Urethane Advantages vs Metal and Plastic

Urethane Advantages vs Metal and Plastic

 

The advantages of urethane far outweigh those of metals and plastics. It isn’t a questionable fact that metal parts wear out three times faster than urethane materials. Check the list for some of the advantages urethane holds over metal and plastic below:

 

Urethane vs Metals and Plastics

 

  1. Better wear

As far as resisting abrasion and corrosion are concerned, no other elastomer material perform better than polyurethanes. This is one aspect where their performance is more efficient than plastics and most metals.

 

  1. Cost Efficiency

The production of metal parts can be very expensive, and the reason is that, unlike urethanes that can be casted easily, the casting of metal parts cannot be done without the process of welding and the use of machines.

 

  1. Less noise

This is one advantage urethanes hold over metals that require no debate. While metals are generally renowned for their remarkable ability to produce noise, polyurethanes, on the other hand, absorb noise thereby preventing it.

 

  1. Higher load bearing

Not even plastics and metals can resist significant impact like urethanes. Where urethanes can offer an outstanding load-bearing performance, most plastics and metals will succumb to the shock and impact of higher loads and eventually break down.

 

  1. Elastomeric ability

The elastomeric memory of urethanes is second to none; they have the ability to regain their initial size regardless of the rigidness at which they are extended or stretched to a significant extent. Whereas many plastics and metals can’t regain their original size having been extended beyond their breaking point or elastic limit.

 

  1. Temperature Resistance

Better than metals and plastics, urethanes are capable of maintaining their high-performance ability such as their elasticity, etc., even under such temperature extremity that is below -60°F.

 

  1. Lightweights

Urethanes significantly weigh lighter than other elastomers, metals, and plastics inclusive causing them to perform better even without any solid backing.

 

Wouldn’t you agree that polyurethane molded parts perform better than metals and plastics?