Tire Casing

* The tire casing is the body of the tire.
* Most passenger tire casings are one or two body plies.
* The tire casing incorporates fabric of polyester, nylon or rayon cords within the casing rubber compound. These cords add strength to the casing rubber.
* Polyester is the most common casing fabric used & provides: Good Rubber Adhesion, Excellent strength, Good Ride Characteristics
* Polyester provides these features at a relatively low weight, while exhibiting heat dissipation characteristics.
* Other fabric materials used in the tire casing include nylon & rayon, which exhibit slightly different benefits tuned to specific tire requirements.
* Most passenger tires manufactured today are radials. Prior to radial construction, bias & bias belted construction was used.