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ABA See: POLY(ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE ACRYLATE)
ABS See: POLY(ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE)
ACM See: POLY(ACRYLIC ACID ESTER RUBBER)
ACS See: ACRYLONITRILE-CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE-STYRENE TERPOLYMER
ACS See: AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
AES See: POLY(ACRYLONITRILE ETHYLENE STYRENE)
AES See: POLY(ACRYLONITRILE ETHYLENE PROPYLENE STYRENE)
AMMA See: POLY(ACRYLONITRILE METHYL METHACRYLATE)
AN See: ACRYLONITRILE
AO See: ANTIOXIDANT
APET See: AMORPHOUS POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHLATE
API See: AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
ARP See: POLY(ARYLTEREPHTHALATE) COPOLYESTER
AS See: ANTISTATIC
ASA See: POLY(ACRYLIC STYRENE ACRYLONITRILE)
ASHP See: Air Source Heat Pump
ASTM See: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
BDMA See: BENZYL DIMETHYL AMINE
BGE See: BUTYL GLYCIDYL ETHER
BIIR See: BROMOBUTYL RUBBER
BMC See: BULK MOLDING COMPOUND
BMI See: BISMALEIMIDE
BOPP See: BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE
BR See: POLYBUTADIENE RUBBER
CA See: CELLULOSE ACETATE
CAB See: CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE
CAP See: CELLULOSE ACETATE PROPIONATE
CF See: CRESOL FORMALDEHYDE
CFR See: CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
CGE See: CRESOL GLYCIDYL ETHER
CHDM See: CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL
CIIR See: CHLOROBUTYL RUBBER
CM See: CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE RUBBER
CM See: COMPRESSION MOLDED
CMC See: CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE
CN See: CELLULOSE NITRATE
CO See: EPICHLOROHYDRIN RUBBER
COF See: COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION
CP See: CELLULOSE PROPIONATE
CPE See: CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE
CPVC See: CHLORINATED POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
CR See: POLYCHLOROPRENE RUBBER
CS See: CASEIN
CSA See: CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATES
CSM See: CHLOROSULFONATED POLYETHYLENE RUBBER
CTE See: COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION
CTFE See: CHLORORTRIFLUOROETHYLENE
CTI See: COMPARATIVE TRACKING INDEX
CVD See: CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
DAM See: DRY AS MOLDED
DAP See: DIALLYL PHTHALATE
DDS See: DIAMINODIPHENYL SULFONE
DGEBA See: DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF BISPHENOL A
DIN See: DEUTCHES INSTITUT FÜR NORMUNG
DTUL See: DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE UNDER LOAD
EAA See: ETHYLENE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER
EBAC See: POLY(ETHYLENE BUTYL ACRYLATE)
EC See: ETHYL CELLULOSE
ECN See: EPOXY CRESOL NOVOLAC
ECO See: EPICHLOROHYDRIN RUBBER
ECTFE See: POLY(ETHYLENE CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE)
EEA See: POLY(ETHYLENE-ETHYL ACRYLATE)
EEW See: EPOXY EQUIVALENT WEIGHT
EMAAA See: ETHYLENE ACID TERPOLYMER
EMAC See: POLY(ETHYLENE METHYL ACRYLATE)
EMCM See: ETHYLENE METHYL ACRYLATE CYCLOHEXENE METHYL ACRYLATE
EMI See: ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE
EP See: EPOXY; EPOXIDE
EPA See: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
EDP See: ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS
EPDM See: ETHYLENE PROPYLENE TERPOLYMER RUBBER
EPM See: ETHYLENE PROPYLENE COPOLYMER
EPN See: EPOXY PHENOL NOVOLAC
EPS See: EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE
ESCR See: ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKING RESISTANCE
ETFE See: POLY(ETHYLENE TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE)
ETPU See: ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE
EVA See: ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER
EVAC See: ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER
EVAL See: POLY(ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL)
EVOH See: POLY(ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL)
EWI See: EXTERNAL WALL INSULATION
FDA See: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
FEP See: FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE
FF See: FURAN FORMALDEHYDE
FMQ See: FLUOROSILICONE RUBBER
FPM See: FLUOROCARBON RUBBER
FPVC See: FLEXIBLE P ILICONE RUBBER
FZ See: FLUORINATED OLYVINYL CHLORIDE
FR See: FLAME RETARDANT
FR See: FIRE RESISTANT
FVMQ See: FLUOROS POLYPHOSPHAZENE RUBBER
