| Rigid PVC | Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride |
| S/MA | Styrene-maleic anhydride plastic |
| SAN | Styrene Acrylonitrile |
| SAN | Styrene-acrylonitrile plastic |
| SB | Styrene-butadiene plastic |
| Si | Silicone plastics |
| SMS | Styrene/alpha-methylstyrene plastic |
| SP | Saturated polyester plastic |
| SRP | Styrene-rubber plastics |
| TEEE | Thermoplastic Elastomer,Ether-Ester |
| TEO | Thermoplastic Elastomer, Olefinic |
| TES | Thermoplastic Elastomer, Styrenic |
| TPEL | Thermoplastic elastomer |
| Thermoplastic Elastomers | |
| TPES | Thermoplastic polyester |
| TPUR | Thermoplastic polyurethane |
| TSUR | Thermoset polyurethane |
| UF | Urea-formaldehyde resin |
| Ultra-high molecular weight PE | |
| UP | Unsaturated polyester |
| VCE | Vinyl chloride-ethylene resin |
| Vinyl chloride-ethylene-vinyl | |
| VCMA | Vinyl chloride-methyl acrylate |
| VCMMA | Vinyl chloride-methylmethacrylate |
| VCOA | Vinyl chloride-octyl acrylate resin |
| VCVAC | Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate resin |
| VCVDC | Vinyl chloride-vinyfidene chlori |
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Polymer abbreviations (R to Z)
Polymer abbreviations (starting with P)
| Polyamide (nylon) | |
| Poly(acrylic acid) | |
| PADC | Poly(allyl diglycol carbonate) |
| PAE | Polyarylether |
| PAEK | Polyaryletherketone |
| PAI | Polyamide-imide |
| PAK | Polyester alkyd |
| PAN | Polyacrylonitrile |
| Polyaryl amide | |
| PASU | Polyarylsulfone |
| PAT | Polyarylate |
| PAUR | Poly(ester urethane) |
| PB | Polybutene-1 |
| PBA | Poly(butyl acrylate) |
| PBAN | Polybutadiene-acrylonitrile |
| PBS | Polybutadiene-styrene |
| PBT | Polybutylene Teraphthalate |
| PC | Polycarbonate |
| PCTFE | Polychlorotrifluoroethylene |
| PDAP | Poly(diallyl phthalate) |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| PEBA | Polyether block amide or Thermoplastic elastomer polyether |
| PEEK | Polyether Ether Ketone |
| | Poly(etherimide) |
| PEK | Polyether ketone |
| PEO | Poly(ethylene oxide) |
| PES | Poly(ether sulfone) |
| PET | Polyethylene Terephthalate |
| PETG | Poly(ethylene terephthalate) glycol |
| PEUR | Poly(ether urethane) |
| PF | Phenol-formaldehyde resin |
| PFA | Perfluoro(alkoxy alkane) |
| PFF | Phenol-furfural resin |
| Phenolics | Phenolics |
| PI | Polyimide |
| PIB | Polyisobutylene |
| PISU | Polyimidesulfone |
| PMCA | Poly(methyl-alpha-chloroacrylate) |
| PMMA | Poly(methyl methacrylate) |
| PMP | Poly(4-methylpentene-1) |
| PMS | Poly(alpha-methylstyrene) |
| POM | Polyoxymethylene, polyacetal |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PPA | Polyphthalamide |
| PPE | Poly(phenylene ether) |
| PPO | Poly(phenylene oxide) deprecated |
| PPOX | Poly(propylene oxide) |
| PPS | Poly(phenylene sulfide) |
| PPSU | Poly(phenylene sulfone) |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| PSU | Polyether Sulphone |
| PSU | Polysulfone |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PUR | Polyurethane |
| PVAC | Poly(vinyl acetate) |
| PVAL | Poly(vinyl alcohol) |
| PVB | Poly(vinyl butyral) |
| PVC | Poly(vinyl chloride) |
| PVCA | Poly(vinyl chloride-acetate) |
| PVDC | Poly(vinylidene chloride) |
| PVDF | Poly(vinylidene fluoride) |
| PVF | Poly(vinyl fluoride) |
| PVFM | Poly(vinyl formal) |
| PVK | Polyvinylcarbazole |
| PVP | Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
Polymer abbreviations (F to N)
| FF | Furan formaldehyde |
| Flexible PVC | Flexible Polyvinyl Chloride |
| HDPE | High Density Polyethylene |
| HDPE | High-density polyethylene plastics |
| IPS | Impact-resistant polystyrene |
| LCP | Liquid crystal polymer |
| LDPE | Low Density Polyethylene |
| LDPE | Low-density polyethylene plastics |
| LLDPE | Linear Low Density Polyethylene |
| LMDPE | Linear medium-density polyethylene |
| MBS | Methacrylate-butadiene-styrene |
| MC | Methyl cellulose |
| MDPE | Medium-density polyethylene |
| MF | Melamine-formaldehyde resin |
| MPF | Melamine/phenol-formaldehyde |
| Nylon | Nylon |
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