SOME ABBREVIATIONS AND TRADE NAMES OF PLASTICS

Illustrated as: 1) Abbreviation, 2) Technical Name, and 3) Trade Name

ABS...Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene...Cycolac; Lustran

BDS...Butadiene styrene block copolymer...K resin; Styrolux

EA-TPV...Elastomer alloy thermoplastic vulcanizate...Lomod; Santoprene

EVA...Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer...Evatane

HDPE...High Density Polyethelene...Lupolen HD; Rigidex

HIPS...High impact polystyrene...Lustrex; Polystyrol

LDPE...Low density polyethylene...Alathon; Hostalen LD

MDPE...Medium density polyethylene...Fortiflex

PA 6...Polyamide 6 or nylon 6...Akulon K; Ultramid

PBT...Polybutylene terephthalate...Pocan; Valox

PC...Polycarbonate...Lexan; Makrolon

PE...Polyethylene...Alathon; Lupolen

PEEK...Polyether ether ketone...Victrex PEEK; Arnitel; Hytrel

PEI...Polyether imide...Ultem

PET...Polyethylene terephthalate...Arnite A; Techster E

PES...Polyether sulphone...Victrex

POM-H...Acetal homopolymer...Delrin and Delrin II

PP...Polypropylene...Profax; Propathene

PPO...Polyphenylene oxide-usually modified polyphenylene oxide...Luranyl; Noryl

PPS...Polyphenylene sulphide...Fortron; Ryton

PPPS...Polyphenylene sulphide sulphone...Ryton S

PPVC...Plasticised polyvinyl chloride...Solvic; Vinnol

PS...Polystyrene (GPPS)...Lustrex; Polystyrol

PSU...Polysulphone...Udel

PTFE...Polytetrafluorethylene...Fluon; Teflon

PVC...Polyvinyl chloride...Corvic; Geon

SAN...Styrene acrylonitrile copolymer...Lustran SAN; Tyril

TPO-XL...Thermoplastic polyolefin rubber-crosslinked...Levaflex; Santoprene

TPV...Thermoplastic elastomer...Lomod; Santoprene






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