Plastics Abbreviations

Abbreviation Chemical Name
ABA Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Acrylate
ABS Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
ABS / PC Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene / Polycarbonate
ABS / PVC Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene / Polyvinylchloride
ABS + PUR Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene + Polyurethane
AC Acrylic Copolymer
ACM Polyacrylate Acrylic Elastomer
ACS Acrylonitrile-Chlorinated Ethylene-Styrene
ADC Allyl Diglycol Carbonate (CR-39)
AEM Acrylate Ethylene Elastomer
AES Acrylonitrile-Ethylene-Propylene-Styrene
AHEW Amine Hydrogen Equivalent Weight
AIBN Azobisdisobutyronitrile (Free Radical Initiator)
AMA Acrylate Maleic Anhydride Terpolymer
AMMA Acrylonitrile-Methyl Methacrylate
AN Acrylonitrile
AO Antioxidant
APET Amorphous Polyethylene Terephthalate
APO Amorphous Polyolefin
APP Atactic Polypropylene
AS Acrylic-Styrene Copolymer
ASA Acrylic-Styrene-Acrylonitrile Copolymer
ASA+PC Acrylic-Styrene-Acrylonitrile + Polycarbonate
ATH Aluminum Trihydrate
ATRP Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
AU Polyester Urethane Elastomer