General Classifications of Plastic Variety

2014/11/19

 

General-purpose Plastics:

Polyethylene (PE): LDPE (high pressure polyethylene ), HDPE (low-pressure polyethylene), MDPE (middle-pressure polyethylene), LLDPE (linear polyethylene), UHMWPE (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene), ULDPE (ultra low molecular weight polyethylene), MPE (metallocene polyethylene), EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer), CPE (chlorinated polyethylene), EPE (Expandable Polyethylene also known as pearl wool), EVOH (ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer), EAA (ethylene acrylic acid copolymer), EEA (Ethylene Ethylacrylate Copolymer), EMH (ethylene-acrylate copolymer and Maleic anhydride random copolymer), EMA (ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer), EPDM (ethylene propylene terpolymer), PVA (poval)

Polypropylene (PP): homopolymerize (PP), copolymerization (PP), MPP (Metallized Polypropylene)

Polystyrene (PS): HIPS (high impact polystyrene), EPS (expanded polystyrene), GPPS (General purpose polystyrene)

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC): PVC, HPVC (rigid PVC), PVDC (polyvinylidene chloride), CPVC (chlorinated polyvinyl chloride)

 

General-purpose Engineering Plastics:

ABS polystyrene: ABS (acfylonitrile-butadiene-styrene), AS (acrylonitrile-styrene, SAH, SAN), BS (butadiene-styrene, k-resin…), ASA (crylic acid-styrene-acfylonitrile), MBS (methyl methacrylate-butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer is transparent ABS which is also known as MABS).

Makrolon (PC): PC (polymeric carbo)

Polyamide (nylon, PA): PA6、PA66、PA1010、PA610、PA46、PA9、PA11、PA12、PA612、PA7、PA9、PA13、PA6I，PA9T, special nylon MXD6 (barrier   resin PPA) and so on

Polyformaldehyde (POM): homopolymerisation and copolymerization

Polyphenyl ether (PPO, PPE): PPO (polyphenyl ether, PPE)

Polyester (PET): PET (polyethylene glycol terephthalate), PTT (polytrimethylene terephthalate), PEN, copolyester (contains PETG, PCTG,   PCTA and biodegradable copolyester)

PBT: PBT (polybutylene terephthalate)

 

Specially Designed Engineering Plastics:

Polyimide (PL): PL (polyimide)

Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS): PPS (polyphenylene sulfide)

Polysulfone (PSF): PSF (polysulfone, PSU), Polyether sulfone (PES), Polyphenylene sulfone (PPSU)

Polyarylester (PAR): PAR (polyarylester)

PEEK: PEEK (polyaryletherketone, polyether-ether-ketone)

Liquid crystal polymer (LCP): LCP (liquid crystal polymer)

Fluoroplastics: Teflon (F4, PTFE, commonly known as SLF), polytetrafluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer (F40, ETFE), polyvinyl fluoride (PVA), polytrifluorochloroethylene (F3, PCTFE), tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (F46, FEP), tetrafluoroethylene perfluorinated alkey vinye copolymer (PFA), polyvinylidene fluoride (F2, PVDF)

 

General-purpose Plastics:

Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA): PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate, acrylic, acrylics). Contains extrusion grade material (372), pouring     grade material, modified PMMA (white cast)

Polyurethane (PU): PU (polyurethane, spandex)

Organosilicone (SI): SI (organosilicone, silica gel)

MS resin (MS): MS (MS resin)

Alkyd resin (AK): AK (alkyd resin)

Allyl resin (DAP): DAP (allyl resin)

Cellulosic plastics: cellulose nitrate plastics (CN), cellulose acetate plastics (CA), cellulose propionate (CP), cellulose acetate     propionate (CAP), cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB)

 

Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE or TPR):

Styrene class (TPS): SBS, SEBS, SIS, SEPS

Polyolefins (TPO): TPV (EPDM/PP), POE (Thermoplastic Elastomer-Olefine)

Polyurethanes (TPU): TPU

 

All Kinds of Complex Packing Films:

Multi-layer plastic complex packing films PE/PP, PE/EVA/PE, PE/Adhesive/PA/Adhesive/PE, PP/PVDC, paper composite film, aluminum plastic composite film BOPP/ Aluminum, PE/ Aluminum etc.

 

All Kinds of Plastic Alloy:

PC/ABC Alloy, PC/ASA Alloy, PC/PBT Alloy, PC/PET Alloy, PC/PET/Elastomer Blends, PC/MBS Blends, PC/PTFE Alloy, PC/PA Alloy, ABS/PVC Alloy, PPO/HIPS Alloy, other alloy.