Trade and Generic names
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Please read this section before you contact us.
This table is provided only as a guide to help you understand what materials are what, and some of the common names that some materials are known by.
Some of the common names are registered trade names by various companies worldwide.
City Plastics does not hold stock of all these materials, in fact some of the materials are extrusion or injection moulding materials, processes that we do not get involved with.
| Abbreviation | Polymer Name | Common Names |
| ABA | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-acrylate | |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene | ABS |
| AES | Acrylonitrile-ethylene-styrene | |
| AMMA | Acrylonitrile/methyl Methacrylate | |
| ARP | Aromatic polyester | |
| ASA | Acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate | |
| CA | Cellulose acetate | Acetate |
| CAB | Cellulose acetate butyrate | CAB |
| CAP | Cellulose acetate propionate | |
| CE | Cellulose plastics, general | |
| CF | Cresol-formaldehyde | |
| CMC | Carboxymethyl cellulose | |
| CN | Cellulose nitrate | |
| CP | Cellulose propionate | |
| CPE | Chlorinated polyethylene | |
| CPVC | Chlorinated poly vinyl chloride | |
| CS | Casein | |
| CTA | Cellulose triacetate | |
| EC | Ethyl cellulose | |
| EEA | Ethylene/ethyl acrylate | |
| EMA | Ethylene/methacrylic acid | |
| EP | Epoxy, epoxide | |
| EPD | Ethylene-propylene-diene | |
| EPM | Ethylene-propylene polymer | |
| ETFE | Ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene | |
| EVA | Ethylene vinyl acetate | |
| EVAL | Ethylene-vinyl alcohol | |
| FEP | Perfluoro ethylene-propylene | |
| FF | Furan formaldehyde | |
| HDPE | High density polyethylene | |
| HIPS | High impact polystyrene | Styrene |
| IPS | Impact-resistant polystyrene | |
| LCP | Liquid crystal polymer | |
| LDPE | Low-density polyethylene | |
| 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 | |
| PA | Polyamide | Nylon, Zytel, Nylatron |
| PAA | Poly acrylic acid | |
| PADC | Poly allyl diglycol carbonate | |
| PAE | Polyarylether | |
| PAEK | Polyaryletherketone | |
| PAI | Polyamide-imide | |
| PAK | Polyester alkyd | |
| PAN | Polyacrylonitrile | |
| PARA | Polyaryl amide | |
| PASU | Polyarylsulfone | |
| PAT | Polyarylate | |
| PAUR | Poly(ester urethane) | |
| PB | Polybutene-1 | |
| PBA | Poly(butyl acrylate) | |
| PBAN | Polybutadiene-acrylonitrile | |
| PBS | Polybutadiene-styrene | |
| PBT | Poly(butylene terephthalate) | |
| PC | Polycarbonate | Lexan, Tuffak, Hyzod, Sunloid, Palram, Cyrolon, Safegard |
| PCTFE | Polychlorotrifluoroethylene | |
| PDAP | Poly(diallyl phthalate) | |
| PE | Polyethylene | |
| PEBA | Polyether block amide | |
| PEBA | Thermoplastic elastomer polyether | |
| PEEK | Polyetheretherketone | |
| PEI | Poly(etherimide) | |
| PEK | Polyether ketone | |
| PEO | Poly(ethylene oxide) | |
| PES | Poly(ether sulfone) | |
| PET | Poly(ethylene terephthalate) | PET |
| PETG | Poly(ethylene terephthalate) glycol | PETG, Vivak, Spectar |
| PEUR | Poly(ether urethane) | |
| PF | Phenol-formaldehyde resin | |
| PFA | Perfluoro(alkoxy alkane) | |
| PFF | Phenol-furfural resin | |
| PI | Polyimide | |
| PIB | Polyisobutylene | |
| PISU | Polyimidesulfone | |
| PMCA | Poly methyl-alpha-chloroacrylate | |
| PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate | Acrylic,Perspex,Plexiglass, Shinkolite, Kyowglas, Oroglass, Lucite |
| PMP | Poly 4-methylpentene-1 | |
| PMS | Poly alpha-methylstyrene | |
| POM | Polyoxymethylene, polyacetal | Acetal, Delrin |
| 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 | |
| PSU | Polysulfone | |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene | Teflon, Fluon, Hostaflon, Halon |
| PUR | Polyurethane | |
| PVAC | Poly(vinyl acetate) | |
| PVAL | Poly(vinyl alcohol) | PVA |
| PVB | Poly(vinyl butyral) | |
| PVC | Poly(vinyl chloride) | Darvic |
| 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 | |
| S/MA | Styrene-maleic anhydride plastic | |
| 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 | |
| TPES | Thermoplastic polyester | |
| TPUR | Thermoplastic polyurethane | |
| TSUR | Thermoset polyurethane | |
| UF | Urea-formaldehyde resin | |
| UHMWPE | Ultra-high molecular weight PE | Ralloy, Pactene, Polystone, Tivar |
| UP | Unsaturated polyester | |
| VCE | Vinyl chloride-ethylene resin | |
| VCEV | 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 chloride |