International Abbreviations for Polymers

aPP Amorphous polypropylene

AAS Copolymer of acrylonitrile, acrylate (ester) and styrene
ABA Acrylonitrile-butadiene-acrylate copolymer
ABR Elastomeric copolymer from an acrylate (ester) and butadiene; a rubber
ABS Thermoplastic terpolymer, an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer
ABM Copolymer of acrylonitrile-butadiene-methyl acrylate
ABMA Copolymer of acrylonitrile-butadiene-methacrylic acid
ABSM Graft copolymer of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene-methylmethacrylate
ABVC Thermoplastic terpolymer, an acrylonitrile-butadiene-vinylchloride copolymer
ACM Alkyl acrylate-2-chloroethyl vinyl ether copolymer, a thermoplastic elastomer
ACPES Acrylonitrile-chlorinated polyethylene-styrene copolymer
ACRYL Poly- or copoly- methylmethacrylate (Acrylic)
ACS Thermoplastic blend of acrylonitrile-styrene- chlorinated PE terpolymer
AEPDM Acrylonitrile/ethylene-propylene-diene/styrene copolymer
AES Thermoplastic copolymer from acrylonitrile, ethylene-propylene, and styrene
AK Alkyd resin
AMAB Copolymer from acrylonitrile, methyl acrylate, and butadiene rubber
AMMA Thermoplastic copolymer from acrylonitrile and methyl methacrylate
AN Acrylonitrile
ANM Acrylonitrile-alkyl acrylate copolymer, a thermoplastic elastomer
AP, APR Elastomeric ethylene, propylene, unsaturated monomer copolymer; now EPDM
APP Atactic PP
AR Elastomeric copolymer from acrylates and olefins.
ARP Thermoplastic polyester; polyarylterephthalate liquid crystal copolymers, also PAr,
PAT
AS Acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer
ASA Thermoplastic copolymer from acrylonitrile, styrene, and acrylates
ASR Alkylene sulfide rubber
AU Elastomeric polyester or polyurethane with polyester segments
BAAN Butyl acrylate-acrylonitrile copolymer
BAMM Butyl acrylate-methylmethacrylate copolymer
BFE Bromotrifluoroethylene polymers
BIIR Brominated elastomer from isobutene and isoprene; bromobutyl rubber
BMMM Butyl methacrylate-methyl methacrylate copolymer
BOPP Biaxially oriented polypropylene film
BP or BR Polybutadiene or an isobutene/isoprene copolymer; butyl or butadiene rubber
CA Cellulose acetate
CAB Cellulose acetate-butyrate
CAP Cellulose acetate-propionate
CBR Chlorinated butadiene rubber
CDB Conjugated diene butyl elastomer
CE Cellulose plastics in general
CEM Polychlorotrifluoroethylene; see also CFM, CTFEP, PCTFE
CF Cresol-formaldehyde resins
CFM Polychlorotrifluoroethylene; see also CEM, CTFEP, PCTFE
CHR Elastomeric copolymer from epichlorohydrin and ethylene oxide
CIIR Post chlorinated elastomeric copolymer from isobutene and isoprene
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CM Chloro-polyethylene (also: Compression molding)
CMC Carboxy methyl cellulose, (or critical micelle concentration)
CMHEC Carboxy methyl hydroxy ethyl cellulose
CN Cellulose nitrate
CNR Elastomeric terpolymer from tetrafluoroethylene, tri-fluoro nitroso methane, and a
small amount of an unsaturated monomer, e.g., nitroso perfluoro-butyric
acid; nitroso or carboxy nitroso rubber
CO Polychloromethyl oxirane elastomer
CO-PAI Copolyamideimide
CO-PI Copolyimide
COPO Poly(carbon monoxide-co-polyolefin)
COX Carboxylic rubber
CP Cellulose propionate
CP2 Alternating copolymer from vinyl ether and maleic acid
CP4 Copolymer from acrylic acid and maleic acid
CPE Chlorinated polyethylene
CPET Crystallizable polyethylene terephthalate
CPI cis-Polyisoprene; also IR
CPVC Chlorinated polyvinylchloride
CR Chloroprene rubber
CRM Chlorosulfonated polyethylene
CRP Carbon fiber reinforced plastics
CS Casein
CSM Chlorosulfonated polyethylene (or CSR)
CSR Chlorosulfonated polyethylene (or CSM)
CT, CTA Cellulose triacetate
CTBN Carboxy-terminated nitrile rubber
CTFE Polychlorotrifluoroethylene
