Polymer Acronyms

AAS methacrylate–acryl–styrene ABS acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene copolymer ACM acrylic ester rubber (acrylic ester – 2-chloroethylvinyl ether – polymethylene) ACN polyacene AIBN azobisisobutyronitrile ASA acrylonitrile–styrene–acrylic ester copolymer ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

BHET bis(hydroxyethyl terephthalate) BHT butylated hydroxytoluene BMC bulk molding compounds BMI bismaleimide BPO benzoyl peroxide BR polybutadiene rubbers

CA cellulose acetate CAB cellulose acetate butyrate (cellulose acetobutyrate) CAMPUS Computer Aided Materials Preselection by Uniform Standards CAP cellulose acetate propionate (cellulose acetopropionate) CF cresol–formaldehyde resin CFC carbon fiber-reinforced carbon CFR carbon-reinforced resin CMC carboxymethylcellulose CN cellulose nitrate CNR Chinese natural rubber COC cycloolefin copolymers COT cyclooctatetraene Polymer Acronyms 592 CP cellulose propionate CR chloroprene rubber; poly(chloroprene) CRU constitutional repeating unit CSA camphor sulfonic acid CSM chlorosulfonated polyethylene CTA cellulose triacetate CTBN carboxyl-terminated butadiene–acrylonitrile

DBE dibutyl ether DBTDL dibutyltin dilaurate DBTO dibutyltin oxide DETDA diethyltoluene diamine DGEBA diglycidylether of bisphenol-A DHBP 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butylperoxy)-hexane DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung DIOP diisooctyl phthalate DMF dimethyl formamide DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide DMT dimethyl terephthalate DOP dioctyl phthalate (di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate) DP degree of polymerization DVB divinyl benzene

EC ethyl cellulose ECTFE ethylene–chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymers EDGA ethyldiethyleneglycol monoacrylate EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid EEA ethylene–ethyl acrylate copolymer, poly(ethylene-co-ethyl acrylate) EGDMA ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate EMA ethylene–methyl acrylate copolymer, poly(ethylene-co-methyl acrylate) EMC ethylmethylcellulose EP epoxide resin EPDM (EPD) ethylene–propylene–diene terpolymer592 593 Polymer Acronyms EPR (EPM) ethylene–propylene rubber EPS expandable polystyrene ETFE ethylene–tetrafluoroethylene copolymer EVA (EVAC) ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymer EVAL ethylene–vinyl alcohol copolymer

FEP fluorinated ethylene–isoprene copolymer FEP tetrafluoroethylene–perfluoropropylene FF furan resins 592 FRP fiber-reinforced polymer

GMA glycidyl methacrylate GMC glassfiber mats reinforced compound GR-I,IIR butyl rubber

HDDA hexanediol diacrylate HDPE high-density polyethylene HEC hydroxyethylcellulose HIPS high-impact polystyrene HPC hydroxypropylcellulose

IIR isobutylene–isoprene rubber IPOM impact poly(oxymethylene) IPP impact polypropylene IPS impact polystyrene IR polyisoprene rubber ISO International Organization for Standardization

LCP liquid crystal polymer LCST lower critical solution temperature LDPE low-density polyethylene LLDPE linear low-density polyethylene LPE linear polyethylene LPPP ladder poly(p-phenylene)593

Polymer Acronyms 594 MA maleic anhydride MAO methyl aluminoxane MBPI methylene bis(phenyl isocyanate) MBS methyl methacrylate–butadiene–styrene MC methylcellulose MDPE medium-density polyethylene MF melamine–formaldehyde resin MMA methyl methacrylate MPF melamine–phenol–formaldehyde resin

NBR nitrile rubber NC nitrocellulose NMP N-methylpyrrolidone NR natural rubber NVP N-vinylpyrrolidone

