PLASTIC TUBE INSERTS
| HDPE | High Density Polyethylene |
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| LDPE | Low Density Polyethylene |
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GROMMETS
| EPDM | Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer |
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CAPS
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
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| ABS | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
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| 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 | Ethylene-propylene rubber |
| 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 |
| LCP | Liquid crystal polymer |
| 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 | Polyetheretherketon |
| PEEL | Polyester elastomer |
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| 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 |
| PUR | Polyurethane |
| PVA | Polyvinyl acetate |
| PVB | Polyvinyl butytral (butyrate) |
| PVC | Polyvinyl chloride |
| PVCC | Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride |
| PVCP | Polyvinyl chloride plasticise |
| 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 |
| UHMWRE | Ultra high molecular weight PE |
| VC | Vinyl chloride = VCM |
| VCM | Vinyl chloride monomer = VC |
| XLPE | Cross-linked polyethylene |
We don't expect you to know every single abbreviation out there when it comes to Plastics & Rubber, which is why we have put together a list of all the most common abbreviations that we use around our site.
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