{"id":47182,"date":"2026-09-10T15:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=47182"},"modified":"2026-09-10T15:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:32:01","slug":"why-are-car-tyres-always-black-the-surprising-reason-has-nothing-to-do-with-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=47182","title":{"rendered":"Why are car tyres always black? The surprising reason has nothing to do with colour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-134002409,imgsize-493525.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<p>Carbon black is a fine carbon material produced from hydrocarbon-based feedstocks.<\/p>\n<p>When incorporated into rubber, it acts as a reinforcing filler. It changes the physical properties of the compound, making it better suited to the demands placed on a tyre.<\/p>\n<p>It also helps with resistance to abrasion and heat, two factors that are unavoidable during driving.<\/p>\n<p>There is another benefit: carbon black helps protect rubber from ultraviolet radiation, which can contribute to the deterioration of rubber over time.<\/p>\n<p>The familiar black colour is therefore a visible side effect of an ingredient that has several important jobs inside the tyre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/etimes\/trending\/why-are-car-tyres-always-black-the-surprising-reason-has-nothing-to-do-with-colour\/photostory\/134002409.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carbon black is a fine carbon material produced from hydrocarbon-based feedstocks. When incorporated into rubber, it acts as a reinforcing filler. It changes the physical properties of the compound, making it better suited to the demands placed on a tyre. It also helps with resistance to abrasion and heat, two factors that are unavoidable during&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-style"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}