Types of Plastics Material

List of known plastics material:


Common Thermoplastics:
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
Polyethylene (PE)
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
Polyproplene (PP)
Polystyrene (PS)

Engineering Thermoplastics:
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
Celluloid
Cellulose Acetate
Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol (EVOH)
Fluoroplastics (PTFE)
Ionomers
Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP)
Polyacetal (POM) or Acetal
Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) or Acrylonitrile
Polyamide (PA) or Nylon
Polyamide-imide (PAI)
Polyaryletherketone (PAEK)
Polybutadiene (PBD)
Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT)
Polycaprolactone (PCL)
Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE)
Polycyclohexylene Dimethylene Terephthalate (PCT)
Polycarbonate (PC)
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)
Polyketone (PK)
Polyester
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Acrylic
Polyetherketoneketone (PEKK)
Polyetherimide (PEI)
Polyethersulfone (PES)
Polyethylenechlorinates (PEC)
Polyimide (PI)
Polylactic Acid (PLA)
Polymethylpentene (PMP)
Polyphenylene Oxide (PPO)
Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS)
Polyphthalamide (PPA)
Polysulfone (PSU)
Polytrimethylene Terephthalate (PTT)
Polyurethane (PU)
Polyvinyl Acetate (PVA)
Polyvinylidene Chloride (PVDC)
Styrene Acrylonitrile (SAN or AS)

Thermoset Plastics:
Vulcanized Rubber
Phenolics (PF)
Duroplast
Urea Formaldehyde (UF)
Melamine (MF)
Epoxy Resin
Polyimides

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