JP2010285546A - Rubber composition for tread and pneumatic tire - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rubber composition for treads that enhances heat resistance and increases duration of life by especially suppressing hardening degradation of rubber without increasing an amount of an antiaging agent, and a pneumatic tire (especially a tire for tracks/buses) using the rubber composition for treads of the tire. <P>SOLUTION: The rubber composition for treads contains a rubber component including 50 mass% or more of isoprene-based rubber and a benzothiazole disulfide and/or mercaptobenzothiazole either of which is represented by a specific formula. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tread and a pneumatic tire (particularly, a truck / bus tire) using the same.

The usage conditions of truck and bus tires are very severe. For this reason, the heat generation of the rubber is large, the heat deterioration of the rubber is accelerated, and damage such as chipping of the rubber is caused in the tread portion.

As a countermeasure against this, anti-aging agents are widely used in order to increase the heat resistance of the rubber composition. Anti-aging agents include amines such as N- (1,3-dimethylbutyl) -N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) and N-phenyl-N′-isopropyl-p-phenylenediamine (IPPD). Anti-aging agents are widely used.

However, in recent years, the demand for improved heat resistance has further increased, and further life extension has been demanded. Although a long life can be achieved by increasing the amount of the anti-aging agent, there is a problem that the surface is browned by the precipitation of 6PPD or IPPD on the tire surface, resulting in poor appearance of the tire. Therefore, it is desired to provide a rubber composition that can improve heat resistance and extend the life without increasing the amount of anti-aging agent.

Patent Document 1 discloses a rubber composition in which N- (1-methylheptyl) -N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine as an antiaging agent and a wax are blended with a diene rubber. However, there is still room for improvement in terms of improving heat resistance.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-324779

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, improves the heat resistance without increasing the amount of the anti-aging agent, particularly suppresses the deterioration of the cured rubber, and extends the life of the tread, and the tire tread. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pneumatic tire (particularly a truck / bus tire) used in the above.

The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tread containing a rubber component containing 50% by mass or more of isoprene-based rubber and a compound represented by the following formula (I) and / or (II).

（式（Ｉ）、（ＩＩ）において、Ｒ^１及びＲ^２は、同一若しくは異なって、水素原子、アルキル基、アリール基又はアラルキル基を表す。但し、Ｒ^１及びＲ^２が同時に水素原子である場合を除く。）

(In the formula (I), (II), ^{R 1} and ^{R 2} are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group. However, ^{R 1} and ^{R 2} is simultaneously hydrogen atom Except in cases.)

The rubber component preferably contains butadiene rubber.

The isoprene-based rubber is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of isoprene rubber, natural rubber and modified natural rubber.

The compound is preferably a compound represented by the following formula (III).

The rubber composition preferably contains 20 to 80 parts by mass of carbon black and 0 to 80 parts by mass of silica with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Moreover, it is preferable that the said rubber composition contains 1-6 mass parts of zinc oxide further.
The present invention also relates to a truck / bus tire having a tread produced using the rubber composition.

According to the present invention, since the compound represented by the above formula (I) and / or (II) is blended with a rubber component containing a specific amount of isoprene-based rubber, the heat resistance can be improved. Curing deterioration can be suppressed. Accordingly, the rubber composition can be extended in life without increasing the amount of anti-aging agent such as 6PPD, and the rubber chipping can be suppressed. Therefore, it is suitable for treads of pneumatic tires (especially, tires for trucks and buses). The durability of pneumatic tires (especially truck / bus tires) can be improved. In addition, since it is not necessary to increase the amount of anti-aging agent such as 6PPD, it is possible to prevent a poor appearance of the tire.

The rubber composition of the present invention includes a rubber component containing an isoprene-based rubber and a compound represented by the above formula (I) and / or (II). By using isoprene-based rubber as the rubber component and further blending the compounds represented by the above formulas (I) and (II), the heat resistance can be improved, and in particular, the deterioration of the rubber can be suppressed.

Here, the curing deterioration of rubber is a deterioration phenomenon in which the rubber becomes harder than the initial state when heat is applied under the condition where oxygen is present as a deterioration factor. Can be effectively suppressed. Such an effect of suppressing hardening deterioration is an effect different from so-called heat fatigue resistance (prevention of blow and chunk generation) and heat sag resistance.

