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COMMON ABBREVIATIONS FOR MISC RESINS

RESIN GENERIC NAME COMMON ABBR
ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE ABS
CELLULOSE ACETATE CA
CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE CAB
CELLULOSE ACETATE PROPIONATE CAP
CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE CPE
CHLORINATED POLYVINYL CHLORIDE CPVC
ETHYLENE-PROPPYLENE DIENE RUBBER EPDM
EXPANDABLE POLYSTYRENE EPS
ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE EVA
FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC FRP
HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE HDPE
HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE HIPS
LOW DENSITY POLYETYLENE LDPE
LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETYLENE LLDPE
MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MA
MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENE MDPE
POLYAMIDE (NYLON) PA
POLYACRYLONITRILE PAN
POLYBUTYLENE PB
POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE PBT
POLYCARBONATE PC
POLYETHYLENE PE
POLYETHERETHERKETONE PEEK
POLYETHERIMIDE PEI
POLYETHERKETONE PEK
POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE PET
POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHAL GLYCOL PETG
POLYIMIDE PI
POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE PMMA
POLYOXYMETHYLENE POM
POLYPROPYLENE PP
CHLORINATED POLYPROPYLENE PPC
POLYPHENYLENE OXIDE PPO
POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE PPS
POLYPHENYLENE SULPHONE PPSU
POLYSTYRENE PS
POLYSULFONE PSU
POLYURETHANE PU
POLYURETHANE PUR
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PVC
REINFOR POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHAL RPBT
REINFOR POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHAL RPET
REACTION INJECTION MOLDING RIM
STYRENE ACRYLONITRILE SAN
STYRENE BUTADIENE RUBBER SBR
STYRENE MALEIC ANHYDRIDE SMA
SHEET MOLDING COMPOUND SMC
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER TPE

Injection Molding Refernce Guide, 3rd Edition.
Published with permission from Jay Carender and Advanced Process Engineering - advproeng@aol.com