The “Two Masters” in The POLYURETHANE Industry: What Is The Difference Between CPU And TPU?-2

Jan 13, 2026 Leave a message

Performance PK: Each has ace skills, and the "skill tree" adapted to different scenes is completely "specialized route".

 

There is no absolute good or bad, only "suitable or not":

CPU: The "industrial tough guy" skill points of hard-core manufacturing resistance are all added to "manufacturing resistance and manufacturing resistance", which is the "handle" of the industrial scene:

 

Large hardness span: from Shore A20 (like soft rubber) to Shore D85+ (close to hard plastic), can be customized on demand;
Wear-resistant ceiling: It is one of the best wear-resistant of all rubbers. It is used in the lining and conveyor belts of mining machinery to withstand the friction of ore.;
Oil resistance and manufacturing resistance: It is not easy to swell when soaked in mineral oil, animal and plant oil. It is commonly used in automobile oil seals and hydraulic equipment seals.;
Top mechanical strength: The tensile strength and tear strength are extremely high, and it can be used as solid tires and heavy-duty rubber rollers-such as rubber rollers in printing plants, which can print hundreds of thousands of sheets of paper without breaking down.
But the disadvantages are also obvious: the processing is troublesome and cannot be recycled. For customized models like "one-time molding", the waste cannot be reused.

 

TPU: A flexible and versatile "life master"

 

The skill point is "flexible and easy to process", and it is everywhere in life:

The king of cold resistance: it can maintain elasticity at -60℃ or even lower. It is used for equipment seals for polar research and outdoor water pipes in the north.;
Super convenient processing: the melt has good fluidity and can be quickly injected into complex shapes-the texture of the sports shoe sole and the curvature of the mobile phone case can be accurately made.;
Transparent and resilient: It can make highly transparent films, such as mobile phone screen protectors and food packaging films, which are soft and wear-resistant.;
Recyclable and reusable: The waste can be reprocessed after melting, which is relatively more environmentally friendly.

However, the shortcoming is that the heat resistance and solvent resistance are slightly weaker: it is easy to soften at high temperatures above 100℃, and it may swell when encountering strong solvents (such as some paint thinner).