ALT-1 Pros and Cons of Inflating Tires with Nitrogen
In our vehicles, whether cars, bikes, buses or planes we all use a form of gas in the tires to help it uphold the extreme pressure. The tires undergo pressure from not only our weights but also from other conditions like the friction of the road. To protect our hard working tires, we should provide them with good conditions to continue their efforts.One way to improve your tire's performance might be to inflate it with nitrogen gas. As with every new idea, you need true facts to learn about the method- both good and bad facts. Because in every thing, there is always a bad to match up with the good stuff.
Pros:In air, 78% is nitrogen and 21% is oxygen. You may consider the fact the your tire already is filled up with a lot of nitrogen and that it doesn't make no difference. But truthfully, actually the 21% percent of Oxygen in air makes a lot of difference. Even though oxygen does support yours and my existence, it doesn't provoke the existence of tires as it produces a faster pace rotting of the tire. We use method of taking out O2 everywhere as in zip lock bags we take out the oxygen that speeds up the food spoiling. So oxygen in air rots up the tires but the nitrogen gas doesn't.
Nitrogen is longer lasting in tires compared to air, as it keeps cool and prevents injury in tires, which means less maintenance.
Nitrogen is also moisture free. Pure Nitrogen inflated tires Will give lesser steel belt and rubber degradation in the tires. Nitrogen can also be used to lessen valve and wheel corrosion. Moisture encourages corrosion, and rust.
Nitrogen gas is much denser, so it is 3 times more slower in releasing it's pressure. It's pressure isnt affected by temperatures- cold or hot. It's consistent pressure insures safety in endurance.
As you can see, nitrogen does have a lot of pros in supporting your tires. It has been proven that nitrogen improves your tire's life by 25%. In fact, it has been used in Military vechiles, Airplanes, and in Government vechiles.
Cons:There are a few bad conditions in nitrogen.It costs about $10 per tyre, so it is very expensive. It is very not a considerable choice if you are a very frugal person.Besides this there is only a minor default in Nitrogen's performance. To get best results, you must use nitrogen only (even though you can mix both air and nitrogen).
Some people say 'Old is Gold,' it might be true in some aspects, but in the debate towards air and nitrogen, the choice might stand clear that nitrogen is better. But everyone has a diffrent opinion, so try using nitrogen yourself and consider the pros and cons.