Further, when these two components are used, a heat resistance improvement effect (particularly, a curing deterioration suppressing effect) is generated synergistically. For example, a compound of formula (I) or (II) is blended with styrene butadiene rubber. Compared with the case where it does, a very big hardening deterioration inhibitory effect arises.
In the present invention, the heat resistance (particularly, the effect of suppressing hardening deterioration) can be improved without increasing the amount of anti-aging agent, so that it can be suitably used for the tread of a truck / bus tire, and the life of the truck / bus tire is extended. Is possible.

In the present invention, isoprene-based rubber is used as the rubber component. In the present invention, the heat resistance (particularly, the effect of suppressing the curing deterioration) can be improved despite using a rubber having an isoprene skeleton. Examples of the isoprene-based rubber include isoprene rubber (IR), natural rubber (NR), and modified natural rubber. NR includes deproteinized natural rubber (DPNR) and high-purity natural rubber (HPNR). Modified natural rubber includes epoxidized natural rubber (ENR), hydrogenated natural rubber (HNR), and grafted natural rubber. Etc. Moreover, as NR, what is common in tire industry, such as SIR20, RSS # 3, TSR20, can be used, for example.

In the present invention, 100% by mass of the rubber component contains 50% by mass or more of isoprene-based rubber, preferably 60% by mass or more, more preferably 70% by mass or more, and still more preferably 80% by mass or more. If it is less than 50% by mass, the effect of suppressing curing deterioration may not be sufficiently obtained. The upper limit of the content of the isoprene-based rubber is not particularly limited, and may be 100% by mass, but is preferably 90% by mass or less, more preferably 80% by mass or less. When it exceeds 90 mass%, workability tends to deteriorate.

In addition to isoprene-based rubber, butadiene rubber (BR), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), styrene isoprene butadiene rubber (SIBR), ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM), chloroprene rubber (CR) can be used as rubber components. And acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR). A rubber component may be used independently and may use 2 or more types together. Among these, BR is preferable because the wear performance can be improved.

The BR is not particularly limited. For example, BR1220 manufactured by Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd., BR130B manufactured by Ube Industries, Ltd., BR150B having a high cis content such as BR150B, VCR412 manufactured by Ube Industries, Ltd. BR containing syndiotactic polybutadiene crystals can be used.

In the present invention, BR is preferably contained in 10% by mass or more, more preferably 20% by mass or more, and further preferably 30% by mass or more in 100% by mass of the rubber component. If it is less than 10% by mass, the wear performance tends to decrease. The BR content is preferably 50% by mass or less, and more preferably 40% by mass or less. If it exceeds 50% by mass, the breaking strength tends to decrease and the chip-cut performance tends to decrease.

In the present invention, the total content of isoprene-based rubber and BR in 100% by mass of the rubber component is preferably 80% by mass or more, more preferably 90% by mass or more, and still more preferably 100% by mass. When the total content is less than 80% by mass, the heat generation performance is lowered, and the durability performance tends to be adversely affected.

In the present invention, a compound represented by the following formula (I) and / or (II) is used. The compound is a vulcanization accelerator, but can improve the heat resistance (suppression of curing deterioration) of the vulcanized rubber.

（式（Ｉ）、（ＩＩ）において、Ｒ^１及びＲ^２は、同一若しくは異なって、水素原子、アルキル基、アリール基又はアラルキル基を表す。但し、Ｒ^１及びＲ^２が同時に水素原子である場合を除く（即ち、同一の環に結合しているＲ^１及びＲ^２がともに水素原子である化合物を除く）。）

(In the formulas (I) and (II), R ¹ and R ² are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group, provided that R ¹ and R ² are hydrogen atoms at the same time. Except for the case (that is, excluding compounds in which R ¹ and R ² bonded to the same ring are both hydrogen atoms).

