ABS acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer
ACM acrylic acid ester rubber
API polyamide-imides
APP atactic polypropylene
BOPP biaxially-oriented polypropylene
BOPS biaxially-oriented polystyrene
BR butadiene rubber
BS butadiene styrene rubber
COP copolyester
COPA copolyamide
COPE copolyester
CPE chlorinated polyethylene
CPET crystalline polyethylene terephthalate
CPP cast polypropylene
CPVC chlorinated polyvinyl chloride
CR chloroprene rubber
ECTFE ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer
EMAC ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer
EMPP elastomer modified polypropylene
EP epoxy resin, also ethylene-propylene
EPDM ethylene-propylene terpolymer rubber
EPM ethylene-propylene rubber
EPS expandable polystyrene
ESI ethylene-styrene copolymers
ETE engineering thermoplastic elastomers
ETFE ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer
ETP engineering thermoplastics
EVA(C) polyethylene-vinyl acetate
EVOH polyethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers
FEP fluorinated ethylene propylene copolymer
FPVC flexible polyvinyl chloride
GPPS general purpose polystyrene
GRP glass fiber reinforced plastics
HB Brinell hardness number
HCR heat-cured rubber
HDPE high-density polyethylene
HIPS high-impact polystyrene
LCP liquid crystal polymers
LDPE low-density polyethylene
LLDPE linear low-density polyethylene
MBS methylmethacrylate-butadiene-styrene copolymer
MS copolymer of methylmethacrylate and styrene
NBR nitrile rubber
NR natural rubber
OPP oriented polypropylene
PA polyamide
PAEK polyaryletherketone
PAI polyamide imide
PAN polyacrylonitrile
PB polybutylene
PBAN polybutadiene-acrylonitrile
PBI polybenzimidazole
PBN polybutylene naphthalate
PBS polybutadiene styrene
PBT polybutylene terephthalate
PC polycarbonate
PCC precipitated calcium carbonate
PCD polycarbodiimide
PCR post-consumer recyclate
PCT polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate
PCTA copolyester of CHDM and PTA
PCTFE polychlorotrifluoroethylene
PCTG glycol-modified PCT copolymer
PE polyethylene
PEBA polyether block polyamide
PEC chlorinated polyethylene
PEDT 3,4 polyethylene dioxithiophene
PEEK polyetheretherketone
PEI polyether imide
PEK polyetherketone
PEL permissible exposure level
PEKEKK polyetherketoneetherketoneketone
PEN polyethylene naphthalate
PES polyether sulfone
PET polyethylene terephthalate
PETG PET modified with CHDM
PF phenol formaldehyde
PFA perfluoroalkoxy resin
PI polyimide
PID proportional, integral, derivative
PIBI butyl rubber
PIM powder injection molding
PK aromatic polyketone
PLC programmable logic controller
PMDI polymeric MDI
PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
PMP polymethylpentene
PO polyolefins
POM polyacetal
PP polypropylene
PPA polyphthalamide
PPC chlorinated polypropylene
PPE polyphenylene ether, modified
PPG polypropylene glycol
PPO polyphenylene oxide
PPS polyphenylene sulfide
PPSU polyphenylene sulfone
PS polystyrene
PSU polysulfone
PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
PU polyurethane
PUR polyurethane
PVC polyvinyl chloride
PVCA polyvinyl chloride acetate
PVDA polyvinylidene acetate
PVDC polyvinylidene chloride
PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride
PVF polyvinyl fluoride
PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
SI silicone plastic
SAN styrene acrylonitrile copolymer
SB styrene butadiene copolymer
SBC styrene block copolymer
SBR styrene butadiene rubber
TLCP thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer
TPE thermoplastic elastomer
ULDPE ultralow-density polyethylene
UP unsaturated polyester resin
VLDPE very low-density polyethylene