A pneumatic radial tire having tire components consisting of steel cords. These steel cords have the following features: (a) The cords have a (1 + N)-filament structure fabricated by twisting together N sheath filaments around a core filament that has been...

The present invention provides a metallic cord for reinforcing a tyre mouldable in a tyre manufacturing step without complicating operations and keeping strength by reducing rusting and an excellent pneumatic tyre employing the metallic cord. The inventive...