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Development and Technology of PremiumContact 6A new Level of Comfort.

Marco Gellings, Director Tire Line Development EMEA Summer

http://www.continental-tires.com/

Leading car manufacturer have trust in

our products & technologies:

› One of three cars in Europe are equipped

with Continental tires

› One of six cars in the US are equipped with

Continental and General Tire brand tires

› We see further growth opportunities within

the OE business on a global scale

Continental Tire DivisionExcellent Position in Original Equipment Business

MarketingLeading Performance in Replacement

2011ContiSportContact 5

17 – 22 inch

2012 ContiPremiumContact 5

14 – 17 inch

2016PremiumContact 6

16 – 21 inch

03/2016

03/2015

“Testsieger“

02/2016

“Testsieger“

04/2016

03/2016

“Test winner“

06/2015

Successful Continental family in replacement business

“sehr empfehlenswert“

“Test winner“

“sehrempfehlenswert “

“sehr empfehlenswert“

03/2015

03/201603/2015

02/2015

“Gut“02/2016

“Gut“

02/2016

U - UHP Regulation

New/ Digital Customers

Specific Products

Aggressive

Competition

The Market EnvironmentGlobal Tire Requirements

Extended MobilityIntelligent Tires

Globalization

TPM/

M+S

Winter Legislation

MarketingProduct Portfolio Summer 2016

ContiPremiumContact 5

ContiSportContact 5

ContiEcoContact 5

SportContact 6

Eco

Ultra High

Performance

Sport

≤14 " 20" ≥21"

High

Performance

Comfort

19"18"17"16"15"

MarketingProduct Portfolio Summer 2017

ContiEcoContact 5

SportContact 6

Eco

Ultra High

Performance

Sport

≤14 " 20" ≥21"

High

Performance

Comfort

19"18"17"16"15"

PremiumContact 6

TechnologyPerformance Overview

PremiumContact 6ContiSportContact 5

Handling 103%

Rolling Resistance

105%

Exterior Noise 110%

Interior Noise

102%

Wet Braking

100%

Mileage

115%

Hydroplaning

95%Dry Braking

100%

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Technology Overview – A New Level of Comfort

Safety-optimizedsilica compounds

Safety

without compromises

Crystal silica

composition

Comfort-optimizedperformance footprint

Handling-optimizedpattern design

Feature

Technology

Customer

benefit

Extended driving convenience

over lifetime

Sporty driving

in every car

Wear

optimized

polymer blend

Smooth

pattern

stiffness

Advanced

macro - block

design

Asymmetric

rib geometry

A new Level of Comfort

Fatigue Cutting abrasion

v

Frictional wear

v

Safety-optimized Silica Compounds “Low Glass Transition Temperature Technology Tg”: Wear Mechanisms

v

p0 p0 p0

Smooth surface

› Creep of material due

to frictional forces

› Mass transport :

sticky film, rolls

Rough rounded surface

› Slow crack growth due to

deformation of rubber in

contact with a rough surface

› Detachment of rubber particles

Rough sharp surface

› Fast rupture of rubber

› Tearing of large rubber pieces

› Formation of abrasion pattern

and/ or cracks on rubber surface

Test drums Long distance Severe application

10nm1mm 1µm

Flexible chains

Safety-optimized Silica Compounds“Low Polymer Glass Transition Temperature Technology” = Nano Technology

v

Glassy chains

Nano mechanism

nano

› Crack resistance improvement due to low polymer glass transition temperature Tg

technology improves wear performance on nano-scale

› Significant wear improvement while keeping wet performance via shift of

compound glass transition temperature Tg

› Tg of a compound is determined by:

› Polymer blend composition

› Resin amount

› Low Tg polymers are good for

› Wear and rolling resistance

› Bad for grip

Safety-optimized Silica Compounds Polymer Blend with Low and High Glass Transition Temperature Tg

High Tg

polymer blendLow Tg

polymer blend

TG TG

-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 -0 20

0,2

0

0,4

0,6

0,8

1

Temperature [ºC]

tan

(d)

Gleiche PT

PC 6

Safety-optimized Silica Compounds Estimated Life Under Controlled Road Wear Test

Standard compound Crystal silica polymer blend

Contribution of crystal silica

containing polymer blend:

› Reduction of the wear rate

via significant more wear

resistant compound

Compound TechnologyTarget Conflict of Wet Grip and Rolling Resistance

Corresponding frequency [Hz]

100101102103104105106107

Development targetStandard technology

Braking

103…105 HzRolling resistance

10 Hz

Characteristic frequency:

