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