Plastic Terminology – English abbreviation AND full English name
Plastic Terminology – English abbreviation AND full English name
| Abbreviation | Full Name |
| AAS | Acrylonitrile-Bcry ate-styrene opolymer |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
| ALK | Alkyd resin |
| AMMA | Acrylonitrile-methylmethacrylate copolymer |
| AMS | Alpha methyl styrene |
| AS | Acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer(see SAN) |
| ASA | Acrylonitrile styrene-acrylate copolymer(AAS) |
| BMC | Bulk moulding compound |
| CA | Cellulose acetate |
| CAB | Cellulose acetate butyrate |
| CAP | Cellulose acetate propionate |
| CF | Casein formaldehyde resin |
| CFE | Polychlorotrfluoroethylene(see PCTFE) |
| CM | Chlorinated polyethylene(see CPE) |
| CMC | Carboxymethyl cellulose |
| CN | Cellulose nitrate |
| COPE | Polyether ester elastomer |
| CP | Cellulose propionate(CAP) |
| CPE | Chlorinated polyethylene(PE-C) |
| CPVC | Chlorinated polyvinyl Chloride(PVC-C) |
| CS | Casein plastics |
| CSM &cspr | Chorosulfonated polyethylene |
| CTA | Cellulose triacetate |
| DMC | Dough moulding tompound |
| E/P | Ethylene propylene copolymer |
| CA-MPR | Elastomer alloy melt processable rubber |
| EA-TPV | Elastomer alloy thermoplastic vulcanizate |
| EC | Ethylene cellulose |
| EEA | Ethylene ethylacrylate copolymer |
| EP | Epoxide or epoxy(cured) |
| EPDM | Ethylene propylene diene terpolymer |
| EPS | Expandable polystyrene |
| ETFE | Ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene |
| EVA | Ethylene vinyl accetate copolymer |
| EVAL/EVOH | Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer |
| FEP | Fluorinated ethylene propylene(TFE-HEP) |
| CPMC | Granular polyester moulding compound |
| HDPE | High density ployethylene(PE-HD) |
| HIPS | High impact polystyrene(TPS or IPS) |
| HMWPE | High molecular weight polyethylene |
| LCP | Liquid crystal polymer |
| LDPE | Low Density polyethylene(PE-LD) |
| LLDPE | Linear low density polyethylene |
| MBS | Methyl methacrylate-butadiem-styrene copolymer |
| MC | Methyl cellutose |
| MDPE | Medium density polyethylene(PE MD) |
| MF | Melamine formaldehyde |
| MPF | Melamine phenol formaldehyde resin |
| NC | Nitroncellulose |
| PA | Polyamide or nylon |
| PA6 | Polyamide 6 or nylon 6 |
| PA11 | Polyamide 11 or nylon 11 |
| PA12 | Polyamide 12 or nylon 12 |
| PA46 | Polyamide 46 or nylon 46 |
| PA66 | Polyamide 66 or nylon 66 |
| PA610 | Polyamide 610 or nylon 610 |
| PAA | Polyacrylic acid |
| PAA6 | Polyaryl amide or,poly-m-xylene-adipamide(PA MXD6) |
| PAN | Polyacrylonitrile |
| PB | Polybutene-1 |
| PBI | Polybenzimidazole |
| PBT | Polybutylene terephthalate |
| PC | Polycarbonate |
| PCTFE | Polychlorotrifluorethylene |
| PDAP | Polydiallyl phthalate |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| PEBA | Polyether block amide |
| PEC | Chorinated polyethlene (see CPE) |
| PEEK | Polyether ether ketone |
| PEEL | Polyether ester(YPBO) |
| PEI | Polyether imide |
| PEK | Polyether ketone |
| PEKK | Polyethylene ketone ketone |
| PEOX | Polyetylene(oxlde) |
| PES | Polyether sulphone |
| PET | Polyethylene terephthalate |
| PETP | (see PET) |
| PF | Phenol formaldehyde resin |
| PI | Polyimide |
| PMC | Polyester moulding compound |
| PMCA | Polymethy α-chloacrylate |
| PMI | Polymethacrylimide |
| PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate(acrylic) |
| PMMA-T | Toughened acrylic |
| PO | Polyolefine |
| POM | Polyoxymethylene or,acetal or polyformaldehyde |
| POM-CO | Acetal copolymer |
| POM-H | Acetal homopolymer |
| PP | polypropylene |
| PPC | Chlorinated polypropylene |
| PPE | Polyphenylene ether(ss PPO) |
| PPO | Polyphenylene oxide-usually modified |
| PPOX | Polypropylene oxide |
| PPS | Polyphenylene sulphide |
| PPSU | Polyethylene sulfone |
| PPVC | Plasticised polyvinyl chloride(PVC-P) |
| PS | Polystyrene(GPPS) |
| PSU | Polysulphone |
| PTFE | Polytetyafluoroethylene |
| PU | Hard polyurethane elastomer |
| PUR | Polyurethane |
| PVAC | Polyvinylacetate |
| PVAL | Polyvinylalcohol |
| PVB | Polyvinylbutyral |
| PVC | Polyvinyl chloride |
| PVCC | Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride |
| PVDC | Polyvinylidene chloride |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| PVF | Polyvinyl fluorde |
| PVFM | Polyvinylformal |
| PVK | Polyvinyl carbazole |
| PVP | Polyvinyl pyrrolidone |
| SAN | Styrene acrylonitrile copolymer |
| SBS | Styrene butadiene styrene block copolymer |
| SEBS | Styrene butadiene styrene block copolymer(saturated) |
| SI | Silicone |
| SMA | Styrene_maleic anhydride copolymer |
| SMC | Sheet moulding compound |
| SMS | Styrene_methylstyrene copolymer |
| TP-EE | Thermoplastic elastomer-either ester |
| TP-EPDM | Thermoplastic elastomer-based on EPDM |
| TP-EVA | Thermoplastic elastomer-baged on EVA |
| TP-NBR | Thermoplastic elastomer-based on NBR |
| TPE | Thermoplastic elastomer rubber |
| TPO | Thermoplastic polyolefin |
| TPO-XL | Thermoplastic polyolefin rubber-crosslinked(rubber) |
| TPR | Thermoplastic rubber(etaslomer) |
| TPU | Thermoplastic polyurethance |
| TPV | Thermoplastic elastomer or rubber-crosslinked(rubber) |
| UF | Urea formaldehyde |
| UHMWPE | Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene |
| UP | Unseturated polyester resin |
| UPVC | Unplasticsed polychloride |
| VC/E | Vinylchloride ethylene copolymer |
| VC/E/MA | Vinylchloride ethylene maleic acid copolymer |
| VC/E/VAC | Vinylchloride maleic acid copolymer |
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| VC/OA | Vinylchloride octylacrylate copolymer |
| VC/P | Vinylchloride propylene copolymer |
| VC/VAC | Vinylchloride vinylacetate copolymer |
| VC/VDC | Vinylchloride vinylidene chloride copolymer |
| VE | Vinyl ester resing |
| VLDPE | very low density polyethylene |
Plastic Terminology