Designation:F2872−11StandardSpecificationfor225/75R16C116/114SM+SRadialLightTruckStandardReferenceTestTire1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2872;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversthegeneralrequirementsforthe225/75R16C116/114Sradiallighttruck(orEuropeanlightdutyvehicle)standardreferencetesttire.Thetirecoveredbythisspecificationisprimarilyforuseasareferencetireforbrakingtraction,snowtraction,andwearperformanceevalu-ations,butmayalsobeusedforotherevaluations,suchaspavementroughness,noise,orotherteststhatrequireareferencetire.1.1.1OtherstandardreferencetesttiresarealsousedforthesepurposesandarereferencedinSection2.1.2Thisspecificationprovidesa16.0rimdiametercodestandardtiredesignandconstruction,standarddimensions,andspecifiestheconditionsofstorage.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoinch-poundunitsthatareprovidedforinforma-tiononlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D412TestMethodsforVulcanizedRubberandThermoplas-ticElastomers—TensionD2240TestMethodforRubberProperty—DurometerHard-nessD3182PracticeforRubber—Materials,Equipment,andPro-ceduresforMixingStandardCompoundsandPreparingStandardVulcanizedSheetsE867TerminologyRelatingtoVehicle-PavementSystemsE1136SpecificationforP195/75R14RadialStandardRefer-enceTestTireF538TerminologyRelatingtotheCharacteristicsandPer-formanceofTiresF2493SpecificationforP225/60R1697SRadialStandardReferenceTestTireF2870Specificationfor315/...
