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 |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
| ASA | AcryIonitrile-styrene-acrylate |
| C | Cellulose polymers |
| COC | Cycloolefincopolymer |
| ER | Epoxide; epoxy |
| Imod | impact modifier |
| LCP | Liquid-crystal polymer |
| MABS | Methyl methacrylate acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
| MF | Melamine-formaldehyde |
| MPF | Melamine-phenol-formaldehyde |
| PA11 | Polyamide 11; Nylon11 |
| PA12 | Polyamide 12; Nylon12 |
| PA46 | Polyamide 46; Nylon46 |
| PA6 | Polyamide 6; Nylon6 |
| PA66 | Polyamide 66; Nylon6-6 |
| PA610 | Polyamide 610; Nylon6-10 |
| PA612 | Polyamide 612; Nylon6-12 |
| PA666 | Polyamide 666 |
| PA66/6T | Polyamide 66/6T |
| PAIND/INDT | Polyamide IND/INDT |
| PAEK | Polyaryletherketone |
| PBT | Poly(butylene terephthalate) |
| PC | Polycarbonate |
| PCCE |
Poly(cyclohexylene dimethylene cyclohexanedicarboxylate), glycol and acid comonomer |
| PCTA | Poly(cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate), acid |
| PCTG | Poly(cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate), glycol |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| PEI | Polyetherimide |
| PEN | Polyethylenenaphthalate |
| PES | Polyethersulfone |
| PET | Poly(ethylene terephthalate) |
| PETG | Poly(ethylene terephthalate), glycol |
| PF | Phenol-formaldehyde |
| PK | Polyketone |
| PMMA | Poly(methyl methacylate) |
| POM | Poly(oxymethylene); Polyformaldehyde |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PPE | Poly(phenylene ether) |
| PPS | Poly(phenylere sulfide) |
| PPSU | Poly(phenylene sulfone) |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| PS-Syndio | Syndiotactic polystyrene |
| PSU | Polysulfone |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene; Teflon |
| PUR | Polyurethane |
| PVC | Poly(vinyl chloride) |
| PVDF | Poly(vinylidene fluoride) |
| SAN | Styrene acrylonitrle |
| SB | Styrene-butadiene |
| SMAH | Styrene-maleic anhydride |
| TPA | Polyamide thermoplastic elastomer |
| TPC | Copolyester thermoplastic elastomer |
| TPO | Olefinic thermoplastic elastomer |
| TPS | Styrenic thermoplastic elastomer |
| TPU | Urethane thermoplastic elastomer |
| TPV | Thermoplastic rubber vulcanisate |
| TPZ | Unclassified thermoplastic elastomer, not grouped above UP Unsaturated polyester |