Tire Structures

  

Tire Structures - Radial Carcass

RADIAL
Describes a pneumatic tire structure in which the ply cords extend to the beads and are laid substantially at 90° to the centreline of the tread, the carcass being stabilized by an essentially inextensible circumferential belt

Tire Structures - Diagonal Carcass

DIAGONAL (or BIAS PLY)
Describes a pneumatic tire structure in which the ply cords extend to the beads and are laid at alternate angles substantially less than 90° to the centreline of the tread