Rubber
Polyurethane
Hardness
General rubber products, hardness are between 30-80 (Shore)
Wide variety of hardness, and contain great rebound and elongation property under high hardness
Tensile Strength
General rubber products has low tensile strength
With same hardness, Polyurethane product contains high tensile strength and tear strength
Wear Resistance
General rubber product have poor wear resistance, can be improve with crosslink.
Polyester polyurethane elastomer have oil resistance as good as Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR).
Oil Resistance
General rubber product have low resistance to oil. Some specialized rubber have good oil resistance.
Polyester polyurethane elastomer have oil resistance as good as Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR).
Hydrolytic Stability
Good hydrolytic stability
Polyether polyurethane have good hydrolytic stability. With proper raw material and formula. Hydrolytic stability can greatly improve.
Vibration Dampening &Noise reduction
Poor dampening and noise reduction.
Polyurethane elastomer have better dampening effect, and can reduce vibration and noise in low to mid frequency.
Manufacturing
Method
Mostly plastication, mixing, calendaring, or extrusion. Require vulcanizing.
Similar to rubber manufacturing method, Polyurethane can be plastication, mixing, and micronizing. Also can be liquid form, which by using casting, spraying, pouring, or centrifugal molding. Also can be made into pellets. Then can manufacture in injection, extrusion, calendaring, and blow molding. Wide variety of manufacturing method.