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Polymers
General Description of the Polymer Chemical Description of the Polymer Abbreviation as per Other Trade names & Abbreviations  
ASTM 1418 ISO / DIN 1629
Nitrile Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber NBR NBR Buna-N P
Hydrogenated Nitrile Hydrogenated Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber HNBR (HNBR) HNBR P
Ethylene-Propylene Ethylene propylene diene rubber EPDM EPDM EP, EPT, EPR P
Fluorocarbon Fluorocarbon Rubber FKM FPM Viton ®, Fluorel ® P
Chloroprene Chloroprene rubber CR CR Neoprene ® P
Silicone Silicone rubber VMQ VMQ PVMQ P
Fluorosilicone Fluorosilicone rubber FVMQ FVMQ FVMQ  
Polyacrylate Polyacrylate rubber ACM ACM ACM P
Ethylene Acrylic Ethylene Acrylic rubber AEM AEM Vamac ® P
Styrene-butadiene Styrene-butadiene rubber SBR SBR SBR P
Polyurethane Polyester urethane AU AU AU P
Polyether urethane EU EU EU P
Natural rubber Natural rubber NR NR NR P

ASTM = American Society for Testing and Materials
ISO = International Organisation for Standardisation
P = Indicates polymers currently being processed

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