CTFEP Polychlorotrifluoroethylene; see also CFM, CEM, PCTFE
CV Viscose; see also VI
EVM Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, a thermoplastic elastomer
DAC Diallylchlorendate
DAF Diallylfumarate
DAIP Diallylisophthalate
DAP Diallylphthalate
DMC Dough molding compound
E-PVC Emulsion polyvinyl chloride; PVC polymerized in emulsion
E-SBR Polymerized in emulsion styrene/butadiene copolymer
E/B Copolymers of ethylene and 1-butene
E/P Copolymers of ethylene and propylene
EA, EAA Ethylene acrylic acid
EAM Elastomeric copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate
EBA Ethylene butylacrylate
EC Ethyl cellulose
ECA Ethylene-carbonate copolymer
ECO Elastomeric copolymer from ethylene oxide and epichlorohydrin
ECTF, ECTFE Poly(ethylene-co-chloro tri-fluoro ethylene)
EEA Elastomeric copolymer from ethylene and ethyl acrylate
EEAGMA Ethylene-ethyl acrylate-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer
EGMA Ethylene-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer
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EHEC Hydroxy ethyl cellulose
ELAST Elastomer
EMA Copolymer from ethylene and maleic anhydride
EMAc Copolymer from ethylene and methacrylic acid
EMAC Ethylene methacrylate copolymer
EMM Copolymer from ethylene and methylmethacrylate
EMP Ethylene-propylene copolymers (ethylene modified polypropylene)
EP Epoxy resins
E/P Ethylene-propylene copolymer
EPD Ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer
EPD, EPDM Elastomeric terpolymer from ethylene, propylene, and a non-conjugated diene
EPE Ester of an epoxy resin
EPM Ethylene-propylene copolymer
EPR, EPM Elastomeric copolymer of ethylene and propylene
EPS Polystyrene foam; expanded PS
EPT, EPTR Ethylene, propylene, and a non-conjugated diene terpolymer (also EPDM)
ETFE Copolymer ethylene and tetrafluoroethylene
EVA Ethylene-vinyl acetal copolymer
EVAc Copolymer from ethylene and vinyl acetate
EVAc-AAc Ethylene-vinyl acetate-acrylic acid graft copolymer
EVAc-CO Ethylene-vinyl acetate-carbon monoxide copolymer
EVAc-MA Copolymer from ethylene, vinyl acetate, and methacrylic acid
EVA-GMA Ethylene-vinyl acetate-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer
EVAl, EVAL Copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol
EVAVC Ethylene-vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride copolymer
EVC Copolymer from ethylene and vinylene carbonate
EVOH Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer
EVP Ethylene vinyl pyrrolidinone copolymer
FE Fluorine containing elastomer
FEP Fluorinated EPR; tetrafluoroethylene/hexa-fluoro propylene rubber
FF Resin from furan and formaldehyde
FK, FRP, GRP Fiber reinforced plastic
FKM Hexa-fluoro propylene-vinylidenefluoride copolymer
FMQ Methyl fluoro silicone rubber
FPM Vinylidenefluoride/hexa-fluoro propylene elastomer; rubbers with fluoro and
fluoroalkyl or fluoroalkoxy groups
FPVC Flexible PVC film
FQ Elastomeric silicone with fluorine containing substituents
FRE Fiber reinforced epoxy
FRP, GRP, FK Glass fiber reinforced polyester
FVMQ Silicone rubber with fluorine, vinyl, and methyl substituents
GEP Glass fiber reinforced epoxy resin
GF Glass fiber, or glass fiber reinforced plastic
GF-PF Glass fiber reinforced phenolic resin
GF-UP Glass fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester resin
GMA Glycidyl methacrylate
GPO Elastomeric copolymer from propylene oxide and allyl glycidyl ether
GPPS General purpose polystyrene (also PS)
GPSMA General purpose styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer (also SMA)
GR-A, GR-N Nitrile rubber; now NBR
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GR-S Styrene/butadiene rubber
GUR Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)
HDPE High density polyethylene (ca. 960 kg/m
3
)
HEC Hydroxy ethyl cellulose
HIPS High impact polystyrene
