Plastics abbreviations, the codes engineers and procurement use when specifying materials.
Industrial Plastics fabricates custom tanks, pipework and process components in HDPE, PP, PVDF, PVC, acrylic and engineering plastics. The table below lists the standard plastics abbreviations used on engineering drawings, P&IDs, MTRs and material specifications.
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Common plastics abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Plastics Name |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene |
| CPVC | Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride |
| ECTFE | Ethylene-Chlorotrifluorethylene |
| ETFE | Ethylene-Tetrafluoroethylene |
| EVA | Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate |
| FEP | Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene |
| HDPE | High-Density Polyethylene |
| LCP | Liquid Crystal Polymer |
| LDPE | Low-Density Polyethylene |
| LLDPE | Linear Low-Density Polyethylene |
| MDPE | Medium-Density Polyethylene |
| MFA | Polytetrafluoroethylene-Perfluoromethylvinylether |
| PA | Polyamide (nylon) |
| PAEK | Polyaryletherketone |
| PAES | Polyarylethersulfone |
| PAI | Polyamide-imide |
| PAR | Polyarylate |
| PAS | Polyarylsulfone |
| PB | Polybutylene |
| PBT | Polybutylene Terephthalate |
| PC | Polycarbonate |
| PCT | Polycyclohexylenedimethylene Terephthalate |
| PCTA | PTA and CHDM Copolyester |
| PCTFE | Polychlorotrifluoroethylene |
| PCTG | Glycol-Modified PCT Copolymer |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| PEEK | Polyetheretherketone |
| PEI | Polyetherimide |
| PES | Polyethersulfone |
| PET/PETE | Polyethylene Terephthalate |
| PETG | Glycol Modified Polyester Terephthalate |
| PFA | Perfluoroalkoxy |
| PI | Polyimide |
| PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate (acrylic) |
| PMP | Polymethyl Pentene |
| POM | Polyoxymethylene (acetal) |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PPE | Polyphenylene Ether, Modified |
| PPS | Polyphenylene Sulfide |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| PSU | Polysulfone |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PU/PUR | Polyurethane |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene Fluoride |
| PVF | Polyvinyl Fluoride |
| SAN | Styrene Acrylonitrile |
| SM A – PC Blends | Styrene Maleic Anhydride and Polycarbonate |
| TPE | Thermoplastic Elastomer |
| UHMW-PE | Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene |
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