Do you know, abbreviations for Selected Thermoplastics

Abbreviation Name

ABAK acrylonitrile-butadiene-acrylate (was A/B/A in ISO) ABS acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
A/B/A See ABAK
A/CPE/S See ACS

ACS acrylonitrile-chlorinated polyethylene-styrene (was A/CPE/S in ISO)

AES acrylonitrile-ethylene-propylene-diene-styrene (was A/EPDM/S in ISO)

A/EPDM/S See AES
A/MMA See AMMA
AMMA acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate (was A/MMA in ISO) AS acrylonitrile-styrene (SAN is more usual in Europe) ASA acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate
CA cellulose acetate
CAB cellulose acetate butyrate
CAP cellulose acetate propionate
CN cellulose nitrate
CP cellulose propionate
E/EA See EEAK
EEAK ethylene-ethylene acrylate (was E/AK in ISO)
E/MA See EMA 

EMA ethylene-methacrylic acid (was E/MA in ISO) E/P See EP
EP ethylene-propylene (was E/P in ISO)
EPDM ethylene-propylene-diene

E/TFE See ETFE
ETFE ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (was E/TFE in ISO)
EVAC ethylene-vinyl acetate
EVAL See EVOH
EVOH ethylene-vinyl alcohol (was EVAL in ISO)
FEP fluorinated ethylene-propylene
LCP liquid crystal polymer
MABS methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene
MBS methacrylate-butadiene-styrene
PA polyamide
PAEK polyaryletherketone
PAI polyamideimide
PAK polyacrylate
PAR polyarylate
PAUR poly(ester urethane)
PB polybutene-1
PBAK poly(butyl acrylate)
PBT poly(butylene terephthalate)
PC polycarbonate
PCTFE polychlorotrifluorethylene
PE polyethylene
PEBA poly(ether block amide)
PEEK polyetheretherketone
PEEKK polyetheretherketoneketone
PEEST polyetherester
PEI poly(ether imide)
PEK polyetherketone
PEKEKK polyetherketoneetherketoneketone
PEKK polyetherketoneketone
PEOX poly(ethylene oxide)
PES poly(ether sulfone)
PESTUR poly(ester urethane)
PET poly(ethylene terephthalate)
PEUR poly(ether urethane)
PFA perfluoro alkoxyl alkane
PFEP perfluoro(ethylene/propylene)
PI polyimide
PIB polyisobutylene or polyisobutene
PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate)
PMP poly-4-methylpentene-1
PMS poly-á-methylstyrene
POM polyoxymethylene or, polyacetal or, polyformaldehyde PP polypropylene
PPE poly(phenylene ether)
PPOX poly(propylene oxide)
PPS poly(phenylene sulfide)
PPSU poly(phenylene sulfone)
PS polystyrene
PSU polysulfone
PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
PUR polyurethane

PVAC poly(vinyl acetate) PVAL poly(vinyl alcohol)

1. PVB  poly(vinyl butyral)
2. PVC  poly(vinyl chloride)

PVDC poly(vinylidene chloride) PVDF poly(vinylidene fluoride) PVF poly(vinyl fluoride) PVFM poly(vinyl formal)

SAN styreneacrylonitrile
S/B styrenebutadiene
S/MS styrene-á-methylstyrene SMA styrenemaleic anhydride VC/E See VCE

VC/MMA See VCMMA
VC/VDC See VCVDC
VC/VAC See VCVAC
VC/MA See VCMAK
VC/OA See VCOAK
VC/E/MA See VCEMAK
VC/E/VAC See VCEVAC
VCE vinyl chloride-ethylene (was VC/E in ISO) VCEMAK vinyl chloride-ethylene-methyl acrylate

(was VC/E/MA in ISO)
VCEVAC vinyl chloride-ethylene-vinyl acetate

(was VC/E/VAC in ISO)
VCMAK vinyl chloride-methyl acrylate (was VC/MA in ISO)

VCMMA vinyl chloride-methyl methacrylate (was VC/MMA in ISO)

VCOAK vinyl chloride-octyl acrylate (was VC/OA in ISO) VCVAC vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate (was VC/VAC in ISO) VCVDC vinyl chloride-vinylidene chloride(was VC/VDC in ISO)

The above abbreviations may be modified by the addition of up to four speci- fied letters after the abbreviation for the polymer under discussion. For exam- ple, PS could become PS-HI when high impact polystyrene is being described. In the case of PE, this would become PE-LD when low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is being described.

When mixtures are made from two or more polymers (blends or alloys), ISO 1043 suggests that the symbols for the basic polymers be sepa- rated by a plus (+) sign and that the symbols be placed in parentheses. For example, a mixture of * polymethyl methacrylate and * acrylonitrile-butadiene- styrene should be represented as (PMMA+ABS)

When a copolymer is being discussed, it is recommended (ISO) that an oblique stroke / be placed between the two monomer abbreviations. (For example, E/P for an ethylene propylene copolymer.) The oblique strokes may be omitted when common usage so dictates according to ISO 1043- 1:1987 (E).