Urethane Advantages vs Silicone – Nylon and UHMW

Urethane Advantages vs Silicone – Nylon and UHMW

Gone are the days when cost was the only factor taken into consideration in industrial applications, the latest trend is that – companies are extra cautious to ensure they are not spending their money on low performance or low-quality materials.

 

The inactive or downtime of your company can cost you shortage in production as well as man-hours if you settle for anything less than a superior product material.

 

So what exactly should you take into consideration when deciding what material to purchase? The following should help answer the above question.

 

  1. BONDING ONE MATERIAL TO ANOTHER MATERIAL

You do want to look for a product that can be bonded to other products, and no other material allows for such bonding better that Urethane materials. Fortunate for you that Plan Tech allows for bonding of any type of material example; aluminum or steel. Such bonding ability cannot be expected with Silicon, UHMW, and Nylon

 

  1. DUROMETER RANGE

Urethane parts offer a wide coverage or range of durometers in comparison to Silicon, UHMW, and Nylon that are of limited range. One of the benefits offered by the wide durometer range of Plan Tech is that urethane parts are that you have the flexibility of choosing the perfect product from a variety of options.

 

  1. SHOCK ABSORBING AND SOUND DAMPENING

You can say goodbye to the issues of sound reduction and shock absorbing with Plan Tech urethane. You certainly can’t do same with Silicon, UHMW, and Nylon due to the significant difference in their capabilities.

 

  1. RESISTANCE TO OZONE AND OXYGEN

Where Silicon, UHMW, and Nylon will fail you in resisting Ozone and Oxygen, Plan Tech’s polyurethane’s will efficiently do the opposite – which is, resist Ozone and Oxygen.

 

  1. EXTREME TENSILE, TEAR STRENGTH AND ABRASION RESISTANCE

Before you purchase any material, make sure it is capable of holding up extremely to tensile stress and has a high-performance tear strength as well as resistance to abrasion. You certainly wouldn’t find such capabilities in Silicon, UHMW and Nylon materials. But you can trust Plan Tech polyurethane products to offer such quality performance.

 

With all that has been said above, your preferred choice of material for your industrial parts should definitely be polyurethane materials!