HISMA High impact styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer
HMWPE Polyethylene with high molecular weight
HPC Hydroxy propyl cellulose
HPMC Hydroxy propyl-methyl cellulose
HTE Hydroxyl terminated polyether
IEN Interpenetrating elastomeric network
IHPN Interpenetrating homopolymer network
IIR Isobutene-isoprene rubber (butyl rubber)
IM Polyisobutene; also PIB
IPN Interpenetrating polymer network
IPS Impact resistant polystyrene
IR Synthetic cis-1,4-polyisoprene
L-SBR Solution polymerized SBR
LCP Liquid crystal polymer
LDPE Low density polyethylene (ca. 918 kg/m
3
)
LIPN Latex interpenetrating polymer network
LLDPE Linear low density polyethylene
LMDPE Linear medium density polyethylene
LPE Linear polyethylene
m-EPDM Maleic anhydride-modified ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer
M-PVC Polymerized in bulk polyvinylchloride
MA Maleic anhydride
MAS Copolymer from methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, and styrene
MABS Copolymer from methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene
MBS Copolymer from methylmethacrylate, butadiene, and styrene
MC Methyl cellulose
MDPE Medium density polyethylene (ca. 930 to 940 kg/m
3
)
MF Melamine-formaldehyde resin
MFK Metal fiber reinforced plastic
MFQ Silicone rubbers having both methyl and fluorine substituent groups ; also FMQ
MMA Methylmethacrylate
MMBA Copolymer from methyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate
MMEA Methyl methacrylate-ethyl acrylate copolymer
MMPMI Methylmethacrylate-co-N-phenylmaleimide copolymer
MMS Copolymer from methyl methacrylate, and a-methylstyrene
MMVAc Methyl methacrylate-vinyl acetate copolymer
MPF Melamine/phenol-formaldehyde resin
mPP Maleic anhydride-modified polypropylene
MPQ Silicone rubbers having both methyl and phenyl substituent groups; also PMQ
MPS Poly(a-methyl styrene)
MPVQ Silicone rubbers with methyl, phenyl, and vinyl groups; also PVMQ
MQ Elastomeric silicones with methyl substituents
MSABS Methylstyrene-styrene-acrylonitrile-grafted polybutadiene
MSAN Thermoplastic copolymer from a-methylstyrene and acrylonitrile
MVQ Silicone rubbers having both methyl and vinyl substituent groups; also VMQ
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NBR Elastomeric copolymer from butadiene and acrylonitrile; nitrile rubber
NC Cellulose nitrate; see also CN
NCR Elastomeric copolymer from acrylonitrile and chloroprene
NDPE Low density polyethylene; see also LDPE
NIR Elastomeric copolymer from acrylonitrile and isoprene
NK Natural rubber; also NR
NP Network polymer
NR Natural rubber; also NK
OPET Oriented polyethyleneterephthalate
OPP Oriented polypropylene, film or bottles; also PP
OPR Elastomeric polymer from propylene oxide
OPS Oriented polystyrene films
OPVC Oriented polyvinylchloride
OSA Olefin-modified styreneacrylonitrile
P3FE Poly(tri-fluoro ethylene)
PA Polyamide, the abbreviation PA is normally followed by a number
PAA Polyacrylic acid
PAAE Polyarylamide-polyether
PABM Polyaminobismaleimide
PAC Polyacrylonitrile fiber (also PAN); polyacrylate
PADC Poly(allyl diglycol carbonate)
PAE Polyarylether
PAEK Polyaryletherketone
PAES Polyarylethersulfone
PAI Polyamide-imide
PAK Polyester alkyd
PALL Polyallomer, a block copolymer of propylene, ethylene (1.5-3%), butene (8%)
and hexene (5%)
PAMS Poly-a-methylstyrene
PAN Polyacrylonitrile
PANI Polyaniline
PAPA Polyazelaic polyanhydride
PAPI Polymethylenepolyphenylene isocyanate; also PMPPI
PAr Polyarylate
PARA Polyaryl amide (aromatic, usually amorphous polyamide)
PAS Polyarylsulfide copolymers (esp. in German and Japanese literature)
PAS, PASU Polyarylsulfone [-f-SO2-f-O-]0.875[-f-O-]0.125
PAT Polyaminotriazole; also polyarylterephthalate, an aromatic LCP polyester
PAUR Polyester urethane
PB Poly-1-butene; elastic polydiene fiber
PBA Polybutylacrylate
PBAN Poly(butadiene-co-acrylonitrile)
PBI Polybenzimidazoles
PBMA Poly-n-butyl methacrylate
PBNC Poly(butylene-2,5-naphthalene-dicarboxylate)
PBO Polybutyleneoxide
PBR Copolymer from butadiene and vinyl pyridine
PBS Copolymer from butadiene and styrene; see also GR-S, SBR
PB-SMA Styrene-maleic anhydride-grafted polybutadiene
PBT, PBTP Polybutyleneterephthalate
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PBT-PBO Copolymer of 1,4-butanediol-polybutylene glycol-terephthalic acid
PC Bisphenol-A polycarbonate
PCD Polycarbondiimide
PCDT Poly(1,4-cyclohexylene di-methylene terephthalate)
PCF Polychlorotrifluoroethylene fiber
PCN Poly(2-cyano-5-norbornene)
PC-Ph Co-polycarbonate from phosgene with bisphenol-A and phenolphthalein
PCT Polycyclohexyleneterphthalate, cyclohexanedimethanol-ethylene glycol
terephthalic acid copolymer
PCTFE Polychlorotrifluoroethylene; see also CEM, CFM, CTFE
PCTG Poly(cyclohexaneterephthalate-glycol)
PCU Polyvinyl chloride (old German literature)
PDAP Polydiallylphthalate; also DAP, FDAP
PDCT Poly(dicyclopentadiene)
PDMS Polydimethylsiloxane
PE Polyethylene
PEA Polyethylacrylate
PEBA Thermoplastic elastomer, polyether-block-amide
PEC Polyestercarbonate or chlorinated polyethylene; also CPE
PeCe Chlorinated PVC; also CPVC, PC, PVCC
PECO Polyethylene carbonate,
PEE Polyester ether fibers (containing diol and p-hydroxy benzoate units)
PEEK Polyetheretherketone
PEG Polyethyleneglycol
PEH High density polyethylene; also HDPE
PEI Polyetherimide
PEIm Polyetherimine
PEK Polyetherketone
PEL Low density polyethylene; also LDPE
PEM Medium density polyethylene; also MDPE
PEN Polyethylenenaphthalate
PENDC Poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate)
PEP Thermoplastic copolymer from ethylene and propylene
PEOX Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)
PES Polyethersulfone [-f-SO
2
-f-O-]
n
PEST Thermoplastic polyesters, e.g. PBT, PET, see also TPES
PET, PETP Polyethyleneterephthalate
PETG Polyethyleneterephthalate glycol
PEUR Polyetherurethane
PF Phenol-formaldehyde resin
PFA Polyfluoroalcoxyalkane; copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluorinated
alkyl vinyl ethers
PFEP Copolymer from tetrafluoroethylene and hexa-fluoro propylene; also FEP
PFF Phenol-furfural resin
PG Poly-a-hydroxy acrylic acid
PGI Polyglutarimides
PH Phenolics
PHBA Poly(b-hydroxybutyric acid)
PHEMA Poly-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate
PHIT Poly(hexylene-isophthalate-terephthalate)
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PHP Physiological hydrophilic polymers
PHT Polyhexamethyleneterephthalate
PI Polyimide, but also trans-1,4-polyisoprene, gutta-percha (UK)
PIAN Isoprene - acrylonitrile oil resistant elastomer
PIB Polyisobutene
PIBI Copolymer from isobutene and isoprene, butyl rubber; also Butyl, GR-I, IIR
PIBO Polyisobuteneoxide
PIP Synthetic cis-1,4-polyisoprene; also CPI, IR
PIR Polyisocyanurate (foam)
PIS Polyisobutylene
PISU Polyimidesulfone
PKS Polyketonesulfone [-f-SO
2
-f-CO-]
n
PL Polyethylene (EWG); also PE
PLA Polylactic acid
PMA Polymethylacrylate
PMAC Polymethoxy acetal
PMAN Polymethyl acrylonitrile
PMB Polymethylenebenzoate
PMCA Polymethyl-a-chloro acrylate
PMI Polymethacrylimide
PMMA Polymethylmethacrylate
PMMA-MA Poly(methylmethacrylate-co-acrylic acid)
PMMI Polypyromellitimide
PMP Poly-4-methyl-1-pentene; see also TPX
PMPPI Polymethylenepolyphenylene isocyanate; also PAPI
PMQ Silicone rubbers with methyl and phenyl substituents
PMS Poly-a-methylstyrene
PpMS Poly-p-methylstyrene
PNA Polynuclear aromatics
PNR Polynorbornene rubber
PO Polyolefin, but also: Elastomeric polypropylene oxide, and Phenoxy resin
POB Poly-p-hydroxy benzoate
POCA Poly(oxy(cyanoarylene)), or polyphthalamide
