Abréviations standards des matériaux caoutchouteux

Basées sur les recommandations de l’ISO R1629 et de l’ASTM D 1418.

ABRAcrylate-butadiene rubber
ACMCopolymer of ethyl or other acrylates and a small amount of a monomer which facilitates vulcanization
AECOTerpolymer of allyl glycidyl ether, ethylene oxide and epichlorhydrin
AEMCopolymer of ethyl or other acrylate and ethylene
AFMUTerpolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, trifluoronitromsomethane and nitrosoperfluorobutyric
ANMCopolymer of ethyl or other acrylate and acrylonitrile
AUPolyester urethane
BIIRBromo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (brominated buytl rubber)
BRButadiene rubber
CFMPolychlorotrifluoroethylene
CIIRChloro-isobutene-isoprene rubber (chlorinated rubber)
CMChlorinated polyethylene
COEpichlorhydrin rubber
CRChloroprene rubber
CSMChlorosulphonated polyethylene
ECOEthylene oxide and epichlorhydrin copolymer
EAMEthylene-vinyl acetate copolymer
EPDMTerpolymer of ethylene, propylene and a dienne with the residual unsaturated portion of the diene in the side chain
EPMEthylene-propylene copolymer
EUPolyether urethane
FFKMPerfluoro rubber of the polymethylene type having all substituent groups on the polymer chain either fluoro, perfluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkoxy groups
FKMFluororubber of the polymethylene type having substituent fluoro and perfluoroalkoxy groups on the main chain
FVMQSilicone rubber having fluorine, vinyl and methyl substituent groups on the polymer chain
GPOPolypropylene oxide rubber
IIRIsobutene-isoprene rubber (butyl rubber)
IMPolyisobutene
IRIsoprene rubber (synthetic)
MQSilicone rubber having only methyl substituent groups on the polymer chain
NBRNitrile-butadiene rubber (nitrile rubber)
NIRNitrile-isoprene rubber
NRNatural rubber
PBRPyridine-butadiene rubber
PMQSilicone rubber having both methyl and phenyl groups on the polymer chain
PSBRPyridine-styrene-butadiene rubber
PVMQSilicone rubber having methyl, phenyl and vinyl substituent groups on the polymer chain
QRubber having silicone in the polymer chain
SBRStyrene-butadiene rubber
TRubbers having sulphur in the polymer chain (excluding copolymers based on CR)
VMQSilicone rubber having both methyl and vinyl substituent groups in the polymer chain
XNBRCarboxylic-nitrile butadiene rubber (carboxynitrile rubber)
XSBRCarboxylic-styrene butadiene rubber
YPrefix indicating thermoplastic rubber
YBPOThermoplastic block polyether-polyester rubbers