I understand that carbon is black so we end up with black tires. But black has max conductivity, so wouldn’t there be a possibility of overheating and bursting? Why don’t we have coat it with coloring agents so it’s with a color that’s thermally less conductive?
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>wouldn’t there be a possibility of overheating and bursting?
Car tires can cope with pressures far higher than their actual recommended running pressure. This isn’t a problem.
Bear in mind that when you drive, friction from the road and from the deformation of the tire with each rotation already substantially increases the tire temperature without difficulty.
It just isn’t a concern.
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