1090

used in this book

Abbreviations

absorption

elong.

acceptable

ESC

copo~er

exc

absorp.

accep.
acrylon.
Allied

copol.

acrylon~rile

Sig.

Allied

Amoco

Amoco

Performance

Products

amor.

amorphous

applic.
polyam

AEC

BF

aromatic

aromatic

polyester

AS-4

fiber

BF Goodrich

bideg

biodegradeable

BIP

BIP

bl.pig.

black

black.

pigment
blackened

blist.

blistered

BP Chem.

BP

carb.bl

Chemicals

carbon

carb.fib
carb./gl.fib.

carbon

carb.rrFE
carb./cloth

carbon

fiber

CA
CAB

Cellulose

CP

Butyrate

Propionate

chg

change

comm

commerclai

compatibility

cond~.

condition

condit.

cond~ions

craz

crazing

cryst.

crystalline
cellulosic

dark.

fiber

darkened

degrad.

degradation

diam

diameter

dlmen

dimension

discolor

discoloration

disintegrates

dissolv.

DuPont

dissolv!ng
c:
I
Qow
,
Can

Eastman
elev.

Abbreviations

DuPont

Eastman

polyal

gl.fib./misc.

Performance

generally

PC

glass fiber

PE

glass fiber I complex

distortiorr
Chemical

partially

permeabiiity

polyallomer
po~carbonate
polyethylene

filler

polyol

polyolefin

gl.fib./min

glass fiber I mineral filler

poss.

possible

gl./min

glass fiber I mineral filler

prop.

glass fiber I TFE fiber

gl.fil.

glass filler

graphJfluoro.

graph~e I fluorocarbon

graph.fil.

graph~e filler

hard.
Hoechst

Cel

Hoechst

LLDPE

stain.

long glass

SEBS

maximum

med.

medium

MF
MI
methyl methacrylate

methyl methacyrlate

softening
solution
stabilized

staining
styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene
,

synth

super

swelling

synthetic

temp.

temperature

tens.str.

tensile

milled glass

terpol.

mineral

mineral filler

TiO2/Iluoro.

gIJmin

mineral filler I glass fiber

Toray

M~subishi

Mitsubishi

UTS

M~sui Toa
gl.flb

M~sui Toatsu Chemicals

mixed glass fiber

moder.

moderate

mod.

mod~ied

mol.

molecular

mol.wgt.

molecular

mths.
Network

weight
months

Pol

Canada

Nippon Goh.

Plastics

Novacor

elevated

Occiden

Network

Pollomers

Nippon Gohsei
Novacor

Union

tough
surface

mil.gl.

Gas Chemical

styrene-ethylene/propylene

surf.

melt index

n-butylacrylate

slight

sup.tgh.

swell.

styrene

signnicant

SEP

mett fiow

butadiene

molding

stab.

Plastics

max.

Poulenc

rotational

si.

light

long glass fiber

Rhone

signif

sol'n

Ing.gl

retardant
Pou.

rot.mold.

soft.

LNP Engineering

Ing.gl.fib.

retained

Lenzing AG

linear low dens~y polyethylene

LNP

resistant

ret

Rhone

Igt.

recommended

resist.

retard

IM-6 fiber

questionable

recom.

hardness

Huls

property

question.

Celanese
Huls AG

AASC

copo~er

Dow

general purpose

MBS

considerabie

copol.

distort

plasticizer

Lenzing

chalking

disint.

plast.

cloth

Acetate

aspen

GE Plastics

IM-6 fib.

chalk.

CTMP

penneatkJn

GE

fiber

Cellulose

cel.fib.

penn

Huls America

Acetate

consid.

penn

fiber

Cellulose

comp

exposure

/ glass

/ woven

Hannnin

extensive

Huls

/ TFE

Parker

ext.

fiber

fiber

oxidizer
Han

expos

carbon
fiber

carbon

black

Parker

part.

gl.fib.rrFE

Chemicals

oxid.

excellent

gl.fib

estercarbonate

fib

stress crack resistance

gener.

polyamide

Good.

Renvironmental

gen.purp.

applications

arom.

AS.4

Signal

elongation

strength

terpolymer
TiO21

fluorocarbon

Toray
u~imate
Car.

Industr",s

tensile

strength

Union

Carbkje

misc.

unknown

unsatisf

unsatisfactory

var.

filler

variable

VA

vinyl

alcohol

wgt.

weight

wl

with

cel.fib

wood

flour

yrs

fiber

years.

Chemicals
Occidental

@ Plastics

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