Inflation or air pressure in tires
is akin to having blood in a living body. It’s a tire’s lifeline. Besides keeping
other performance measures in mind, keeping constant pressure and avoiding
leakages is also a manufacturer’s focal point. Tires have mostly been filled
with plain air. Some people do make use of nitrogen as tire inflator to enhance
its performance. Such drivers mostly are from racing arena.
Proponents of nitrogen in tires go
for fuel efficiency and light weight. Critics are concerned about increased
danger owing to nitrogen’s high inflammation nature. Costs also build up for
having pure compressed nitrogen which is also not easily accessible.
Compressed air is mixture of
nitrogen, oxygen and other gases. When filled in tire, presence of hydrogen and
oxygen can form tiny water droplets and dampen the tire rubber from inside. It
can lead to internal corrosion and slight leakages over time. Compressed air is
prone to seep through rubber compound. On the other hand nitrogen is seen to
have maintained good pressure and stability for longer time. Plus being more
light weight, nitrogen particles tend to move upwards which results in total
tread in contact with road much less. This feature reduces resistance and
ultimately has impact on fuel consumption.
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