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Polyurethane Properties and
Design Considerations

Explore the wide potential of polyurethane to solve your demanding challenges,
and then contact us to help out with design, engineering, and production.

Explore the wide potential of polyurethane to solve your demanding challenges, and then contact us to help out with design, engineering, and production.

It’s a Rubber… It’s a Plastic…
It’s a Polymer
Polyurethane is all of These!

Polyurethane bridges the performance gap between rubber and plastic. Like all polymers, its performance comes from its molecular make-up. Depending on the chemistry formulation and the reaction process, polyurethane’s end-state performance is tailorable to meet exactly what you need.
Maybe you need a material that’s flexible and tough… Or perhaps you’re looking for something that is rigid yet impact resistant. Polyurethane is both (and more)! That’s why we say polyurethane is the Ultimate Engineering Material.

Countless Applications

Because of Three Key Advantages
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Abrasion & Wear Resistance

Polyurethanes have outstanding abrasion resistance, often outwearing corresponding parts made of metal, plastic, or rubber by a wide margin.
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Dynamic Load Bearing and Impact Resistance

Polyurethanes have an excellent load-bearing capability and exhibit deflection and recovery that far exceed plastic or metal.

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Complex Shapes & Bonding

Creating complex shapes is no problem for polyurethane because we mold it in its liquid state. Polyurethane can be permanently attached — or bonded — to metals, plastics, and composites during the molding process.

How Does Polyurethane Compare to Other Materials?

Versus Rubber, Polyurethane has

Better:

Potential For:

Versus Plastic, Polyurethane has

Better:

Potential For:

Versus Metal, Polyurethane has

Better:

Potential For:

We Engineer The Polyurethane To Best Suit Your Application.
What Performance Properties Are Important To You?

Modulus of Elasticity

Hardness

Tear Strength

Compression Set

Chemical Resistance

Temperature Range

Modulus

Rebound

Flame Resistance

Electrical Resistivity

Food Grade

Coefficient of Friction

Abrasion Reistance

Colors

Vibration Damping

Tensile Strength

Don’t see the property you are looking for? Contact Us

There Is Even More To
Consider For Your Design

We’ll help – we understand these design considerations through and through.

Moldability

Fatigue

Hysteresis

Bonding

Dimensional Tolerances

Load Application

The Science Behind Polyurethane

This is What Makes “Amazing” Possible
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