Abbreviation Polymer-based material Customary names

Siglas Nombre del polímero Otros nombres

ABS Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
CA Cellulose acetate acetate
CAB Cellulose acetate butyrate butyrate
CF Cresol-formaldehide
CMC Carboxymethylcellulose
CN Cellulose nitrate Celluloid, nitrate
CPE Chlorinated polyethylene
CPVC Chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride)
CS Casein
EC Ethil cellulose
EP Epoxy, epoxide
EVA Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer
FEP Fluorinated ethilene-propylene copolymer
HDPE High density Polyethylene
LDPE Low density Polyethylene
MF Mezanine-formaldehide melamine
PA Polyamide nylon
PAN Polyacrilonitrile
PBTP (PBT) Poly(butylene terephtalate)
PC Polycarbonate
PCTFE Polychlorotrifluoroethilene
PE Polyethylene polythene
PEBA Polyether block amide
PEEK polyetheretherketone
PEI polyetherimide
PEO Poly(ethylene oxide)
PETP (PET) Poly(ethylene terephtalate) polyester
PF Phenol-formaldehide phenolic
PI Polyimide
PIB Polyisobutylene
PMMA Poly(methyl methacrylate) Acrylic, plexiglas,
lucita, perspex
PMP Polymethylpentene
POM Polyoxymethylene Acetal, polyacetal,
polyformaldehide
PP Polypropylene
PPS Poly(phenylene sulphide)
PPSU Poly(phenylene sulphone)
PS Polystirene styrene
PSU Polysulphone
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene
PUR polyurethane
PVAC Poly(vinyl acetate)

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PVAL Poly(vinyl alcohol)
PVB Poly(vinyl buthiral)
PVC Poly(vinyl chloride) Vinyl
pPVC PVC plastificado
uPVC PVC rígido (no plastificado)
PVDC Poly(vinylidene chloride)
PVDF Poly(vinylidene fluoride)
PVF Poly(vinyl fluoride)
SAN Styrene-acrilonitrile copolymer
SB Styrene-butadiene copolymer
SI Silicone
UF Urea-formaldehide Urea
UHMWPE Ultra high molecular weight Polyethylene
UP Unsaturated polyester Polyester
Elastomers
Elastómeros
ACM Polyacrylate acrylic
ANM Acrylate-acrylonitrile copolymer
AU Polyester-urethane polyurethane
BR Polybutadiene (Polybutadiene rubber)
CM Chlorinated polyethylene
CO Polychloromethyloxirane (epichlorhydrin polyether
polymer)
CR Polychloroprene neoprene
CSM Chlorosulphonated polyethylene
ECO Epichlorhydrin copolymer polyether
EPDM Ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer
EPM Ethylene-propylene copolymer
EU Polyether-urethane polyurethane
FKM Carbon chain fluoropolymer fluorocarbon
FVQM Fluorosilicone rubber (vinyl, methyl)
GPO Propylene oxide copolymer
IIR Isobutene-isoprene copolymer butyl
IR Synthetic polyisoprene
MQ Silicone elastomer (methyl)
NBR Acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer nitrile
NR Natural rubber
PMQ Silicone elastomer (phenyl, methyl)
PMVQ Silicone elastomer (phenyl, vinyl, methyl)
SBR Styrene-butadiene copolymer (rubber)
SBS Styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymer
SEBS Styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene copolymer
(partially hydrogenated)
VMQ Silicone elastomer (vinyl, methyl)
YSBR Thermoplastic styrene-butadiene copolymer

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