Braking and rolling resistance have

different relevant frequency areas:

› Hysteresis is important for

grip and rolling resistance

but with opposite orientation

› The hysteresis is determined by

the loss-factor tan d of the tread

compound

Lo

ss f

acto

r ta

n(d

)

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

Safety-optimized Silica Compounds Solution of Target Conflicts

RR – Rolling Resistance

Wear

Wet Braking

RRHandling

Cap influence Base influence

PremiumContact 6

Cap + Base + Pattern

Wear

Wet Braking

RRHandling

Wear

Wet Braking

RRHandling

Performance



Safety

without compromises

Crystal silica

composition



Feature

Technology

Customer

benefit


over lifetime

Sporty driving

in every car

Wear

optimized

polymer blend

Smooth

pattern

stiffness

Advanced

macro - block

design

Asymmetric

rib geometry


μ = Friction Coefficient

W ~ A × FE ß

If px ≥ pz x μ

x

FE = pxsx dx∫

Comfort-optimized Performance FootprintPattern: Wear Basics

sx

x

✓Reduce wear by:

› Reduce compound abrasion

› Even tangential stress (px)

› Reduce sliding length (sx)

› Homogenize radial stress (pz)

W = Wear ß = Severity factor

A = Compound abrasion resistance

FE = Frictional energy

sx = Sliding length

px = Tangential contact stresspz = Radial contact stress

sx

px

Comfort-optimized Performance FootprintPattern Deformation Under Driving Torque

Block pattern

PremiumContact 6 target pattern stiffness:

› Low block deformation under torque

- Shorter sliding length sx

› Optimization of resistance against sliding

- Even tangential stress px

Comfort-optimized Performance FootprintSmooth Pattern Stiffness

✓

✓

✓

Reduce wear by:


› Reduce tangential stress (px)



› Pattern stiffness equally distributed:

„Max Mileage Pattern“

› Flow sipes on centre rib

› Alternating grooves on intermediate rib

› Balanced stiffness distribution

ensures an equalized wear shape

Comfort-optimized Performance Footprint Footprint Pressure Distribution

ContiSportContact 5PremiumContact 6

✓

✓

✓

✓

Reduce wear by:


› Even tangential stress (px)



Flat contour and even radial pressure distribution

› Elimination of stress peaks

› Homogeneous distribution of tangential stress

Comfort-optimized Performance Footprint Mechanical and Acoustical Comfort

Frequency Hz

Tra

nsm

issio

n into

the v

ehic

le

Structure borne Air borne

“Ride comfort is the overall comfort

and well-being of the vehicle’s

occupants during vehicle travel.”

(Heissing, B., Ersoy B., “Chassis Handbook”, 2011)

accelerationnoise

Comfort-optimized Performance Footprint Structure Borne Noise Transfer Path

Vehicle chassis CabinTire

Tire – road

interaction

Crown wave

propagation

Acoustic

amplification

Noise propagation

in the air

Noise propagation

in the air

Crown wave

propagation

Comfort-optimized Performance Footprint Air Borne Noise Transfer Path

Tire Air

Tire – road

interaction

Acoustic

amplification

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500

Frequency [Hz]

Am

pli

tud

e

Frequency [Hz]

Comfort-optimized Performance Footprint Mechanical and Acoustical Comfort

Inte

rior

nois

e [dB

]

200 3001006030 600 1000

Air borne noiseStructure borne noise

Comfort-optimized Performance Footprint Impact and Damping

StandardPremiumContact™ 6

Time

AccelerationImpact

Peak

Acceleration

10ms 20ms

0.5g



Safety

without compromises

Crystal silica

composition



Feature

Technology

Customer

benefit


over lifetime

Sporty driving

in every car

Wear

optimized

polymer blend

Smooth

pattern

stiffness

Advanced

macro - block

design

Asymmetric

rib geometry


Benefit

› Maximum control through cornering stability at the limit

Technology

› The outside shoulder contains three elements:

1. Large shoulder blocks

2. Water drainage system

3. Macro linked system

Handling-optimized Pattern DesignAdvanced Macro Block Design

1.

1.

2.

3.

