Some current light truck products have begun to be equipped with tubeless tires in accordance with customer requirements. So, what is the difference between tubeless tires and steel tires? Which one is better?
Below, let’s take a closer look: The main difference between steel wire tires and ordinary tires is the difference in structure. Steel wire tires are also radial tires. Radial tires are a structural form of tires, commonly known as “steel tires”. It can be divided into three types according to different materials: all-steel radial tires, semi-steel radial tires and all-fiber radial tires. The international code for radial tires is “R”. Since its carcass structure is different from bias tires, some countries call it radial tires, X tires, etc.
- Radial tires
Ordinary tires are also bias tires. It is an old-fashioned structure tire. The tire cover is composed of tread, ply layer (carcass), buffer layer and bead. The ply layer is the skeleton of the tire, which is used to maintain the shape and size of the tire. It is usually made of even numbers of multi-layer hanging tape (cord cloth). It is made of rubber, and the cords of the cord are at an angle of about 35 degrees to the center line of the tread, passing through the tread from one side of the tire to the other side of the tire. When using high-strength cord materials such as nylon, polyester fiber or steel wire, the load-bearing capacity of the tire can be greatly improved and the performance of the tire can be improved. In the past, it was a commonly used tire for trucks.
- Bias tires
1、Safety：
Tubeless tires use a high-quality rubber on the inside of the carcass to form an airtight layer, which replaces the inner tube structure of the tube and is in contact with the rim for sealing; tubeless tires only rely on the inner tube for sealing, not sealing with the rim; tubeless tires have inner tubes after the tire is punctured Immediate deflation, tubeless tires deflate slowly, tubeless tires have a lower risk of blowout.
The gap between the tubeless rim and the brake drum is relatively large. At the same time, the tubeless tire gas is in direct contact with the rim, so the heat dissipation performance is better. Due to the risk of tire blowout due to excessive temperature, tubeless tires are lower than tubeless tires.
2、Durability：
Under the same equipment and test conditions, the durability performance of tubeless tires is 7% higher than that of tubeless tires.
3、Wear performance:
The ground contact area of tubeless tires is increased by 5% and the ground contact area is more uniform, which can effectively reduce eccentric wear on the tire shoulder and increase wear mileage.
4、Economical:
Radial tires have a reasonable structure and have superior performance than bias tires. They have many excellent features: good wear resistance and puncture resistance; good cushioning performance, low driving temperature; good stability and safety performance, high mileage and economic benefits.
5、Carrying capacity:
The stressed parts of the tire are the skeleton material, that is, the carcass and the belt layer. The inner tube with an inner tube does not participate in the stress. The inner tube with and without an inner tube have the same skeleton material, and the load capacity of the tire is the same, so the load-bearing capacity of the tire is equivalent.
Therefore, it is recommended to use inner tube tires on non-paved roads such as mining areas, engineering sites, and mountains with poor road conditions. For surfaces with good road conditions, it is recommended to choose tubeless tires. After all, on the premise of better load-bearing, safety and other performance, tubeless tires will greatly enhance the value of the product and bring better benefits.
