RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR COVERING STEEL CORD AND PNEUMATIC TIRE

A rubber composition for covering a steel cord according to an embodiment includes a diene rubber, a vegetable oil, a melamine derivative, and a resorcinol-based compound. A pneumatic tire according to an embodiment includes a rubber-steel cord composite in which a rubber composition for covering a steel cord, including a diene rubber, a vegetable oil, a melamine derivative, and a resorcinol-based compound, is vulcanization-bonded to steel cords.