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SBR Poly(butadiene-costyrene) elastomer
SBS Styrene butadiene styrene block copolymer
SEBS Styrene ethylene butylene styrene block copolymer
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
SI Silicon
SIS Styrene isoprene styrene block copolymer
SMA Poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)
SMC Sheet-molding compound
SMMA Styrene methyl methacrylate copolymer
SN Sulfur nitride
SPE Society of Plastics Engineering
SPI Society of the Plastics Industry
SR Synthetic rubber
SRP Styrene–rubber plastics
TDI Toluenediisocyanate
TEO Thermoplastic elastic olefi n
TGA, TG Thermal gravimetric analysis
TMC Thick molding compound
TMMV Threshold molecular weight value
TPE Thermoplastic elastomer
TPE Rubber-toughened nylons
TPU Thermoplastic urethane
TPX Poly-4-methylpentene
T c Ceiling temperature; cloud point temperature
T Glass transition temperature
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T m Melting point
UF Urea–formaldehyde resin
UHMWPE Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene
ULDPE Ultralow-density polyethylene
ULPE Ultralinear polyethylene
UV Ultraviolet
VA Vinyl acetate
VLDPE Very low-density polyethylene
WLF Williams-Landel-Ferry equation
WS Polyurethane
XLPE Cross-linked polyethylene
XPS Expandable polystyrene

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