As R ¹ and R ² , the alkyl group preferably has 1 to 10 carbon atoms, the aryl group has 6 to 10 carbon atoms, and the aralkyl group has 7 to 10 carbon atoms. Examples of the alkyl group include methyl group, ethyl group, n-propyl group, isopropyl group, n-butyl group, iso-butyl group, sec-butyl group, tert-butyl group, pentyl group, hexyl group, heptyl group, Examples include 2-ethylhexyl group, octyl group, nonyl group, decyl group and the like. Examples of the aryl group include a phenyl group, a tolyl group, a xylyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthryl group, and a phenanthryl group. Examples of the aralkyl group include a benzyl group and a phenethyl group. The hydrocarbon group of R ^{1 to} R ² may be linear, branched or cyclic. Of the alkyl group, aryl group, and aralkyl group, an alkyl group is preferable, and the alkyl group preferably has 1 to 4 carbon atoms, more preferably 1 to 2 carbon atoms. Further, ^{R 1} is an alkyl group, ^{R 2} is preferably a hydrogen atom. In this case, the effect of suppressing curing deterioration can be obtained satisfactorily.

Specific examples of the compound represented by the formula (I) include bis (4-methylbenzothiazolyl-2) -disulfide, bis (4-ethylbenzothiazolyl-2) -disulfide, bis (5- Methylbenzothiazolyl-2) -disulfide, bis (5-ethylbenzothiazolyl-2) -disulfide, bis (6-methylbenzothiazolyl-2) -disulfide, bis (6-ethylbenzothiazolyl) -2) -disulfide, bis (4,5-dimethylbenzothiazolyl-2) -disulfide, bis (4,5-diethylbenzothiazolyl-2) -disulfide, bis (4-phenylbenzothiazolyl-) 2) -disulfide, bis (5-phenylbenzothiazolyl-2) -disulfide, bis (6-phenylbenzothiazolyl-2) -disulfide, etc. That. Specific examples of the compound represented by the above formula (II) include 2-mercapto-4-methylbenzothiazole, 2-mercapto-4-ethylbenzothiazole, 2-mercapto-5-methylbenzothiazole, 2-mercapto- 5-ethylbenzothiazole, 2-mercapto-6-methylbenzothiazole, 2-mercapto-6-ethylbenzothiazole, 2-mercapto-4,5-dimethylbenzothiazole, 2-mercapto-4,5-diethylbenzothiazole, Examples include 2-mercapto-4-phenylbenzothiazole, 2-mercapto-5-phenylbenzothiazole, 2-mercapto-6-phenylbenzothiazole and the like. Of these, bis (4-methylbenzothiazolyl-2) -disulfide, bis (5-methylbenzothiazolyl-2) -disulfide, mercapto-4-methylbenzothiazole, and mercapto-5-methylbenzothiazole are preferable. . In the formulas (I) and (II), the compound represented by the formula (I) is preferably used. Furthermore, among the compounds described above, the compound (4m-MBTS) represented by the formula (III) is particularly preferably used. When using the above compounds, the effect of suppressing curing deterioration can be obtained satisfactorily.

式（Ｉ）、（ＩＩ）で表される化合物は、単独で用いてもよく、２種以上を併用してもよい。該化合物の市販品として、例えば、ＮＯＣＩＬ社の製品を使用することができる。

The compounds represented by the formulas (I) and (II) may be used alone or in combination of two or more. As a commercial product of the compound, for example, a product of NOCIL can be used.

The total content of the compounds represented by the above formulas (I) and (II) is preferably 1.0 part by mass or more, more preferably 1.3 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. If it is less than 1.0 mass part, there exists a possibility that the hardening deterioration inhibitory effect may not fully be acquired. The total content is preferably 5.0 parts by mass or less, more preferably 4.0 parts by mass or less. If it exceeds 5.0 parts by mass, it may be difficult to maintain an appropriate crosslinking density and crosslinking form.

The rubber composition of the present invention preferably contains carbon black. Examples of carbon black that can be used include GPF, FEF, HAF, ISAF, and SAF, but are not particularly limited. By blending carbon black, it is possible to enhance the reinforcing property and improve the heat resistance (particularly the effect of suppressing the curing deterioration).

The nitrogen adsorption specific surface area (N ₂ SA) of carbon black is preferably 107 m ² / g or more, and more preferably 114 m ² / g or more. If it is less than 107 m < ² > / g, there exists a tendency for the fall of wear performance to be large. Further, the nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of carbon black is preferably 180 m ² / g or less, 165m ² / g or less is more preferable. If it exceeds 180 m ² / g, the workability may be deteriorated.
In addition, the nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of carbon black is calculated | required by A method of JISK6217.

