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					E/P ethylene-propylene plastic 
 
EVAC ethylene-vinyl acetate plastic 
 
MBS methacrylate-butadiene-styrene plastic 
 
ABS acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene plastic 
 
ASA acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate plastic 
 
C cellulose polymers 
 
COC cycloolefin copolymer 
 
EP epoxide; epoxy resin or plastic 
 
Imod Impact modifier 
 
LCP liquid-crystal polymer 
 
MABS methacrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene plastic 
 
MF melamine-formaldehyde resin 
 
MPF melamine-phenolic resin 
 
PA11 homopolyamide based on 11-aminoundecanoic acid 
 
PA12 homopolyamide based on ω-aminododecanoic acid or on laurolactam 
 
PA12/MACMI copolyamide based on PA12, 3, 3-Dimethyl-4, 4-diaminodicyclohexylmethane 
 
and isophthalic acid 
 
PA46 homopolyamide based on tertramethylenediamine and adipic acid 
 
PA6 homopolyamide based on ε-caprolactam 
 
PA610 homopolyamide based on hexamethylenediamine and sebacic acid 
 
PA612 homopolyamide based on hexamethylenediamine and dodecanediacid 
 
(1, 10-Decandicarboxylic acid) 
 
PA66 homopolyamide based on hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid 
 
PA66/6T copolyamide based on hexamethylenediamine, adipic acid and 
 
terephthalic acid 
 
PA666 copolyamide based on hexamethylenediamine, adipic acid and ε- 
 
caprolactam 
 
PA6I/6T copolyamide based on isophthalic acid, adipic acid and terephthalic 
 
acid 
 
PA6T/66 copoylamide based on adipic acid, terephthalic acid and 
 
hexamethylenediamine 
 
PA6T/6I copolyamide based on hexamethylenediamine, terephthalic acid, 
 
adipic acid and isophthalic acid 
 
PA6T/XT copolyamide based on hexamethylenediamine, 2-methyl-pentamehylene 
 
diamine and terephthalic acid 
 
PAEK polyaryletherketon 
 
PAIND/INDT copolyamide based on 1, 6-diamino-2, 2, 4-trimethylhexane, 1, 6- 
 
diamino-2, 4, 4-trimethylhexane and terephthalic acid 
 
PAMACM12 homopolyamide based on 3,3'-dimethyl - 4,4'-diaminodicyclohexylmethane 
 
and dodecandioic acid 
 
PAMXD6 homopolyamide based on m-xylylenediamine and adipic acid 
 
PBT poly(butylene terephthalate) 
 
PC polycarbonate 
 
PCCE poly(cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate) 
 
PCTA poly(cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate), acid 
 
PCTG poly(cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate), glycol 
 
PE polyethylene 
 
PEI polyetherimide 
 
PEN poly(ethylene naphthalate) 
 
PES polyethersulfone 
 
PET poly(ethylene terephthalate) 
 
PETG poly(ethylene terephthalate), glycol 
 
PF phenol-formaldehyde resin 
 
PI polyimide 
 
PK polyketone 
 
PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate) 
 
PMMI Polymethylmethylacrylimide 
 
POM polyoxymethylene, polyacetale, polyformaldehyde 
 
PP polypropylene 
 
PPE poly(phenylene ether) 
 
PPS poly(phenylene sulfide) 
 
PPSU poly(phenylene sulfone) 
 
PS polystyrene 
 
PS-SY polystyrene, syndiotactic 
 
PSU polysulfone 
 
PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene 
 
PUR polyurethane 
 
PVC (poly vinyl chloride) 
 
PVDF poly(vinylidene fluoride) 
 
SAN styrene-acrylonitrile plastic 
 
SB styrene-butadiene plastic 
 
SMAH styrene-maleic anhydride plastic 
 
TEEE thermoplastic ester- and ether-elastomers 
 
TPA polyamide thermoplastic elastomer 
 
TPC copolyester thermoplastic elastomer 
 
TPO olefinic thermoplastic elastomer 
 
TPS styrenic thermoplastic elastomer 
 
TPU urethane thermoplastic elastomer 
 
TPV thermoplastic rubber vulcanisate 
 
TPZ unclassified thermoplastic elastomer 
 
UP unsaturated polyester 
 
 
 
  
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