GBC See: GREEN BUILDING CALCULATOR
GFR See: GLASS FIBER REINFORCED
GP See: GENERAL PURPOSE
GPO See: PROPYLENE OXIDE RUBBER
GPPS See: GENERAL PURPOSE POLYSTYRENE
HAI See: HIGH AMP ARC IGNITION
HALS See: HINDERED AMINE LIGHT STABILIZER
HDPE See: HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
HDT See: HEAT DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE OR HEAT DISTORTION TEMPERATURE
HFP See: HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE
HIPS See: HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE
HNBR See: HYDROGENATED NITRILE RUBBER
HRE See: ROCKWELL E HARDNESS NUMBER
HRM See: ROCKWELL M HARDNESS NUMBER
HRR See: ROCKWELL R HARDNESS NUMBER
HVAR See: HIGH VOLTAGE ARC RESISTANCE TO IGNITION
HVTR See: HIGH VOLTAGE TRACKING RATE
HWI See: HOT WIRE IGNITION
IBS See: INTERACTIVE BLOWING SYSTEM
IIR See: BUTYL RUBBER
IM See: INJECTION MOLDED
IMR See: INTERNAL MOLD RELEASE
ISO See: INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION
IWI See: INTERNAL WALL INSULATION
LCP See: LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER
LDPE See: LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
LLDPE See: LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
LMDPE See: LINEAR MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
MD See: METAL DEACTIVATOR
MDPE See: MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
MEKP See: METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDE
MF See: MELAMINE-FORMALDEHYDE
MFD See: MICROFLOPPY DISKETTES
MFI See: MELT FLOW INDEX
MVTR See: MOISTURE VAPOR TRANSMISSION RATE
MWD See: MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION
NASA See: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
NB See: NO BREAK
NBR See: NITRILE RUBBER
NHBC See: NATIONAL HOUSING BUILDING COUNCIL
NHFR See: NON-HALOGEN FLAME RETARDANT
NHT See: HIGH TEMPERATURE NYLON
NSF See: NATIONAL SANITATION FOUNDATION
OB See: OPTICAL BRIGHTENER
ODP See: OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL
OEM See: ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER
OPP See: ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE
OPS See: ORIENTED POLYSTYRENE
OSHA See: OCCUPATION SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
PA See: POLYACRYLATE
PA See: POLYAMIDE
PAEK See: POLYARYLETHER
PAEK See: POLYARYLETHERKETONE
PAI See: POLYAMIDE-IMIDE
PAMS See: POLY(ALPHA METHYLSTYRENE)
PAN See: POLYACRYLONITRILE
PARA See: POLYARYLAMIDE
PAS See: POLYARYLSULFONE
PASA See: POLYAMIDE, SEMI-AROMATIC
PASU See: POLYARYLSULFONE
PB See: POLYBUTADIENE
PB See: POLYBUTENE-1
PBGA See: PLASTIC BALL GRID ARRAY
PBI See: POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE
PBT See: POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
PC See: POLYCARBONATE
PCB See: PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD
PCP See: POST-CONSUMER PLASTIC
PCR See: POST-CONSUMER RESIN
PCT See: POLYCYCLOHEXYLENEDIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
PCTFE See: POLYCHLORORTRIFLUOROETHYLENE
PCTG See: GLYCOL-MODIFIED PCT
PCU See: POLYCARBONATE URETHANE
PDAP See: POLY(DIALLYL PHTHALATE)
PDSM See: POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE
PE See: POLYETHYLENE
PEBA See: POLYETHER BLOCK AMIDE
PEEK See: POLYETHERETHERKETONE
PEF See: PROCESS ENGINEERED FUEL
PEG See: POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL
PEI See: POLYETHERIMIDE
PEK See: POLYETHERKETONE
PEKEKK See: POLYETHERKETONEETHERKETONEKETONE
PEKK See: POLYETHERKETONEKETONE
PEN See: POLYETHYLENE NAPHTHALATE
PEO See: POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)
PEOX See: POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)
PES See: POLYETHERSULFONE
PESU See: POLYETHERSULFONE
PET See: POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
PETG See: PET MODIFIED WITH CHDM
PEX See: CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE
PF See: PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE
PFA See: PERFLUOROALKOXY
PFPE See: POLYPERFLUOROPOLYETHER
PI See: POLYIMIDE
PIB See: POLYISOBUTYLENE
PIR See: POLYISOCYANURATE FOAM
PISU See: POLYIMIDESULFONE
PMMA See: POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE
PMP See: POLYMETHYLPENTENE
PNR See: POLYNORBORANE RUBBER
PO See: POLYOLEFIN
POB See: POLY(P-OXYBENZOATE)
POM See: POLYOXYMETHYLENE
POP See: POINT OF PURCHASE
PP See: POLYPROPYLENE
PPA See: POLYPHTHALAMIDE
PPE See: POLYPHENYLENE ETHER
PPF See: PHENOL-FURFURAL