PA polyamides593 PAA poly(acrylic acid) PAAm poly(allylamine) PAC polyacetylene PAE polyarylether PAEK polyaryletherketone PAI poly(amide imide) PAMAM poly(amidoamine) PAMS poly(α-methyl styrene) PAN poly(acrylonitrile) PANi polyaniline PARA poly(acrylamide) PAS polyarylsulfone PB polybutylene, poly(1-butene) PBD 1,4-poly(buta-1,3-diene) PBI poly(benzimidazole) PBO polybenzoxazole PBOZ poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) PBT poly(butylene terephthalate)594 595 Polymer Acronyms PC polycarbonate PCL poly(ε-caprolactone) PCT poly(cyclohexanedimethylene terephthalate) PCTFE poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene) PDMS polydimethylsiloxane PE polyethylene ¾ HDPE high-density polyethylene ¾ LDPE low-density polyethylene ¾ LLDPE linear low-density polyethylene ¾ LPE linear polyethylene ¾ MDPE medium-density polyethylene ¾ UHMWPE ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene ¾ VLDPE very-low-density polyethylene PEA polyester amine PEC chlorinated polyethylene PEE polyethylethylene PEEK polyetheretherketone PEGDA poly(ethylene glycol diacrylate)594 PEGMA poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate PEHD high-density PE PEI poly(ether imide) PEI poly(ethylene imine) PEK polyetherketone PEKK polyetherketoneketone PELD low-density PE PELLD linear low-density PE PEMD medium-density PE PEMS polyethylmethylsiloxane PEN poly(ethylene-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate) PEO poly(ethylene oxide) PEP polyethylene–propylene PES poly(ether sulfone) PET poly(ethylene terephthalate) PEVLD very-low-density PE PEX crosslinked polyethylene595 Polymer Acronyms 596 PF phenol–formaldehyde resin PFS poly(fluorosilicone) PFSI perfluorosulfonate ionomers PGA poly(glycolic acid) PHA polyhydroxyalkanoates PHB/P2HB poly(2-hydroxybutyrate) PHB/P3HB poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) PHS poly(4-hydroxystyrene) PHV/P3HV poly(3-hydroxyvalerate) PHVB poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-valerate) PI polyimide PIB poly(isobutylene) PLA poly(lactic acid) PLGA poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) PLLA poly(L-lactide) PMAA poly(methacrylic acid) PMBA poly(butylmethacrylate) PMHS polymethylhydrosiloxane PMI poly(methacrylimide)595 PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate) PMP/P4MP poly(4-methylpent-1-ene) PNIPA poly(N-isopropyl-acrylamide) PO polyolefins POD polyoxadiazole POM poly(oxymethylene) POP polyoxypropylene PP polypropylene ¾ aPP atactic polypropylene ¾ iPP isotactic polypropylene ¾ sPP syndiotactic polypropylene PPBT poly(p-phenylene benzobisthiazole) PPc chlorinated polypropylene PPO/PPE poly(phenylene oxide)/poly(phenylene ether) PPP poly(p-phenylene) PPS poly(phenylene sulfide)596 597 Polymer Acronyms PPSU poly(phenylene sulfone) PPTA poly-p-phenylene-terephthalamide PPV poly(phenylene vinylene) PPy polypyridine PS polystyrene PSF/PSO polysulfone; also: PSU PSS polystyrene sulfonic acid PTA polytriazole PTFE poly(tetrafluoroethylene) PTH polythiophene PTMT poly(tetramethylene terephthalate) PTP poly(terephthalate) PTT poly(trimethylene terephthalate) PUr copolyureas PUR polyurethane PUUr copoly(urethane-urea) PVAC poly(vinyl acetate); also: PVAc PVAL poly(vinyl alcohol); also: PVA or PVOH PVB poly(vinyl butyral) PVC poly(vinyl chloride)596 PVCC chlorinated PVC PVDC poly(vinylidene chloride)/ poly(vinylidene dichloride) PVDF poly(vinylidene fluoride)/ poly(vinylidene difluoride) PVE polyvinylethylene PVF poly(vinyl fluoride) PVF2 poly(vinylidene fluoride) PVFM poly(vinylformal) PVK poly(N-vinyl carbazole) PVME polyvinylmethylether PVP/P2VP poly(2-vinyl pyridine), poly(vinylpyrrolidone) PYRo polypyrrole

RF resorcine–formaldehyde resin597 Polymer Acronyms 598 S/DVB styrene–divinylbenzene SAN styrene–acrylonitrile copolymer SBR styrene–butadiene rubber SBS styrene–butadiene–styrene triblock (ABA) SI silicone plastics SIN simultaneous interpenetrating network SIR silicone rubbers SIR standardized Indonesian rubber SIR styrene–isoprene rubber SLR Sri Lanka rubber SMA styrene–maleic anhydride copolymer SMC sheet molding compounds SMR standardized Malaysian rubber (Esemar)

TEMPO 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxy TFA tetrafluoroethylene–perfluoropropyl vinyl ether TMPTA trimethylolpropane triacrylate TMS tetramethylsilane TPE thermoplastic elastomers TPI thermoplastic polyimide TPU thermoplastic polyurethanes TSR technically specified rubber597 TTM taut-tie molecule TTR Thai technical rubber

UCST upper critical solution temperature UF urea-formaldehyde UHMWPE ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene UP unsaturated polyester

VA vinyl acetate VCE vinyl chloride-ethylene copolymer VLDPE very-low-density polyethylene598