Parts made of polyurethane will often outwear other materials such as rubber and plastics by a margin of 5 to 50/one when severe abrasion is a factor. It has been proven to be vastly superior to rubber plastics and metal in many applications where abrasion is a factor.
Compared to plastics.
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Compared to plastics, urethanes offer superior impact resistance, while offering excellent wear properties and elastic memory. This is an ideal application for automotive bumpers and vehicle body parts
Compared to rubber.
Compared to rubber, urethanes have better abrasion and tear resistance than rubbers, while offering higher load bearing capacity.
Polyurethane parts can reduce plant maintenance in industry.
Many applications using this ultra-tough material have cut down-time, maintenance time and cost of parts to a fraction of the previous figures. This makes polyurethane cost effective and an attractive alternative to plastic, rubber or metal. Because polyurethane products are available in a very broad hardness range (eraser-soft to bowling-ball-hard), it allows the engineer to replace rubber, plastic and metal with the ultimate in abrasion resistance and physical properties.