Finite Element Simulation on Tire Rubber Extrusion Process

Abstract

Tires are a key part of the vehicle, mainly constituted by rubber materials. Extrusion is one of the important processes of rubber part, which is critical to the quality of the tire. Therefore, it is necessary to study the extrusion process of rubber material. In this paper, a finite element model of the rubber extrusion process was developed by using the Euler-Lagrange coupling method based on the research on rubber constitutive model. Results indicated that: extrusion expansion phenomenon existed in rubber extrusion process, which was consistent with the reality; rubber extrusion process parameters can be optimized by finite element method, and the quality of tire was also improved.