When the said rubber composition contains carbon black, content of carbon black becomes like this. Preferably it is 20 mass parts or more with respect to 100 mass parts of rubber components, More preferably, it is 30 mass parts or more. If the amount is less than 20 parts by mass, sufficient reinforcement cannot be obtained, and durability and wear performance tend to be inferior. Further, the carbon black content is preferably 80 parts by mass or less, more preferably 65 parts by mass or less. When it exceeds 80 mass parts, there exists a tendency for workability to deteriorate.

The rubber composition of the present invention preferably contains silica. Thereby, heat resistance (especially hardening deterioration inhibitory effect) can be improved. Examples of the silica include, but are not limited to, dry method silica (anhydrous silicic acid), wet method silica (anhydrous silicic acid), and the like, and wet method silica is preferable because it has many silanol groups. Silica may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The nitrogen adsorption specific surface area (N ₂ SA) of the silica is preferably 50 m ² / g or more, more preferably 80 m ² / g or more, and still more preferably 100 m ² / g or more. Further, N ₂ SA of silica is preferably 200 m ² / g or less, more preferably 150 m ² / g or less, and further preferably 130 m ² / g or less.
The nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of silica is a value measured by the BET method according to ASTM D3037-81.

When the rubber composition contains silica, the content of silica is preferably 5 parts by mass or more, more preferably 10 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. If it is less than 5 parts by mass, the effect of suppressing the curing deterioration may not be sufficiently obtained. Content of this silica becomes like this. Preferably it is 80 mass parts or less, More preferably, it is 50 mass parts or less, More preferably, it is 30 mass parts or less. When it exceeds 80 mass parts, there exists a tendency for workability to deteriorate.

When the rubber composition contains carbon black and silica, the total content of carbon black and silica is preferably 30 parts by mass or more, more preferably 40 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. If it is less than 30 parts by mass, the effect of suppressing curing deterioration may not be obtained satisfactorily. The total content is preferably 90 parts by mass or less, more preferably 70 parts by mass or less. If it exceeds 90 parts by mass, the dispersibility of the filler may be deteriorated.

The rubber composition of the present invention preferably contains a silane coupling agent together with silica.
As the silane coupling agent, any silane coupling agent conventionally used in combination with silica can be used in the rubber industry. For example, bis (3-triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfide, bis (2-tri Ethoxysilylethyl) tetrasulfide, bis (4-triethoxysilylbutyl) tetrasulfide, bis (3-trimethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfide, bis (2-trimethoxysilylethyl) tetrasulfide, bis (4-trimethoxysilyl) Butyl) tetrasulfide, bis (3-triethoxysilylpropyl) trisulfide, bis (2-triethoxysilylethyl) trisulfide, bis (4-triethoxysilylbutyl) trisulfide, bis (3-trimethoxysilylpropyl) Trisulfi Bis (2-trimethoxysilylethyl) trisulfide, bis (4-trimethoxysilylbutyl) trisulfide, bis (3-triethoxysilylpropyl) disulfide, bis (2-triethoxysilylethyl) disulfide, bis (4 -Triethoxysilylbutyl) disulfide, bis (3-trimethoxysilylpropyl) disulfide, bis (2-trimethoxysilylethyl) disulfide, bis (4-trimethoxysilylbutyl) disulfide, 3-trimethoxysilylpropylbenzothiazoli And sulfide systems such as tetratetrasulfide and 3-triethoxysilylpropylbenzothiazole tetrasulfide. Moreover, mercapto type, vinyl type, glycidoxy type, nitro type, chloro type and the like can also be mentioned. Of these, bis (3-triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfide and bis (3-triethoxysilylpropyl) disulfide are preferably used from the viewpoint of the reinforcing effect and processability of the silane coupling agent. These silane coupling agents may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The content of the silane coupling agent is preferably 3 parts by mass or more and more preferably 7 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the silica. If it is less than 3 mass parts, there exists a tendency for a fracture strength to fall large. Moreover, 15 mass parts or less are preferable, and, as for content of this silane coupling agent, 10 mass parts or less are more preferable. When the amount exceeds 15 parts by mass, effects such as an increase in fracture strength and a reduction in rolling resistance due to the addition of the silane coupling agent tend not to be obtained.

