WHY USE THERMOSET URETHANES?
Performance
Cost Effectiveness
Abrasion Resistance
Lessen down time in process operations
Toughness
Lower tooling and equipment costs for small production runs
Tear Resistance
Load-bearing Ability
WHY USE URETHANE INSTEAD OF OTHER MATERIALS?
URETHANE VS.
METAL
PLASTIC
RUBBER
ADVANTAGE
LIGHTER WEIGHT
NON-BRITTLE
RESISTS ABRASION
LESS NOISE
ELASTOMERIC CUT AND TEAR
MEMORY
RESISTANCE
BETTER WEAR
RESISTS
HIGHER LOAD
ABRASION
BEARING
CHEAPER TO MAKE
CLARITY/TRANSLUCENCE
RESISTS CORROSION
OZONE
RESISTANCE CRACKING
POURABLE/CASTABLE
HARDER
DUROMETER RANGE
DISADVANTAGE
STRENGTH
COST
COST
RIGIDITY
RANGE OF USES RANGE OF USES
ENVIRONMENT
TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE
ENVIRONMENT FLEXIBILITY