| A |
|
| ABR |
Acrylic ester-butadiene rubber |
| ABS |
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene |
| ACM |
Polyacrylate rubber |
| ACN |
Acrylonitrile |
| ACS |
American Chemical Society |
| ADPA |
Diphenylamine-acetone reaction product |
| AFML |
Air Force Material Laboratory |
| AMS |
Aerospace Material Specification |
| AN |
Air Force-Navy Aeronautical Standard |
| APPD |
N-akyl N’-phenyl p-phenylenediamene |
| ARP |
Aeronautical Recommend Practice |
| AS |
Aerospace Standard |
| ASR |
Alkylene sulfide rubber |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
| AQL |
Acceptable Quality Level |
| AU |
Urethane rubber, polyester type |
| B |
|
| BIIR |
Bromobutyl rubber |
| BHT |
Butylated |
| BMDC |
Bismuth dimethyldithiocarbamate |
| BR |
Polybutadiene rubber |
| BS |
British Standard |
| C |
|
| CBTS |
N-cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide |
| CF |
Conductive furnace black |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CIIR |
Chlorobutyl rubber |
| CM |
Chlorinated polyethylene |
| CO |
Epichlorohydrin (homopolymer) rubber |
| CR |
Chloroprene (neoprene) rubber |
| CRF |
Channel replacement furnace black |
| CSM |
Chlorosulfonated polyethylene |
| CV |
Continuous vulcanization |
| D |
|
| DBA |
Dibutyl amine |
| DBP |
Dibutyl phthalate |
| DBTU |
Dibutylthiourea |
| DCP |
Dicumyl peroxide |
| DEG |
Diethylene glycol |
| DIN |
Germany industry standards |
| DMTA |
Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis |
| DOA |
Dioctyl adipate |
| DOP |
Dioctyl phthalate |
| DOS |
Dioctyl sebacate |
| DPTH |
Dipentamethylenethiuram hexasulfide |
| DPTT |
Dipentamethylenethiuram tetrasulfide |
| DSC |
Differential scanning calorimetry |
| DTA |
Differential thermal analysis |
| E |
|
| EAA |
Ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer |
| EAM |
Ethylene-acrylate copolymer |
| ECO |
Epichlorohydrin rubber |
| EEA |
Ethylene-ethylacrylate rubber |
| ENR |
Epoxidized natural rubber |
| EPC |
Easy processing channel black |
| EPDM |
Ethylenepropylenediene rubber |
| EPM |
Ethylene propylene rubber (copolymer) |
| ETU |
Ethylene thiourea |
| EU |
Urethane rubber, polyether type |
| EVA |
Ethylene vinylacetate |
| F |
|
| FDA |
Food and Drug Association |
| FEF |
Fast extrusion carbon black |
| FEPM |
TFE/polypropylene rubber |
| FF |
Fine furnace black |
| FFKM |
Perfluorinated elastomer |
| FKM |
Fluoroelastomer |
| FMQ |
Fluorosilicone rubber |
| FVMQ |
Fluoro vinyl group containing rubber. Fluorosilicone rubber |
| G |
|
| GPF |
General purpose furnace black |
| GR |
Guayule rubber |
| GR-S |
Former code for SBR |
| H |
|
| HAF |
High abrasion furnace black |
| HAV |
Hot air vulcanization |
| HDPE |
High density polyethylene |
| HMF |
High modulus furnace black |
| HNBR |
Hydrogenated nitrile rubber (see HSN) |
| HPLC |
High pressure liquid chromotography |
| HSN |
Highly saturated nitrile rubber (see HNBR) |
| HSR |
High styrene resin |
| HVBR |
High vinyl polybutadiene rubber |
| I |
|
| ICR |
Initial concentrated rubber |
| ID |
Inside diameter |
| IIR |
Butyl rubber |
| IR |
Infrared spectroscopy |
| IR |
Polyisoprene |
| IRB |
Industry reference black |
| IRHD |
International Rubber Hardness Degrees |
| ISAF |
Intermediate super abrasion furnace black |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| J |
|
| JIS |
Japanese Industrial Standard |
| L |
|
| LCM |
Liquid curing media |
| LDPE |
Low density polyethylene |
| LIM |
Liquid injection molding |
| LSR |
Liquid silicone rubber |
| M |
|
| MBT |
Mercaptobenzothiazole |
| MBTS |
Benzothiazyl disulfide |
| MDA |
Methylene dianiline |
| MIL |
Military Specification |
| MQ |
Methyl silicone rubber |
| MS |
Military Standard |
| MT |
Thermal carbon black |
| N |
|
| NAS |
National Aerospace Standard |
| NBR |
Nitrile butadiene rubber |
| NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NR |
Natural rubber |
| NSF |
National Sanitation Foundation |
| O |
|
| OD |
Outside diameter |
| ODR |
Oscillating Disk Rheometer |
| OE |
Oil extended |
| P |
|
| PA |
Polyamide |
| PAG |
Polyalkylene glycol |
| PE |
Polyethylene |
| PEG |
Polyethylene glycol |
| PEP |
Polyethylene polyamide |
| PHR |
Parts per hundred rubber |
| PMQ |
Methylphenyl silicone rubber |
| POE |
Polyolester oil |
| PP |
Polypropylene |
| PPG |
Polypropylene glycol |
| PS |
Polystyrene |
| PTFE |
Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PVC |
Polyvinyl chloride |
| PVI |
Prevulcanization inhibitor |
| PVMQ |
Methylphenylninyl silicone rubber |
| Q |
|
| QPL |
Qualified Products List (Military) |
| R |
|
| RA |
Average roughness |
| RIM |
Reaction injection molding |
| RMA |
Rubber Manufacturers Association |
| RMS |
Root mean square |
| RSS |
Ribbed smoked sheet (natural rubber) |
| RTV |
Room temperature vulcanization |
| S |
|
| SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SAF |
Super abrasion furnace black |
| SBR |
Styrene butadiene rubber |
| SCR |
Styrene chloroprene copolymer |
| SI |
International System of Units |
| SIR |
Styrene isoprene rubber |
| SPF |
Super processing furnace black |
| SPH |
Styrenated phenol |
| SRF |
Semi-reinforcing furnace black |
| T |
|
| T |
Polysulfide rubber |
| TG |
Glass transition temperature |
| TBTD |
Tetrabutylthiuram disulfide |
| TFE |
Tetrofluoroethylene |
| TGA |
Thermogravimetric analysis |
| TMTD |
Tetramethylthiuram disulfide |
| TMTM |
Tetramethylthiuram monosulfide |
| TPE |
Thermoplastic elastomer (see TPR) |
| TPR |
Thermoplastic rubber (see TPE) |
| TPU |
Thermoplastic polyurethane |
| TPV |
Thermoplastic vulcanizate |
| TR |
Temperature retraction |
| U |
|
| UL |
Underwriters Laboratories |
| USP |
United States Pharmacopoeia |
| V |
|
| VMQ |
Silicone rubber with vinyl groups |
| W |
|
| WRC |
Water Research Council (of Great Britain) |
| X |
|
| XNBR |
Carboxylated nitrile rubber |
| Z |
|
| ZDBP |
Zincdibutyl dithiophosphate |
| ZMBT |
Zinc mercaptobenzothiazole |
