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