Highstrength polymer materials with excellent mechanical properties and wear?resistance have been widely used in water pumps, electric generator and other fields as a new generation of bearing materials. A high performance polyurethane/carbon fiber composite （PUE/CF） was prepared by combining chopped carbon fiber (CF) with polyurethane elastomer (PUE), and the effects of carbon fiber content on the mechanical and tribological properties of the composites were investigated. The results show that the hardness of the composite can reach 60 ~ 68 HD, the tensile strength and elongation at break can reach 54 MPa and 298% respectively. Under dry friction condition, 0.16 of friction coefficient and 0.570% of wear rate can be obtained. Under water friction condition, 0.02 of friction coefficient and 0.129% of wear rate can be obtained. In summary, the composite prepared in this paper can meet the application requirements of polymer bearing bush and have broad application prospects in the field of automobile and ship.