The rubber composition of the present invention preferably contains zinc oxide. When the rubber composition contains zinc oxide, the content of zinc oxide is preferably 1 part by mass or more, more preferably 2 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. If the amount is less than 1 part by mass, vulcanization is insufficient and deterioration resistance tends to deteriorate. The zinc oxide content is preferably 6 parts by mass or less, more preferably 4 parts by mass or less. When it exceeds 6 parts by mass, the wear resistance performance tends to deteriorate.

In addition to the above components, the rubber composition of the present invention includes compounding agents conventionally used in the rubber industry, for example, inorganic and organic fillers such as clay, softeners such as oil, and vulcanization acceleration aids such as stearic acid. Agents, various anti-aging agents, ozone degradation inhibitors, vulcanizing agents such as waxes, sulfur or sulfur compounds, vulcanization accelerators, and the like can be appropriately blended as necessary.

In the present invention, an amine-based anti-aging agent is preferably used as an anti-aging agent because of its excellent destructive properties, and heat resistance (especially an effect of inhibiting curing deterioration) can be improved without increasing the amount used. is there. Examples of amine-based antioxidants include diphenylamine-based and p-phenylenediamine-based amine derivatives. Examples of the diphenylamine derivative include p- (p-toluenesulfonylamide) -diphenylamine, octylated diphenylamine, and the like. Examples of p-phenylenediamine derivatives include N- (1,3-dimethylbutyl) -N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD), N-phenyl-N′-isopropyl-p-phenylenediamine (IPPD). ), N, N′-di-2-naphthyl-p-phenylenediamine, and the like.

The content of the amine-based anti-aging agent is preferably 1 part by mass or more, more preferably 1.3 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. If it is less than 1 part by mass, the fracture characteristics may not be improved. Moreover, this content becomes like this. Preferably it is 6 mass parts or less, More preferably, it is 4 mass parts or less. If it exceeds 6 parts by mass, bloom may be generated on the surface.

In the present invention, sulfur can be suitably used as a vulcanizing agent. Examples of sulfur include powdered sulfur, precipitated sulfur, colloidal sulfur, insoluble sulfur, and highly dispersible sulfur.
The sulfur content is preferably 0.5 parts by mass or more, more preferably 1 part by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. If it is less than 0.5 parts by mass, the effect may be small. Moreover, this content becomes like this. Preferably it is 6 mass parts or less, More preferably, it is 4 mass parts or less. If it exceeds 6 parts by mass, the effect of suppressing the curing deterioration may not be sufficiently obtained.

In the present invention, other vulcanization accelerators may be blended together with the compounds represented by the above formulas (I) and (II), and even in this case, the effect of suppressing the curing deterioration can be suitably obtained.
Other vulcanization accelerators include N-tert-butyl-2-benzothiazolylsulfenamide (TBBS), N-cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazolylsulfenamide (CBS), N, N′-dicyclohexyl- Examples include 2-benzothiazolylsulfenamide (DZ), mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT), dibenzothiazolyl disulfide (MBTS), and diphenylguanidine (DPG). 0.1 to 2.0 parts by mass may be blended.

The rubber composition of the present invention is produced by a general method. That is, it can be produced by a method of kneading the above components with a Banbury mixer, a kneader, an open roll or the like and then vulcanizing.

The rubber composition of the present invention can be suitably used for a tread of a pneumatic tire (particularly, a truck / bus tire).

The pneumatic tire of the present invention (particularly, a truck / bus tire) can be produced by an ordinary method using the rubber composition. That is, the rubber composition is extruded to match the shape of the tread at the unvulcanized stage, molded by a normal method on a tire molding machine, and bonded together with other tire members to form an unvulcanized tire To do. This unvulcanized tire can be heated and pressurized in a vulcanizer to produce a tire.

The present invention will be specifically described based on examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

Hereinafter, various chemicals used in Examples and Comparative Examples will be described together.
NR: RSS # 3
BR: BR150B manufactured by Ube Industries, Ltd.
Carbon black: N220 (N ₂ SA: 111 m ² / g) manufactured by Cabot Japan
Silica: Silica 115Gr (N ₂ SA: 110 m ² / g) manufactured by Rhodia Japan Co., Ltd.
Silane coupling agent: Si266 (bis (3-triethoxysilylpropyl) disulfide) manufactured by Degussa
Zinc oxide: 2 types of zinc oxide manufactured by Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. Stearic acid: “Kashiwa” manufactured by NOF Corporation
Anti-aging agent: Anti-aging agent 6C (SANTOFLEX, 6PPD) manufactured by FLEXSYS Corporation
Sulfur: Powder sulfur vulcanization accelerator manufactured by Tsurumi Chemical Co., Ltd. 1: Noxeller NS (N-tert-butyl-2-benzothiazolylsulfenamide) manufactured by Ouchi Shinsei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
Vulcanization accelerator 2: Noxeller DM (dibenzothiazolyl disulfide) manufactured by Ouchi Shinsei Chemical Co., Ltd.
Vulcanization accelerator 3: bis (4-methylbenzothiazolyl-2) -disulfide (formula (III)) manufactured by NOCIL

