May 25, 2016
A Simple Guide to Plastics Abbreviations
| ABS | acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
| ASA | acrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile |
| ATH | aluminium trihydrate |
| BDS | butadiene-styrene block copolymer |
| BMC | bulk moulding compound |
| BOPP | biaxially oriented polypropylene |
| BR | butadiene rubber |
| CA | cellulose acetate |
| CAB | cellulose acetate-butyrate |
| CAP | celluse acetate propionate |
| CE | cellulose |
| CMC | carboxymethyl celluse |
| CN | cellulose nitrate |
| CP | cellulose propionate |
| CSM | chopped strand mat (or) chlorosulphonated polyethylene (rubber) |
| DMC | dough moulding compound |
| ECTFE | ethylene chlorotrifluoro ethylene copolymer |
| EPDM | ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (elastomer) |
| EPM | ethylene-propylene rubber = EPR |
| EPR | ethylene-propylene rubber = EPM |
| EPS | expanded polystyrene |
| EVA | ethylene vinyl acetate |
| EVOH | ethylene vinyle achol |
| FEP | fluorinated ethylene-propylene |
| FRP | fibre reinforced polyester/plastics |
| GMT | glass mat thermoplastic |
| GPPS | general purpose polystyrene |
| GRP | glass reinforced plastic |
| HDPE | high density polyethylene |
| HEMA | hydroxyethyl methacrylate polymer |
| HIPS | high impact polystyrene = TPS |
| LCP | liquid crystal polymer = SRP |
| LDPE | low density polyethylene |
| LLDPE | linear low density polyethylene |
| MBS | methacrylate-butadiene-styrene terpolymer |
| MDPE | medium density polyethylene |
| MF | melamine formaldehyde |
| NBR | nitrile rubber = acrylonitrile butadiene rubber |
| NR | natural rubber |
| OPP | oriented polypropylene |
| PA | polyamide = nylon |
| PA 11 | nylon 11 |
| PA 12 | nylon 12 |
| PA 46 | nylon 46 |
| PA 6 | nylon 6 |
| PA 610 | nylon 610 |
| PA 66 | nylon 66 |
| PA 66/610 | nylon 66/610 copolymer |
| PAA | polaryl amide |
| PAI | polyamide imide |
| PAN | polyacrylonitrile |
| PB | polybutylene |
| PBT | polybutylene terephthalate = PTMT |
| PC | polycarbonate |
| PE | polyethylene |
| PEBA | polyether block amide |
| PEEK | polyetheretherketone |
| PEEL | polyester elastomer |
| PEI | polyester imide |
| PEK | polyetherketone |
| PES | polyether sulphone |
| PETG | PET copolymer |
| PETP | polyethylene terephthalate |
| PF | phenol formaldehyde |
| PFA | perfluoro alkoxyl alkane |
| PHB | polyhydroxybutyrate |
| PI | polyimide |
| PIR | polyisocyanurate rigid (foam) |
| PMMA | polymethyl methacrylate |
| PMP | polymethyl pentene |
| POM | polyoxymethylene |
| PP | polypropylene |
| PPE | polyphenylene ether |
| PPO | polyphenylene oxide |
| PPS | polyphenylene sulphide |
| PPSS | polyphenylene sulphide sulphone |
| PS | polystyrene |
| PSU | polysulphone |
| PTFE | polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PTMT | polytetramethylene terephthalate = PBT |
| PUR | polyurethane |
| PVA | polyvinyl acetate |
| PVB | polyvinyl butytral (butyrate) |
| PVC | polyvinyl chloride |
| PVCC | chlorinated polyvinyl chloride |
| PVCP | polyvinyl chloride plasticised |
| PVCU | polyvinyl chloride unplasticised |
| PVDC | polyvinylidene chloride |
| PVDF | polyvinylidene flouride |
| PVF | polyvinylflouride |
| PVOH | polyvinyl alcohol |
| SAN | styrene acrylonitrile (copolymer) |
| SBR | styrene butadiene rubber |
| SBS | styrene-butadiene-styrene (block copolymer) |
| SEBS | styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene |
| SIS | styrene-isoprene-styrene |
| SMA | styrene maleic anhydride |
| SMC | sheet moulding compond |
| SRP | self reinforcing polymer = LCP |
| TPE | thermoplastic elastomer |
| TPO | thermoplastic olefin (rubber) |
| TPR | thermoplatic rubber |
| TPS | toughened polystyrene = HIPS |
| TPU | thermoplastic polyurethane (rubber) = TPUR |
| TPUR | thermoplastic polyurethane (rubber) = TPU |
| TPX* | polymethyl pentene copolymer |
| UF | urea formaldehyde |
| UHMWPE | ultra high molecular weight PE |
| VC | vinyl chloride = VCM |
| VCM | vinyl chloride monomer = VC |
| XLPE | cross-linked polyethylene |
Do you need more information? Contact our sales and technical team, they are always happy to help.
July 04th, 2019
Leading technical injection moulder, Counterplas, has set ambitious growth targets, buoyed by their recent move to a large new facility in South Staffordshire.
February 02th, 2018
Counterplas have invested in the latest Rhino version 5 software, widely acclaimed as the world’s most robust 3-D development platform for specialty modelling, rendering, analysis, and fabrication tools.
January 08th, 2018
We have invested in a new CNC routing system for production of illuminated bespoke street furniture for a new client in Germany. A ‘blank’ is injection moulded and then routed to provide one of 270 variants.
