EN ISO 1043-1:2001

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Plastics - Symbols and abbreviated terms - Part 1: Basic polymers and their special
characteristics (ISO 1043-1:2001)
Kunststoffe - Kennbuchstaben und Kurzbezeichnungen - Teil 1: Basis-Polymere und ihre
besonderen Eigenschaften (ISO 1043-1:2001)
Plastiques - Symboles et termes abrégés - Partie 1: Polymeres de base et leurs
caractéristiques spéciales (ISO 1043-1:2001)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 1043-1:2001
ICS:
01.075 Simboli za znake Character symbols
83.080.01 Polimerni materiali na Plastics in general
splošno
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 1043-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2001
ICS 83.080.01 Supersedes EN ISO 1043-1:1999
English version
Plastics - Symbols and abbreviated terms - Part 1: Basic
polymers and their special characteristics (ISO 1043-1:2001)
Plastiques - Symboles et termes abrégés - Partie 1: Kunststoffe - Kennbuchstaben und Kurzbezeichnungen -
Polymères de base et leurs caractéristiques spéciales (ISO Teil 1: Basis-Polymere und ihre besonderen Eigenschaften
1043-1:2001) (ISO 1043-1:2001)
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Foreword
This document (ISO 1043-1:2001) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61
"Plastics" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 "Plastics", the secretariat of
which is held by IBN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of
an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2002, and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2002.
This document supersedes EN ISO 1043-1:1999.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of
the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard ISO 1043-1:2001 has been approved by CEN as a
European Standard without any modifications.
NOTE Normative references to International Standards are listed in annex ZA (normative).
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their relevant European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of
any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by
amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to
applies (including amendments).
NOTE Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated
by (mod.), the relevant EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN Year
ISO 472 1999 Plastics - Vocabulary EN ISO 472 2001
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 1043-1
Third edition
2001-12-15
Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated
terms —
Part 1:
Basic polymers and their special
characteristics
Plastiques — Symboles et termes abrégés —
Partie 1: Polymères de base et leurs caractéristiques spéciales

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ISO 1043-1:2001(E)
Contents Page
Foreword.iv
1 Scope .1
2 Normative reference.1
3 Terms and definitions .1
4 Use of symbols and abbreviated terms.1
5 Abbreviated terms for homopolymeric, copolymeric and natural polymeric materials .2
6 Symbols for indication of special characteristics.5
7 Examples of use of symbols .6
Annex A (informative) Guide for preparing new abbreviated terms for basic polymers, mixtures of
polymers and related terms.7
Annex B (informative) List of symbols used for components of abbreviated terms .9

ISO 1043-1:2001(E)
Foreword
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member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this part of ISO 1043 may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 1043-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 61, Plastics, Subcommittee SC 1, Terminology.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 1043-1:1997), which has been technically revised.
ISO 1043 consists of the following parts, under the general title Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms:
 Part 1: Basic polymers and their special characteristics
 Part 2: Fillers and reinforcing materials
 Part 3: Plasticizers
 Part 4: Flame retardants
Annexes A and B of this part of ISO 1043 are for information only.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 1043-1:2001(E)

Plastics — Symbols and abbreviated terms —
Part 1:
Basic polymers and their special characteristics
1 Scope
This part of ISO 1043 provides abbreviated terms for the basic polymers used in plastics, symbols for components
of these terms, and symbols for special characteristics of plastics. It includes only those abbreviated terms that
have come into established use and its aim is both to prevent the occurrence of more than one abbreviated term
for a given plastic and to prevent a given abbreviated term being interpreted in more than one way.
NOTE 1 For symbols for fillers and reinforcing materials, see ISO 1043-2, for plasticizers see ISO 1043-3, and for flame
retardants see ISO 1043-4. Nomenclature for rubbers and latices is given in ISO 1629, Rubber and latices — Nomenclature.
Nomenclature for thermoplastic elastomers is given in ISO 18064, Thermoplastic elastomers — Abbreviated terms and
nomenclature (to be published).
NOTE 2 Guidance for the preparation of new abbreviated terms is given in informative annex A, and reference lists of
symbols for the components of plastics terms used to form the abbreviated terms for plastics are given in informative annex B.
2 Normative reference
The following normative document contains provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of
this part of ISO 1043. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications
do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this part of ISO 1043 are encouraged to investigate the
possibility of applying the most recent edition of the normative document indicated below. For undated references,
the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of ISO and IEC maintain registers of
currently valid International Standards.
ISO 472, Plastics — Vocabulary
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this part of ISO 1043, the terms and definitions given in ISO 472 and the following term and
definition apply.
3.1
abbreviated term
term resulting from the omission of any part of a term while designating the same concept
4 Use of symbols and abbreviated terms
4.1 Abbreviated terms for homopolymeric, copolymeric and natural polymeric materials are given in clause 5,
and symbols for special characteristics are given in clause 6. Examples of the use of abbreviated terms are given
in clause 7.
ISO 1043-1:2001(E)
4.2 To distinguish the essential molecular characteristics within a given generic type of plastics material,
additional symbols, with guidance for their use, are provided. The use of symbols for describing properties that can
only be ascertained subjectively should be avoided since this can lead to confusion.
4.3 The abbreviated terms are primarily intended to be a convenient shorthand for chemical names in
publications and other written matter. They are not intended for the selection of materials. The abbreviated terms
also are useful for indicating the type of basic polymer in materials and products, e.g. ABS moulding material, PA
film, PE sheeting and PVC pipe.
4.4 Only capital letters shall be used for symbols and abbreviated terms.
4.5 The first appearance of an abbreviated term in a text shall be enclosed in parentheses and shall be preceded
by the term written in full.
4.6 The rules of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) for source-based names of
polymers recommend to use brackets when “poly” is followed by more than one word, in order to avoid ambiguity.
This practice is followed in this part of ISO 1043, but in common usage the enclosing marks are often omitted.
4.7 No attempt is made formally to systematize a shorthand terminology of polymers. Terminology and formulae
designations for scientific literature in the field of natural and synthetic polymers have been elaborated by the
Commission on Macromolecular Nomenclature of IUPAC. Any abbreviated terms published by this Commission
are, in genera
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