International Abbreviations
Chemical Terms, Abbreviations and Trade Names
| Polymer Trade Names | ASTM Designated Abbreviation | Chemical Term |
| Chemigum®, Nipol®, Krynac®, Paracril®, Perbunan N®, BunaN ® | NBR | Acrylonitrile Butadiene |
| Therban®, Zetpol® | HNBR | Highly Saturated Nitrile |
| Nipol®, Krynac®, Chemigum® | XNBR | Carboxylated Nitrile |
| Dyneon®, Viton®, Aflas®, Fluorel® | FKM, FEPM | Fluorocarbon |
| Nordel®, Royalene® Vistalon®, Buna EP®, Keltan® | EP, EPDM, EPT, EPR | Ethylene Propylene |
| Ameripol Synpol®, SBR®, Plioflex®, Stereon® | SBR | Styrene Butadiene |
| Neoprene®, Baypren®, Butaclor® | CR | Polychloroprene |
| Butyl® | IIR | Isobutylene Isoprene |
| Silastic®, SILPLUS®, Elastosil, Wacker® | VMQ, PMQ, PVMQ | Silicone |
| FSE®, Silastic®, Sylon® | FVMQ | Fluorosilicone |
| Cyanacryl®, HyTemp®, Thiacril® | ACM | Polyacrylate |
| Vamac® | AEM | Ethylene Acrylic |
| Hypalon® | CSM | Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene |
| Gechron®, Hydrin® | ECO/CO | Epichlorohydrin |
| SMR®, Pale Crepe®, Smoked Sheet® Ameripol SN®, Natsyn® | NR IR | Polyisoprene – Natural – Synthetic |
| Adiprene®, Millathane®, Vibrathane®, Vulkolan®, PUR | AU or EU | Polyurethane (Polyester or Polyether) |
| Kalrez® | FFKM | Perfluoroelastomer |
