The following is a partial list of
Abbreviations for Chemical, Marketing, Scientific, and Technical terms that
are frequently used. Due to changing standards of chemical nomenclature,
certain products listed here may be seen in other formats with some
variation in name.
| EAA |
ETHYLENE ACRYLIC ACID |
| EB |
ELECTRON BEAM |
| EBA |
ETHYLENE BUTYL ACRYLATE |
| EC |
ETHYL CELLULOSE |
| ECTFE |
ETHYLENE-CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE COPOLYMER |
| EEA |
ETHYLENE-ETHYL ACRYLATE |
| EG |
ETHYLENE GLYCOL |
| EMA |
ETHYLENE-METHYL ACRYLATE |
| EMAA |
ETHYLENE METHACRYLIC ACID |
| EMAC |
ETHYLENE-METHYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER |
| EMC |
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY |
| EMI |
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE |
| EMPP |
ELASTOMER MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENE |
| EnBA |
ETHYLENE NORMAL BUTYL ACRYLATE |
| EP |
EPOXY RESIN, ALSO ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE |
| EPA |
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
| EPDM |
ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE TERPOLYMER RUBBER |
| EPM |
ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE RUBBER |
| EPS |
EXPANDABLE POLYSTYRENE |
| ESCR |
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACK RESISTANCE |
| ESI |
ETHYLENE-STYRENE COPOLYMERS |
| ETE |
ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS |
| ETFE |
ETHYLENE -TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE COPOLYMER |
| ETP |
ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS |
| EVA(C) |
POLETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE |
| EVOH |
POLETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMERS |
| FDA |
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION |
| FEP |
FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE COPOLYMERS |
| FPVC |
FLEXIBLE POLYVINYL CHLORIDE |
| FR |
FLAME RETARDANT |
| FRP |
FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC |
| GIM |
GAS INJECTION MOLDING |
| GIT |
GAS INJECTION TECHNIQUE |
| GMT(P) |
GLASS MAT REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS |
| GPC |
GEL PERMEATION CHROMOTOGRAPHY |
| GPPS |
GENERAL PURPOSE POLYSTYRENE |
| GRP |
GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS |
| GTP |
GROUP TRANSFER POLYMERIZATION |
| HALS |
HINDERED AMINE LIGHT STABILIZER |
| HAS |
HINDERED AMINE STABILIZERS |
| HB |
BRINELL HARDNESS NUMBER |
| HCFC |
HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS |
| HCR |
HEAT-CURED RUBBER |
| HDI |
HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE |
| HDPE |
HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE |
| HDT |
HEAT DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE |
| HFC |
HYDROFLUOROCARBONS |
| HIPS |
HIGH-IMPACT POLYSTYRENE |
| HMDI |
DIISOCYANATO DICYCLOHEXYLMETHANE |
| HMW |
HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT |
| HNP |
HIGH NITRILE POLYMER |