PPG See: POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOL
PPO See: POLYPHENYLENE OXIDE
PPOX See: POLYPROPYLENE OXIDE
PPS See: POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE
PPSU See: POLYPHENYLSULFONE
PRF See: PLASTICS RECOVERY FACILITY
PS See: POLYSTYRENE
PSU See: POLYSULFONE
PTFE See: POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
PTMG See: POLYTETRAMETHYLENE GLYCOL
PTT See: POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
PU See: POLYURETHENE
PUR See: POLYURETHENE
PVAC See: POLY(VINYL ACETATE)
PVAL See: POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)
PVB See: POLY(VINYL BUTYRAL)
PVC See: POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
PVCA See: POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE-ACETATE)
PVDC See: POLYVINYLIDENE CHLORIDE
PVDF See: POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE
PVFM See: POLY(VINYL FORMAL)
PVK See: POLVINYLCARBAZOLE
PVOH See: POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
PVP See: POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE
PZ See: POLYPHOSPHAZENE RUBBER
RCI See: RENWEABLE CARBON INITIATIVE
RH See: RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RH See: RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RIM See: REACTION INJECTION MOLDING
RPVC See: RIGID POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
RRIM See: REINFORCED REACTION INJECTION MOLDING
RTI See: RELATIVE THERMAL INDEX
RTPU See: RIGID THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE
RTV See: ROOM TEMPERATURE VULCANIZING
SAN See: POLY(STYRENE ACRYLONITRILE)
SB See: STYRENE-BUTADIENE
SBC See: STYRENE-BUTADIENE COPOLYMER
SBS See: POLY(STYRENE BUTADIENE STYRENE)
SEBS See: POLY(STYRENE-ETHYLENE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE) ELASTOMER
SI See: SILICONE
SI See: SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL
SIS See: POLY(STYRENE-ISOPRENE-STYRENE) ELASTOMER
SMA See: POLY(STYRENE MALEIC ANHYDRIDE)
SMC See: SHEET MOLDING COMPOUND
SMMA See: STYRENE METHYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER
SMS See: STYRENE-A-METHYLSTYRENE
SPS See: SYNDIOTACTIC POLYSTYRENE
SPU See: SEGMENTED POLYURETHANE
STBA See: SUSTAINABLE TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS ALLIANCE
STS See: SCOTTISH TECHNICAL STANDARDS
SWI See: SOLID WALL INSULATION
TAIC See: TRIALLYL ISOCYANURATE
TEEE See: ETHER ESTER BLOCK COPOLYMER
TEEE See: THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER ETHER ESTER BLOCK COPOLYMER
TEO See: OLEFINIC THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER
TES See: THERMOPLASTIC STYRENIC ELASTOMER
TFE See: POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
TM See: TRANSFER MOLDED
TP See: THERMOPLASTIC
TPE See: THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER
TPI See: THERMOPLASTIC POLYIMIDE
TPO See: THERMOPLASTIC POLYOLEFIN
TPU See: THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHENE
TPUR See: THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHENE
TPV See: THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATE
TS See: THERMOSET
TYS See: TENSILE YIELD STRENGTH
UF See: UREA FORMALDEHYDE
UHMW See: ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT
UKCMB See: UNITED KINGDOM CENTRE FOR MOISTURE IN BUILDINGS
UL See: UNDERWRITERS LABORATORY
ULDPE See: ULTRA LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
UP See: UNSATURATED POLYESTER
USDA See: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
UTS See: ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH
UV See: ULTRAVIOLET
U VALUE See: MEASUREMENT OF THERMAL RESISTANCE OF A BUILDING ELEMENT
VCE See: POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE-ETHYLENE)
VCEMA See: POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE-ETHYLENE-METHYL ACRYLATE)
VCMA See: POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE-METHYL ACRYLATE)
VCVAC See: POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE-VINYL ACRYLATE)
VCVDC See: POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE-VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE)
VHMW See: VERY HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT
WDR See: WIND DRIVEN RAIN
WPE See: WEIGHT PER EPOXIDE
WUFI See: WÄRME UND FEUCHTE INSTATIONÄR
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XLPE See: CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE
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