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http://dx.doi.org/10.9725/kstle.2007.23.5.228

Failure Studies on the Wear Scars of an Automotive Tire  

Lee, II-Kwon (Department of Automotive Engineering, Daelim College)
Kim, Chung-Kyun (Tribology Research Center, Hongik University)
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Tribology and Lubricants / v.23, no.5, 2007 , pp. 228-233 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents the case studies on the friction related wears of an automotive tire, which is strongly connected to the safety and comfort of a driver during a running of a car. Wear scars of a tire tread are affected by various causes such as an air pressure, a wheel alignment, a driving speed, road conditions, starting and braking habits of a driver. The data were collected from used tires for a replacement at the car service center. Most of the wear problems came from the improper repair and adjustment of revolving components, which cause an unbalanced wear of a tread part of a tire. Thus, the regular checking of a tire radically reduces the wear scars of a tire and may increase a driving safety and a fuel economy of a car and a wear life of a tire.
Keywords
tire; friction and wear; air pressure; scuffing; seizure; wheel alignment; tread;
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