4000

-8000

-4000

8000

-12 -8 -4 4 8 12

Slip angle α [°]

Handling-optimized Pattern DesignCornerning Stiffness

Cornering stiffness vs. wheel load

Fz = 5000 NFz = 7000 N Fz = 3000 N

Lateral force vs. slip angle

Corn

erin

gstiff

ness

Cα

[N/°

]

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 Wheel load Fz [N]

La

tera

l fo

rce

Fy

@ F

z3

, 5

, 7

kN

in N

4000

-8000

-4000

8000

-12 -8 -4 4 8 12

Handling-optimized Pattern Design PremiumContact 6 – 245/45 R 18 Tire Characteristic

Corn

erin

gstiff

ness

Cα

[N/°

]

Slip Angle α [°]

Cornering stiffness vs. wheel load Lateral force vs. slip angle

La

tera

l fo

rce

Fy

@ F

z2

, 5

, 8

kN

in N

Fz = 8000 N

Fz = 5000 N

Fz = 2000 N

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 Wheel load Fz [N]

ContiSportContact 5 PremiumContact 6

Handling-optimized Pattern Design Asymmetric Rib Geometry

max angle med angle min angle

max Force

med Force

min Force

Displacement d [mm]

1 2 3 4

2000

Fo

rce

[N

]

1600

1200

800

400

0

Standard rib designNew rib design

Handling-optimized Pattern Design Asymmetric Rib Geometry



Safety

without compromises

Crystal silica

composition



Feature

Technology

Customer

benefit


over lifetime

Sporty driving

in every car

Wear

optimized

polymer blend

Smooth

pattern

stiffness

Advanced

macro - block

design

Asymmetric

rib geometry


17"

› 205/40 R 17 84 V XL FR

› 205/40 R 17 84 Y XL FR

› 205/45 R 17 88 V XL FR

› 205/45 R 17 88 W XL FR

› 205/50 R 17 89 V FR

› 205/50 R 17 93 Y XL FR

› 215/45 R 17 87 V FR

› 215/45 R 17 87 Y FR

› 215/45 R 17 91 Y XL FR

› 215/50 R 17 91 Y FR

› 215/50 R 17 95 Y XL FR

› 225/45 R 17 91 V FR

› 225/45 R 17 91 Y FR

› 225/45 R 17 94 Y XL FR

› 225/50 R 17 94 V FR

17"

› 225/50 R 17 94 Y FR

› 225/50 R 17 98 Y XL FR

› 225/55 R 17 97 W

› 235/45 R 17 94 W FR

› 235/45 R 17 94 Y FR

› 235/45 R 17 97 Y XL FR

› 235/60 R 17 102 V FR

› 245/40 R 17 91 Y FR

› 245/45 R 17 95 Y FR

› 245/45 R 17 99 Y XL FR

16"

› 195/50 R 16 84 V

› 225/50 R 16 92 Y

18"

› 205/40 R 18 86 W XL FR

› 225/40 R 18 92 Y XL FR

› 225/45 R 18 91 W

› 225/45 R 18 95 Y XL FR

› 225/50 R 18 95 W

› 225/50 R 18 99 W XL

› 225/55 R 18 98 V

21"

› 245/40 R 21 100 Y XL FR

› 275/40 R 21 107 Y XL

PremiumContact 6 Size Range in 2017

20"

› 225/40 R 20 94 Y XL

› 245/40 R 20 99 Y XL FR

› 275/50 R 20 113 Y XL FR

› 255/55 R 20 110 Y XL FR

› 255/55 R 20 110 W XL FR

18"

› 225/55 R 18 102 Y XL

› 235/45 R 18 98 Y XL FR

› 235/50 R 18 101 Y XL FR

› 235/40 R 18 91 Y FR

› 235/40 R 18 95 Y XL FR

› 235/50 R 18 97 V FR

› 235/55 R 18 100 V FR

› 235/55 R 18 100 W

› 235/60 R 18 103 V FR

› 235/60 R 18 107 V XL FR

› 245/40 R 18 93 Y FR

› 245/40 R 18 97 Y XL FR

› 245/45 R 18 96 Y FR

› 245/45 R 18 100 Y XL FR

› 255/45 R 18 99 Y FR

› 255/45 R 18 103 Y XL FR

› 255/55 R 18 109 Y XL FR

› 255/60 R 18 112 V XL FR

› 275/40 R 18 103 Y XL FR

19"

› 225/45 R 19 92 W

› 225/55 R 19 99 V FR

› 235/50 R 19 99 V FR

› 235/65 R 19 109 W XL FR

› 245/45 R 19 102 Y XL FR

› 255/50 R 19 107 Y XL FR

› 255/55 R 19 111 V XL FR

› 265/55 R 19 113 Y XL FR

› 265/55 R 19 113 W XL FR

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