Abbreviation in coating industry
| Abbreviation | name | Abbreviation | Name |
| CAB | cellulose acetate butyrate | PBT | Polybutylene terephthalate |
| NC | cellulose nitrate（nitro-cotton） | PDAP | poly(diallyl phthalate |
| CA | cellulose acetate | UP | Unsaturated polyester |
| HML | hydroxymethyl cellulose | EP | Epoxy resins |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene | HIPS | high impact polystyrene |
| AS | acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer | MF | Melamine formaldehyde resin |
| ACS | Acrylonitrile-vinyl chloride-styrene terpolymer | SI | Silicone Resin |
| PP | polypropylene | Tg | glass transition temperature |
| PE | polyethylene | ŋ | viscosity |
| PVC | polyvinyl chloride | NV（V） | solids content |
| PC | Polycarbonate acetic acid | AV | Acid value |
| PA | polyamide（nylon） | DBTOL | Dibutyltin dilaurate |
| PI | Polyimide | DBP | dibutyl phthalate |
| PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate | TDI | toluene diisocyanate |
| POM | Poly (methyl ether) | HDI | hexamethylene diisocyanate |
| PPO | Polyphenylene ether | IPDI | Isophorone Diisocyanate |
| PS | polystyrene | DMEA | Dimethylammonium acetate |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene | DMP | dimethylaniline |
| PVAC | Polyvinyl acetate | ETFE | ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer |
| DOI | Distinctness of Image- | EVA | Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer |
