Industry Information

Information about Polymers, and moulding techniques.

Polymer Abbreviations

Standardized polymer abbreviations
(E/P)Ethylene-propylene
(EVAC)Ethylene-vinyl acetate
(MBS)Methacrylate-butadiene-styrene
ABSAcrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
ASAAcryIonitrile-styrene-acrylate
CCellulose polymers
COCCycloolefincopolymer
EREpoxide; epoxy
Imodimpact modifier
LCPLiquid-crystal polymer
MABSMethyl methacrylate acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
MFMelamine-formaldehyde
MPFMelamine-phenol-formaldehyde
PA11Polyamide 11; Nylon11
PA12Polyamide 12; Nylon12
PA46Polyamide 46; Nylon46
PA6Polyamide 6; Nylon6
PA66Polyamide 66; Nylon6-6
PA610Polyamide 610; Nylon6-10
PA612Polyamide 612; Nylon6-12
PA666Polyamide 666
PA66/6TPolyamide 66/6T
PAIND/INDTPolyamide IND/INDT
PAEKPolyaryletherketone
PBTPoly(butylene terephthalate)
PCPolycarbonate
PCCE

Poly(cyclohexylene dimethylene cyclohexanedicarboxylate), glycol and acid comonomer

PCTAPoly(cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate), acid
PCTGPoly(cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate), glycol
PEPolyethylene
PEIPolyetherimide
PENPolyethylenenaphthalate
PESPolyethersulfone
PETPoly(ethylene terephthalate)
PETGPoly(ethylene terephthalate), glycol
PFPhenol-formaldehyde
PKPolyketone
PMMAPoly(methyl methacylate)
POMPoly(oxymethylene); Polyformaldehyde
PPPolypropylene
PPEPoly(phenylene ether)
PPSPoly(phenylere sulfide)
PPSUPoly(phenylene sulfone)
PSPolystyrene
PS-SyndioSyndiotactic polystyrene
PSUPolysulfone
PTFEPolytetrafluoroethylene; Teflon
PURPolyurethane
PVCPoly(vinyl chloride)
PVDFPoly(vinylidene fluoride)
SANStyrene acrylonitrle
SBStyrene-butadiene
SMAHStyrene-maleic anhydride
TPAPolyamide thermoplastic elastomer
TPCCopolyester thermoplastic elastomer
TPOOlefinic thermoplastic elastomer
TPSStyrenic thermoplastic elastomer
TPUUrethane thermoplastic elastomer
TPVThermoplastic rubber vulcanisate
TPZUnclassified thermoplastic elastomer, not grouped above UP Unsaturated polyester