POM Polyoxymethylene, polyformaldehyde, polyacetal or acetal resin
POP Polyphenylene oxide; also PPE
POR Elastomeric copolymer from propylene oxide and allyl glycidyl ether
PP Polypropylene, or oriented polypropylene; see also OPP
PPA Polyphthalamide, or Polypropyleneadipate
PPBA Polyparabanic acid
PPC Chlorinated PP
PPCA Poly(polycyclic (meth)acrylate)
PPE Poly(2,6-dimethyl 1,4-phenylene ether); see also PPO
PPG Polypropylene glycol
PPI Polymeric polyisocyanate
PPO GE Co. trade name for poly(2,6-dimethyl 1,4-phenylene ether); see also PPE
PPOX Polypropylene oxide
PPP Poly-p-phenylene
PPS Polyphenylsulfide
PPSS, PPS-S Polyphenylenesulfidesulfone
PPSU Polyphenylene sulfone; [-f-SO
2
-f-O-f-f-O-]
n
International Abbreviations for Polymers 541
PPT, PPTP Polypropyleneterephthalate
PQ Elastomeric silicone with phenyl substituents
PS Polystyrene
PSB Styrene-butadiene rubber
PSGMA Styrene-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer
PS-TSG Polystyrene foam, processed by injection (German literature)
PSAB Copolymer from styrene and butadiene; also SB, S/B
PSAN Thermoplastic copolymer from styrene and acrylonitrile; also SAN
PSBR Elastomeric terpolymer from vinyl pyridine, styrene, and butadiene
PSF Polysulfone, also PSUL, PSU, PSO
PSI Polymethyl phenyl siloxane
PSO, PSF Polysulfone, also PSUL, PSU, PSF
PST Polystyrene fiber with at least 85% styrene units
PSU Polysulfone [-f-SO2-f-O-BPA-O-]n
PSUL Polysulfone, also PSF, PSU, PSO
PTF Polytetrafluoroethylene fiber
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene (also TFE)
PTHF Polytetrahydrofuran
PTMA Polytetramethyleneadipate
PTMEG Poly(tetramethylene ether glycol)
PTMG Polyoxytetramethylene glycol
PTMT Poly(tetramethylene terephthalate) = polybutyleneterephthalate; also PBT
PTR Polysulfide rubber
PU, PUR Polyurethane elastomer
PVA Polyvinyl acetal
PVAc, PVAC Polyvinyl acetate
PVAl, PVAL Polyvinyl alcohol
PVB Polyvinyl bytyral
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
PVCA, PVCAc Copolymer from vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate
PVCC Chlorinated PVC; also CPVC, PeCe
PVD Polyvinylidene chloride fiber with 50 wt% vinylidene chloride
PVDC Polyvinylidene chloride; also PVC2
PVDF Polyvinylidene fluoride; also PVF2
PVF Polyvinyl fluoride
PVFM, PVFO Polyvinyl formal
PVI Poly(vinyl isobutyl ether)
PVID Polyvinylidenecyanide
PVK Poly-N-vinylcarbazole
PVM Copolymer from vinyl chloride and vinyl methyl ether
PVME Polyvinylmethylether
PVMQ Silicone rubber with methyl, phenyl, and vinyl substituents
PVOH Polyvinyl alcohol; also PVA, PVAl
PVP Poly-N-vinylpyrrolidone
PVSI Polydimethyl siloxane with phenyl and vinyl substituents
PY Unsaturated polyester resins; also UP
RF Resorcinol/formaldehyde resin
RP, RTP Reinforced plastics, Reinforced thermoplastic, also RP/C
RPBT Reinforced polybutyleneterephthalate
RPET Reinforced polyethyleneterephthalate
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RPVC Rigid PVC film
RTPO Reactor-blended thermoplastic olefinic elastomer
RTV Room temperature vulcanization (of silicone rubber)
RUC Chlorinated rubber
sPP Syndiotactic polypropylene
SAA Styrene-acrylic acid copolymer
SAMA Styrene-acrylonitrile-methacrylic acid copolymer
S-EPDM Sulfonated ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer
S-PVC Suspension PVC
SAN Thermoplastic copolymer from styrene and acrylonitrile; also PSAN
SANGMA Styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer
SANMA Styrene-acrylonitrile-maleic anhydride copolymer
SB, SBR Thermoplastic copolymer from styrene and butadiene; also PASB, S/B
SBCL Styrene-butadiene-caprolactone copolymer
SBMA Styrene-butadiene-maleic anhydride copolymer
SBMI Styrene-butadiene-maleimide
SBP Styrene-butadiene polymer
SB/BA Styrene-butadiene-butyl acrylate copolymer
SBS Styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock polymer
