Spending years in materials science in the tire and rubber industry, I have found large volumes of publications available on most performance aspect of cord properties (strength, elasticity, fatigue, adhesion), and when I run across something on twist I usually make a note of it. I have seen less published data and information available on the effect of twist level on textile cord properties. I have collected a few “rules of thumb” from Takeyama and Fujimoto. Recently at Hailide America Inc, we have looked at the twist effects in an industrial-grade high-tenacity polyester and have found the old tire-cord-twist rules of thumb that apply are actually inverted in the low twist region.
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Christine Domer
BS Chemical Engineering (85). Majority of career in Materials Development in the Rubber Industry, both tires and mechanical rubber goods. Until July 2011, served as a manager in Tire Reinforcement Development at the Bridgestone Firestone Technical Center in Akron Ohio. Shifted to Technical Sales in 2011 in the industrial fibers and fabric arena for Hailide America and more recently made Director of Technical and R&D for Hailide America, tailor making solutions to meet client needs in the Americas.
Specialties: Technical, Sales, R&D Industrial fibers, R&D Strategy, Reinforcement Development process, Rubber Chemistry, FEM Heat Transfer, Rubber Compounder, Sealant Chemist, Process Development experience in Curing, Mixing, Extrusion, Calendering. Expert in Tire Reinforcement Materials and adhesive systems --> nylon, rayon, polyester, aramid, and steelcord and beadwire.
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Effects of Twist on Cord Properties
- By Christine Domer
- 10/23/15
- Wire and Cable, Hose Reinforcement
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Spending years in materials science in the tire and rubber industry, I have found large volumes of publications available on most performance aspect of cord properties (strength, elasticity, fatigue, adhesion), and when I run across something on twist I usually make a note of it. I have seen less published data and information available on the effect of twist level on textile cord properties. I have collected a few “rules of thumb” from Takeyama and Fujimoto. Recently at Hailide America Inc, we have looked at the twist effects in an industrial-grade high-tenacity polyester and have found the old tire-cord-twist rules of thumb that apply are actually inverted in the low twist region.
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