Polymer abbreviations
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taeltpa Since polymer molecules tend to have long names befitting their size, most polymers are referred to in coversation and in print by their abbreviations.
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A
- ABA acrylonitrile-butadiene acrylate
- ABS acrylonitrile-butadiene styrene terpolymer
- ACS acrylonitrile-chlorinated polyethylene styrene terpolymer
- AMA acrylate maleic anhydride terpolymer
- AMMA acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate
- APO amorphous polyolefin
- AS acrylonitrile styrene copolymer
- ASA acrylonitrile styrene acrylate
- AIBN Azobisisobutylonitrile
B
- BMC - bulk molding compound
- BMI - bis maleimide
- BPDA - Benzophenone tetracarboxylate
- BPO - Benzoyl peroxide
- BR - Cis-1, 4-polybutadiene rubber
- BS - Butadiene styrene rubber
C
- CA cellulose acetate
- CAB cellulose acetate butyrate
- CAP cellulose acetate proprionate
- CN cellulose nitrate (celluloid)
- COC cycloolefin copolymer
- COP copolyester thermoplastic elastomer
- CPE chlorinated polyethylene
- CPVC chlorinated polyvinyl chloride
- CTA cellulose triacetate
- CTFE chlorotrifluoroethylene
D
- DAP diallyl phthallate (thermoset)
E
- ETAC ethyl acetate
- EAA ethylene acrylic acid copolymer
- EC ethyl cellulose
- ECTFE ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene
- EMAC ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer
- EnBA ethylene n-butyl acetate
- EP epoxy
- EPDM ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber
- EPM ethylene propylene copolymer rubber
- EPR ethylene propylene rubber
- EPS expandable polystyrene
- ETFE ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
- EVA ethylene vinyl acetate
- E/VAC ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer
- EVOH ethylene vinyl alcohol
- EG ethylene glycol
F
H
- HDPE high density polyethylene
- HIPS high impact polystyrene
- HMC high strength molding compound
- HMWHDPE high molecular weight high density polyethylene
I
L
- LCP liquid crystal polymer
- LDPE low density polyethylene
- LLDPE linear low density polyethylene
- LPE linear polyethylene
M
- MA maleic anhydride
- MABS methyl methacrylate/ABS copolymer
- MBS methyl methacrylate butadiene styrene terpolymer
- MDPE medium density polyethylene
- MF melamine formaldehyde
- MMA methyl methacrylate
- MP melamine phenolic
N
- NBR nitrile butadiene rubber
O
- OSA olefin modified styrene acrylonitrile
P
- P phenolic
- PA polyamide (nylon)
- PAA poly acetic acid
- PAI polyamide-imide
- PAEK polyaryletherketone
- PAK polyester alkyd
- PAL polyanaline
- PAN polyacrylonitrile
- PARA polyaryl amide
- PAS polyarylsulfone
- PB polubutylene
- PBAN polybutadiene acrylonitrile
- PBD polybutadine
- PBI polybenzimidazole
- PBN polybutylene napthalate
- PBS polybutadiene styrene
- PBT polybutylene terephthalate
- PC polycarbonate
- PC/ABS polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene blend
- PCL polycaprolactone
- PCT polycyclohexylene terephthallate
- PCT-G glycol modified polycyclohexyl terephthallate
- PCTFE polymonochlorotrifluoroethylene
- PE polyethylene
- PEBA polyether block amide or polyester block amide
- PEEK polyetheretherketone
- PEI polyetherimide
- PEK polyetherketone
- PEKEKK polyetherketone etherketone ketone
- PEKK polyetherketoneketone
- PEN polyethylene napthalene
- PEO polyethylene oxide
- PES polyethersulfone
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- PET-G glycol modified polyethylene terephthalate
- PFA perfluoroalkoxy
- PI polyimide
- PI polyisoprene
- PIB polyisobutylene
- PIR polyisocyanurate
- PMAN polymethactylonitrile
- PMMA polymethylmethacrylate (acrylic)
- PMP polymethylpentene
- PMS paramethylstyrene
- PO polyolefin
- POM polyoxymethylene (acetal)
- PP polypropylene
- PPy polypyrrole
- PPA polyphthalamide
- PPC chlorinated polypropylene
- PPC polyphthalate carbonate
- PPE polyphenylene ether
- PPI polymeric polyisocyanate
- PPO polyphenylene oxide
- PPOX polypropylene oxide
- PPS polyphenylene sulfide
- PPSU polyphenylene sulfone
- PPT polypropylene terephthalate
- PS polystyrene
- PS-b-PI polystyrene/polyisoprene block copolymer
- PSO,PSU polysulfone
- PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
- PTMT polytetramethylene terephthalate
- PU,PUR polyurethane
- PVA, PVOH, PVAL polyvinyl alcohol (sometimes polyvinyl acetate)
- PVAc polyvinyl acetate
- PVB polyvinyl butyryl
- PVC polyvinyl chloride
- PVCA polyvinyl chloride acetate
- PVDA polyvinylidene acetate
- PVDC polyvinylidene chloride
- PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride
- PVF polyvinyl fluoride
- PVK polyvinyl carbazole
- PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
- PVP polyvinyl pyrrolidone
S
- SAN styrene acrylonitrile
- SB styrene butadiene
- SBR styrene butadiene rubber
- SBS styrene butadiene styrene block copolymer
- SEBS styrene ethylene butylene styrene block copolymer
- SI silicone
- SIS styrene isoprene styrene block copolymer
- SMA styrene maleic anhydride copolymer
- SMC sheet molding compound
- SMMA styrene methyl methacrylate
- SMS styrene/a-methyl styrene
- SVA styrene vinyl acrylonitrile
T
- TEO thermoplastic elastic olefin
- TPE thermoplastic elastomer
- TPE-O, TPO thermoplastic elastomer - olefinic
- TPE-S thermoplastic elastomer - styrenic
- TMC thick molding compound
- TPU thermoplastic urethane
- TVO thermoplastic vulcanites
U
- UF urea formaldehyde
- UHMWPE ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene
- ULDPE ultra low density polyethylene
- UP,UPE unsaturated polyester (thermoset)
V
X
- XPS expandable polystyrene
Polyethylenes: Polyethylene (PE) Low density polyethylene (LDPE) High density polyethylene (HDPE) Crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE)
Polypropylenes: Polypropylene (PP) Polybutylene (PB) Polyisobutene (PIB) Biaxially-oriented polypropylene
Polyarylates: Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) polymethyl acrylate (PMA) hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) polybutadiene acrylonitrile (PBAN) Sodium polyacrylate polyacrylamide (PAM)
Polyesteres: Polystyrene (PS) Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) High impact polystyrene (HIPS) Extruded polystyrene (XPS)
Polysulphones: Polysulfone (PSU) Polyarylsulfone (PAS) Polyethersulfone PES Polyphenylsulfone (PPS)
Polyamides: Polyamide (PA) polyphthalamide (PPA) Bismaleimide (BMI) urea formaldehyde (UF)
Polyurethanes: Polyurethane (PU) Polyisocyanurate (PIR)
Polyvinyls: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC)
Fluoropolymers: Fluoropolymer (FE) Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethlyene (ECTFE)
Polycarbonate (PC) Polylactic acid (PLA)
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