SCR Elastomeric copolymer from styrene and chloroprene
SEBS Styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene triblock polymer
SEP Styrene-ethylene-propylene block copolymer
SF Structural foam
SHIPS Super-high impact polystyrene
SI Thermoplastic silicone
SIN Simultaneous interpenetrating network or semi-interpenetrating network
SIPN Sequential interpenetrating polymer network
SIR Elastomeric copolymer from styrene and isoprene
SIS Styrene-isoprene-styrene triblock polymer
SMA Copolymer from styrene and maleic anhydride
SMA-AA Styrene-maleic anhydride-acrylic acid copolymer
SMI Copolymer from styrene and maleimide
SMM Styrene-methyl methacrylate copolymer
SMM-GM Styrene-methyl methacrylate-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer
SMM-MA Styrene-methyl methacrylate-maleic anhydride copolymer
SMS Copolymer from styrene and a-methylstyrene
SP Saturated polyester plastics
SPPF Solid-phase pressure forming
SPSF Solid-phase stretch forming
SR Synthetic rubber
SRP Styrene-rubber plastics
SVA Styrene-vinyl-acrylonitrile copolymer
TA Cellulose triacetate; also CT, CTA
TC Technically classified natural rubber
TE Thermoplastic elastomer of any type
TEEE Thermoplastic elastomer, ether-ester
TEO Thermoplastic elastomer, olefinic
TES Thermoplastic elastomer, styrenic
TFE Polytetrafluoroethylene (also PTFE)
TGIC Triclycidyl isocyanurate
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TM Thioplasts
TOR trans-polyoctenamer rubber
TP Thermoplastic
TPA, TPR 1,5-trans-polypentenamer
TPEL Thermoplastic elastomer
TPES Thermoplastic polyesters, e.g. PBT, PET, see also PEST
TPO Thermoplastic olefinic elastomer
TPS Toughened PS (in the UK for HIPS)
TPU, TPUR Thermoplastic urethanes
TPX Poly(4-methyl-1-pentene); see also PMP
TR Thermoplastic elastomer or Thio Rubber (UK)
TS Thermoset
TSUR Thermoset polyurethane
UE Polyurethane elastomer
UF Urea-formaldehyde resin
UFS Urea-formaldehyde foam
UHMWPE Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (over 3 Mg/mol)
ULDPE Ultra low density polyethylene (ca. 900 to 915 kg/m
3
)
UP Unsaturated polyester
UPVC Unplasticized PVC
UR Polyurethane elastomers; also UP
VA Vinylacetate
VAE Vinylacetate-ethylene (copolymer)
VCEMA Copolymer from vinyl chloride, ethylene, and methyl acrylate (or maleic
anhydride)
VCE Copolymer from vinyl chloride, and ethylene
VCEV Copolymer from vinyl chloride, ethylene, and vinylacetate
VCMA Copolymer from vinyl chloride and methyl acrylate
VCMMA Copolymer from vinyl chloride and methylmethacrylate
VCOA Copolymer from vinyl chloride and octyl acrylate
VCVAc Copolymer from vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate
VCVDC Copolymer from vinyl chloride and vinylidene chloride
VCE Copolymer from ethylene and vinyl chloride
VCM Vinyl chloride (monomer); also VC
VDC Vinylidene chloride
VDC/AN Copolymer from vinylidene chloride and acrylonitrile
VF/HFP Copolymer from vinylidene fluoride and hexa-fluoro propylene
VLDPE Very low density polyethylene (ca. 885 kg/m
3
)
VMQ Silicone rubber with methyl and vinyl substituents
VPE Cross-linked polyethylene; also XLPE
VQ Elastomeric silicone with vinyl substituents
VSI Polydimethylsiloxane with vinyl groups
XABS Acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene/acidic monomer; an elastomeric copolymer
XLPE Cross-linked polyethylene
XNBR Acrylonitrile/butadiene/acidic monomer; an elastomeric copolymer
XSBR Butadiene/styrene/acidic monomer; an elastomeric copolymer
YSBR Thermoplastic block copolymer from styrene and butadiene
YXSBR Block copolymer from styrene and butadiene containing carboxylic groups
[Reproduced by permissionfromEncyclopaedic Dictionary of Commercial Polymer Blends, Ed. L. A. Utracki
ChemTec Publishing, 1994]
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