and chemistry are just some of the specialists involved in the designing of the tyre.
The emerging trends of Tyre Technology and its role in Automobile will be discussed.
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