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Kunststoffe - Kurzzeichen
Kunststoffe und ihre Kurzzeichen / Markennamen
Die Kurzzeichen beziehen sich in erster Linie auf das Basis-Polymer.
| Kurzzeichen | IUPAC-Name | Markenname |
| ABS | Acrylnitril-Butadien-Styrol | |
| APE | Aromatische Polyester | |
| ASA | Acrylester-Styrol-Acrylnitril | |
| BR | Butadien-Kautschuk | |
| CA | Celluloseacetat | |
| CN | Cellulosenitrat | Zelluloid |
| COC | Cyclo-Olefin-Copolymere | |
| CR | Chloropren-Kautschuk | Neopren |
| CSM | chlorsulfoniertes Polyethylen | |
| ECB | Ethylen-Copolymer-Bitumen | Lucobit |
| EP | Epoxidharz | |
| EPDM | Ethylen-Propylen-Dien-Kautschuk | Buna |
| EPM | Ethylen-Propylen-Copolymer (Kautschuk) | |
| ETFE | Ethylen-Tetrafluorethylen | |
| EVA, EVM | Ethylenvinylacetat | |
| FEP | Perfluor (Ethylen-Propylen-) Kunststoff | |
| FKM, FPM | Fluor-Polymer-Kautschuk | Viton |
| FFKM, FFPM | Perfluorierter Kautschuk | Kalrez, ISOPLAST®, Chemraz |
| FVMQ | Fluor-Silikon-Kautschuk | |
| IIR | Butylkautschuk | |
| IR | Isopren-Kautschuk | |
| LCP | Liquid Crystal Polymer | Vectra |
| MF | Melamin-Formaldehyd-Harz | |
| MPF | Melamin-Phenol-Formaldehyd-Harz | |
| NBR | Acrylnitril-Butadien-Kautschuk | |
| NR | Naturkautschuk | |
| PA | Polyamid | Nylon, Perlon, Zytel® |
| PAEK | Polyaryletherketon | |
| PAI | Polyamidimid | Torlon, Tecator |
| PAN | Polyacrylnitril | |
| PBT | Polybutylenterephthalat | Crastin® |
| PC | Polycarbonat | Lexan, Makrolon |
| PCT | Polycyclohexylendimethylenterephthalat | Eastar, Thermx® |
| PCTFE | Polychlortrifluorethylen | |
| PE | Polyethylen | Hostalen, Lupolen, Vestolen |
| PEC | chloriertes Polyethylen | |
| PE-HD | Polyethylen, hohe Dichte | Hostalen |
| PE-HMW | Polyethylen, hochmolekular, hohe Molmasse | |
| PE-LD | Polyethylen, niedrige Dichte | Hostalen |
| PE-LLD | Polyethylen, linear, niedrige Dichte | Hostalen |
| PE-MD | Polyethylen, mittlere Dichte | |
| PE-UHMW | Polyethylen, ultrahochmolekular, sehr hohe Molmasse | |
| PEEK | Polyetheretherketon | |
| PEI | Polyetherimid | Ultem |
| PEK | Polyetherketon | |
| PEN | Polyethylennaphthalat | |
| PES | Polyethersulfon | |
| PET | Polyethylenterephthalat | Impet, Rynite® |
| PF | Phenol-Formaldehyd-Harz | Bakelit |
| PFA | Perfluoralkoxylalkan | |
| PFPE | Perfluorpolyether | Krytox, Fomblin, Galden, Solvera |
| PI | Polyimid | Vespel®, Kapton® |
| PIB | Polyisobuten | |
| PMI | Polymethacrylimid | Rohacell |
| PMMA | Polymethylmethacrylat | Plexiglas, Acrylglas, Paraglas |
| PMP | Polymethylpenten | TPX |
| POM | Polyoxymethylen (Polyacetal) | Delrin®, Hostaform |
| PP | Polypropylen | Vestolen |
| PP-C | Polypropylen, Copolymer | |
| PP-H | Polypropylen; Homopolymer | |
| PPA | Polyphthalamid | |
| PPE | Polyphenylenether | |
| PPS | Polyphenylensulfid | Fortron, Ryton |
| PPY | Polypyrrol | |
| PS | Polystyrol | Polystyrol |
| PS-E | Polystyrol, expandierbar | Styropor |
| PSU | Polysulfon | |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluorethylen | Teflon®, Turcon, Gore-Tex® |
| PUR | Polyurethan | |
| PVA | Polyvinylalkohol | |
| PVAC | Polyvinylacetat | Vinnapas |
| PVC | Polyvinylchlorid | Vestolit, Vinnolit |
| PVDC | Polyvinylidenchlorid | |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidenfluorid | Solef |
| PVF | Polyvinylfluorid | |
| SAN | Styrol-Acrylnitril | |
| SBR | Styrol-Butadien-Kautschuk | |
| SI | Silikone | |
| TPE | Thermoplastische Elastomere | Riteflex, Hytrel® |
| UF | Harnstoff-Formaldehyd-Harz | |
| UP | ungesättigte Polyesterharze | |
| VMQ | Silikon-Kautschuk | |