Examples 1-6 and Comparative Examples 1-9
According to the contents shown in Table 1, materials other than sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator were kneaded for 5 minutes under a condition of 130 ° C. using a 1.7 L Banbury mixer to obtain a kneaded product. Next, sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator were added to the obtained kneaded product, and kneaded for 3 minutes at 60 ° C. using an open roll to obtain an unvulcanized rubber composition. The obtained unvulcanized rubber composition was press vulcanized with a 2 mm thick mold at 150 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain a vulcanized rubber composition. The obtained vulcanized rubber composition was used as a new sample.

(Deterioration conditions)
The new sample prepared above was thermally deteriorated in an oven at 100 ° C. for 7 days. The obtained sample was used as a deteriorated sample.

The following evaluation was performed using the obtained new samples and deteriorated samples. Each test result is shown in Table 1. In the table, the value of the deteriorated sample when the new sample is set to 100 is shown as an index, and the closer to 100, the harder the deterioration by hardness, the swelling rate, and M100 is better than the new sample, which is better.

<Hardness>
Using the prepared sample, the hardness of the rubber was measured using a hardness meter at a temperature of 25 ° C. in accordance with JIS K6253 (Shore-A measurement). It shows that it is so hard that a numerical value is large.

<Swelling rate>
The immersion test of the prepared sample was performed according to JIS K6258, and the volume of the sample after being immersed in toluene at 40 ° C. for 24 hours and swollen was measured and calculated from the volume change. The smaller the value, the higher the crosslink density.

<Stress at 100% elongation (M100)>
Using a No. 3 dumbbell-shaped test piece made of the prepared sample, a tensile test was performed at a pulling speed of 500 mm / min in accordance with JIS K6251 “vulcanized rubber and thermoplastic rubber—determining tensile properties”. The stress at 100% elongation at 23 ° C. (M100 (MPa)) was measured. Larger numbers indicate higher modulus and hardness. M100 is also an index of crosslink density.

According to Table 1, the rubber compounded with 4m-MBTS in the rubber component containing NR improves the effect of suppressing curing deterioration (hardness, swelling rate, M100) compared to the rubber compounded with conventional accelerators such as TBBS and MBTS. We were able to.

In the rubber compounded with 4m-MBTS, the NR / BR was changed to 100/0 (Example 1), 80/20 (Example 2), 60/40 (Example 4), and the influence of the rubber component was examined. In the system in which BR is blended with NR, the effect of suppressing curing deterioration was high. Further, Comparative Example 9 in which 4 m-MBTS was blended with BR 100% by mass (without NR) was cured more than Example 1 in which 4m-MBTS was blended with NR 100% by mass (without BR). The effect of suppressing deterioration (hardness, swelling rate, M100) was inferior.

Claims (7)

A rubber composition for a tread containing a rubber component containing 50% by mass or more of isoprene-based rubber and a compound represented by the following formula (I) and / or (II).

(In the formula (I), (II), ^{R 1} and ^{R 2} are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group. However, ^{R 1} and ^{R 2} is simultaneously hydrogen atom Except in cases.) The rubber composition for a tread according to claim 1, wherein the rubber component contains butadiene rubber. The rubber composition for a tread according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the isoprene-based rubber is at least one selected from the group consisting of isoprene rubber, natural rubber and modified natural rubber. The rubber composition for a tread according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the compound is a compound represented by the following formula (III).

The rubber composition for a tread according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising 20 to 80 parts by mass of carbon black and 0 to 80 parts by mass of silica with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. Furthermore, the rubber composition for treads in any one of Claims 1-5 containing 1-6 mass parts of zinc oxides. A truck / bus tire having a tread produced using the rubber composition according to claim 1.