General List of Products
POLYURETHANES
> PUR/RIM Flexible
> PUR/RIM Integral Skin
> PUR/RIM Rigid
THERMOPLASTIC
> Plastic Injection molded parts
Polyurethane advantages vs. Other materials
Vs. Metal
Lower weight
Reduced mechanical noise
Better Fit
Lower manufacturing cost
Corrosion resistance
One of the advantages of polyurethane over metal, is it's lower specific weight.
Polyurethane fabricated parts are by far, lighter than metal and easier to handle.
This makes for a considerable decrease in weight in the final equipment or machine.
In addition, metal parts tend to generate more noise than it's polyurethane countertypes which absorb it.
The reduction of noise emission in the work environment, achieved by polyurethane\metal replacement can be dramatic.
Polyurethane parts are eligible for replacing metal parts, since they can easily be casted on less expensive moulds.
Polyurethanes also have high abrasion resistance. For example, in various mining applications, high corrosion solutions cause rapid deterioration in metal components. If these applications combine both high corrosion and abrasion, metal parts life's span are strongly reduced by comparison.
Vs. Plastics
Not brittle
Elastomeric memory
Abrasion resistance
Polyurethane elastomers are ductile when compared to plastic materials.
Many different types of plastics, tend to be susceptible to cracking or breaking on impact or loading, while polyurethane elastomers maintain their impact resistance, even on high shore hardness parts.
Polyurethanes have elastomeric memory, i.e., even if exposed to significant elongation, high shore hardness parts, rebound back to it's original shape.
Most plastic materials, when subjected to elongation won't recover their original shape, deforming permanently.
Furthermore, plastic materials do not have high abrasion resistance as polyurethanes do.
Vs. Rubber
Abrasion resistance
Tear and cut resistance
Oil resistance
High load resistance
Huge shore hardness range
Transparency
Blemish resistant, indentation resistant
Cheaper mould casting
Ozone resistant
Microorganism resistant
High or low hysteresis
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