ABBREVIATIONOFPLASTICMATERIALABAAcrylonitrile-butadiene-acrylate//ABSAcrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene//AESAcrylonitrile-ethylene-styrene//AMMAAcrylonitrile/methylMethacrylate/ARPAromaticpolyesterASAcrylonitrile-styreneresin-ASAAcrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate//CACelluloseacetateCABCelluloseacetatebutyrate-CAPCelluloseacetatepropionate-CECelluloseplastics,generalCFCresol-formaldehyde-CMCCarboxymethylcelluloseCNCellulosenitrateCPCellulosepropionateCPEChlorinatedpolyethyleneCPVCChlorinatedpoly(vinylchloride)CSCaseinCTACellulosetriacetateECEthylcelluloseEEAEthylene/ethylacrylate/MAEthylene/methacrylicacid/EPEpoxy,epoxideEPDEthylene-propylene-diene--EPMEthylene-propylenepolymer-EPSExpandedpolystyreneETFEEthylene-tetrafluoroethylene-EVAEthylene/vinylacetate-EVALEthylene-vinylalcohol-EPPerfluoro(ethylene-propylene)-FFFuranformaldehydeHDPEHigh-densitypolyethyleneplasticsHIPSHighimpactpolystyreneIPSImpact-resistantpolystyreneLCPLiquidcrystalpolymerLDPELow-densitypolyethyleneplasticsLLDPELinearlow-densitypolyethyleneLMDPELinearmedium-densitypolyethyleneMBSMethacrylate-butadiene-styrene--MCMethylcelluloseMDPEMedium-densitypolyethyleneMFMelamine-formaldehyderesin-MPFMelamine/phenol-formaldehyde/PAPolyamide(nylon)PAAPoly(acrylicacid)PADCPoly(allyldiglycolcarbonate)-·PAEPolyaryletherAEKPolyaryletherketonePAIPolyamide-imide-PAKPolyesteralkydPANPolyacrylonitrilePARAPolyarylamidePASUPolyarylsulfonePATPolyarylatePAURPoly(esterurethane)PBPolybutene-1-[1]PBAPoly(butylacrylate)PBANPolybutadiene-acrylonitrile-PBSPolybutadiene-styrene-PBTPoly(butyleneterephthalate)PCPolycarbonatePCTFEPolychlorotrifluoroethylenePDAPPoly(diallylphthalate)PEPolyethylenePEBAPolyetherblockamidePEBAThermoplasticelastomerpolyetherPEEKPolyetheretherketonePEIPoly(etherimide)PEKPolyetherketonePEOPoly(ethyleneoxide)PESPoly(ethersulfone)PETPoly(ethyleneterephthalate)PETGPoly(ethyleneterephthalate)glycolPETPEURPoly(etherurethane)PFPhenol-formaldehyderesinPFAPerfluoro(alkoxyalkane)PFFPhenol-furfuralresinPIPolyimidePIBPolyisobutylenePISUPolyimidesulfonePMCAPoly(methyl-alpha-chloroacrylate)α-PMMAPoly(methylmethacrylate)PMPPoly(4-methylpentene-1)4--1PMSPoly(alpha-methylstyrene)α-POMPolyoxymethylene,polyacetalPPPolypropylenePPAPolyphthalamidePPEPoly(phenyleneether)PPOPoly(phenyleneoxide)deprecatedPPOXPoly(propyleneoxide)PPSPoly(phenylenesulfide)PPSUPoly(phenylenesulfone)PSPolystyrenePSUPolysulfonePTFEPolytetrafluoroethylenePURPolyurethanePVACPoly(vinylacetate)PVALPoly(vinylalcohol)PVBPoly(vinylbutyral)PVCPoly(vinylchloride)PVCAPoly(vinylchloride-acetate)PVCCchlorinatedpoly(vinylchloride)(*CPVC)PVIpoly(vinylisobutylether)()PVMpoly(vinylchloridevinylmethylether)(-)RAMrestrictedareamoldingRFresorcinol-formaldehyderesin-RIMreactioninjectionmoldingRPreinforcedplasticsRRIMreinforcedreactioninjectionmoldingRTPreinforcedthermoplasticsS/ANstyrene-acryonitrilecopolymer-SBSstyrene-butadieneblockcopolymer-SIsiliconeSMCsheetmoldingcompoundS/MSstyrene-α-methylstyrenecopolymer-α-TMCthickmoldingcompoundTPEthermoplasticelastomerTPStoughenedpolystyreneTPUthermoplasticurethanesTPXploymethylpentene-4--1VG/Evinylchloride-ethylenecopolymer-VC/E/MAvinylchloride-ethylene-methylacrylatecopolymer--VC/E/VCAvinylchloride-ethylene-vinylacetatecopolymer--PVDCPoly(vinylidenechloride)PVDFPoly(vinylidenefluoride)PVFPoly(vinylfluoride)PVFMPoly(vinylformal)PVKPolyvinylcarbazolePVPPolyvinylpyrrolidoneS/MAStyrene-maleicanhydrideplastic-SANStyrene-acrylonitrileplastic-SBStyrene-butadieneplastic-SiSiliconeplasticsSMSStyrene/alpha-methylstyreneplastic-α-SPSaturatedpolyesterplasticSRPStyrene-rubberplasticsTEEEThermoplasticElastomer,Ether-EsterTEOThermoplasticElastomer,OlefinicTESThermoplasticElastomer,StyrenicTPELThermoplasticelastomer()TPESThermoplasticpolyesterTPURThermoplasticpolyurethaneTSURThermosetpolyurethaneUFUrea-formaldehyderesinUHMWPEUltra-highmolecularweightPEUPUnsaturatedpolyesterVCEVinylchloride-ethyleneresin/VCEVVinylchloride-ethylene-vinyl//VCMAVinylchloride-methylacrylate/VCMMAVinylchloride-methylmethacrylate/VCOAVinylchloride-octylacrylateresin/VCVACVinylchloride-vinylacetateresin/VCVDCVinylchloride-vinylidenechloride/