5V

UL fire rating

AAGR

Average Annual Growth Rate

ABS

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene

ACM-V

Vulcanized acrylate rubber

ACS

Acrylonitrile Chlorinated polyethylene Styrene

AES or AEPDS

Acrylonitrile EPDM Styrene

AMC

Alkyd Moulding Compound

ArF or AF

Aramid Fibre

ASA

Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate

ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials

ATH

Aluminium TriHydrate

BF

Boron Fibre

BMC

Bulk Moulding Compound

BMI

BisMaleImide

BOPP

Bi-axially Oriented PolyPropylene

CA

Cellulose Acetate

CAB

Cellulose AcetoButyrate

CAD

Computer Aided Design

CBT

Cyclic polyButadiene Terephthalate

CE

Cyanate Ester

CF

Carbon Fibre

CFC

ChloroFluoroCarbon

CIC

Continuous Impregnated Compound

CM or CPE

Chlorinated PolyEthylene

CNT

Carbon NanoTube

COC or COP

Cyclic Olefin Copolymers or Cyclic Olefin Polymers

CONC

Concentrated solution

COP or COC

Cyclic Olefin Polymers or Cyclic Olefin Copolymers

COPE or TPEE

COPolyEster TPE

CP

Cellulose Propionate

CPE or CM

Chlorinated PolyEthylene

CPVC or PVC-C

Chlorinated PVC

CS

Compression Set

CUT

Continuous Use Temperature under unstressed state

Cy

PolyCyanate

DAP

DiAllyl Phthalate

DCPD

Poly(DiCycloPentaDiene)

DMC

Dough Moulding Compound

DMTA

Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis

DRIV

Direct Resin Injection and Venting

DSC

Differential Scanning Calorimeter

DTA

Differential Thermal Analysis

EB

Elongation at Break

EBA, EGMA,

Ethylene-acid and ethylene-ester copolymers, e.g. Ethylene-ButylAcrylate

EMAH, EEA, EAA

ECTFE

Ethylene monoChloroTriFluoroEthylene

EE, E&E

Electrical & Electronics

EMA

Ethylene-MethAcrylate ionomers

EMI

ElectroMagnetic Interference

EP

EPoxy

EPDM rubber

Terpolymer ethylene, propylene, diene

EPS

Expandable (or Expanded) PolyStyrene

ESC

Environmental Stress Cracking

ESD

Electrostatic Discharge

ETFE

Ethylene-TetraFluoroEthylene

EVA, E/VAC,

Ethylene-VinylAcetate copolymers

EVAC, VAE, EVM

EVOH

Ethylene-Vinyl alcohol copolymers

F-PVC

Flexible PVC

FEP

Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene

FR

Fire...