Acronyms

ABS: Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
ABS: Anti-lock Braking System
ACS: Acrylonitrile cholorinate polyethylene and styrene
API: Addition-reaction polyimides
ASA: Acrylic-styrene-acrylonitrile

BMC: Bulk-molding compounds

CA: Cellulose acetate
CAB: Cellulose acetate-butyrate
CAP: Cellulose acetate-proplonate
CPE: Chlorinated polyethylene
CPI: Condensation-reaction polyimides
CPVC: Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride
CTFE: Polymonochlorotrifluoroethylene

DAP: Diallyl phthalate

EC: Ethyl cellulose
ECTFE: Ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene
EMA: Ethylene-methyl acrylate
EP: Ethylene propylene
ESCR: Environmental stress crack resistance
ETFE: Ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene
EVA: Ethylene-vinyl acetate

FDA: Food & Drug Administration
FEP: Fluorinated ethylene-propylene
FR: Fiber reinforced
FRP: Fiber-reinforced plastics

HDPE: High-density polyethylene
HIP: High-impact polystyrene
HM: High-modulus
HMC: High-strength molding compound
HME: High-vinyl modified epoxy
HMW: High molecular weight

IPN: Interpenetrating polymer network

LCP: Liquid crystal polymer
LDPE: Low density polyethylene
LIM: Liquid injection molding
LLDPE: Linear low-density polyethylene
LMC: Low-pressure molding compound
LMW: Low molecular weight

MA: Maleic anhydride
MBS: Methacrylate-butadiene-styrene
MDPE: Medium-density polyethylene
MMA: Methyl methacrylate monomer
MW: Molecular weight

NVH: Noise, vibration, harshness

PA: Polyamide (nylon)
PAI: Polyamide-imide
PAN: Polyacrylonitrile
PB: Polybutylene
PBT: Polybutylene terephthalate
PBTP: Polybutylene terephthalate
PC: Polycarbonate
PCTFE: Polychlorotrifluoroethylene
PE: Polyethylene
PEC: Polyphenylene ether copolymer
PEEK: Polyetherether ketone
PEH: Polyphenylene ether homopolymer
PEI: Polyetherimide
PEO: Polyethylene oxide
PES: Polyethersulphone
PET: Polyethylene terephthalate
PETP: Polyethylene terephthalate
PF: Phenyl-formaldehyde
PFA: Perfluoroalkoxy (resin)
PI: Polyimide
PIB: Polyisobutylene
PIE: Polyisobutylene
PMMA: Polymethylmethacryiate
PMS: Paramethyldtyrene
PMT: Polymethylpentene
PP: Polypropylene
PPO: Polyphenylene oxide
PPS: Polyphenylene sulfide
PS: Polystyrene
PTFE: Polytetrafluoroethylene
PU: Polyurethane
PVC: Polyvinyl chloride
PVDF: Polyvinylidene fluoride
PVF: Polyvinyl fluoride

RH: Relative humidity
RH: Rockwell hardness
RIM: Reaction injection molding
RP: Reinforced plastics
RTM: Resin-tansfer molding

SAN: Styrene-acrylonitrile
SMA: Styrene maleic anhydride
SMC: Sheet molding compound

TFE: Polytetrafluoroethylene
TMC: Thick molding compound
TPE: Thermoplastic elastomer
TPU: Thermoplastic polyurethane

UF: Urea-formaldehyde
UHM: Ultra-high-modulus
UHMW: Ultra-high molecular weight
UL: Underwriter’s Laboratories
UV: Ultraviolet

VAE: Vinyl acetate-ethylene