1、Designation: F 2493 08Standard Specification forP225/60R16 97S Radial Standard Reference Test Tire1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2493; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revisio
2、n. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This specification covers the general requirements forthe P225/60R16 97S radial standard reference test tire. The tirecovered by t
3、his specification is primarily for use as a referencetire for braking traction, snow traction, and wear performanceevaluations, but may also be used for other evaluations, such aspavement roughness, noise, or other tests that require areference tire.1.1.1 A P195/75R14 (Specification E 1136) tire is
4、anotherstandard reference test tire that is also used for these purposes.This standard was originally published in 1986 and continuesto be used.1.2 This specification provides a 16-in. standard tire designand construction, standard dimensions, and specifies the con-ditions of storage.1.3 The values
5、stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its
6、 use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D 412 Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermo-plastic ElastomersTe
7、nsionD 2240 Test Method for Rubber PropertyDurometerHardnessD 3182 Practice for RubberMaterials, Equipment, andProcedures for Mixing Standard Compounds and Prepar-ing Standard Vulcanized SheetsE 867 Terminology Relating to Vehicle-Pavement SystemsE 1136 Specification for A Radial Standard Reference
8、TestTireF 538 Terminology Relating to the Characteristics and Per-formance of Tires3. Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this specification, referto Terminology F 538.3.1.2 all-season tread, ntread design providing dry, wet,and snow traction performance for an optimize
9、d balance foryear-round performance and which may meet the RubberManufacturers Association (RMA) definition for an M F09; fixed slip; SRTT; standardreference test tire; tire pavement friction; traction; treadwearFIG. 3 Tire Cross SectionFIG. 4 Measuring the Tread Radius Using the Three-Point DropF24
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