Polymers
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Polymers |
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| 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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