Abbreviations

The flame retardants’ world uses many abbreviations which are often confusing for people who are new to the field. Here we have put together a list of commonly used abbreviations. For chemical substances the CAS registry number is also given.

• ABS
  Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymers
• AOH
  Aluminium-oxide-hydroxide (Boehmite)
• AP
  Ammonium phosphates
• APP
  Ammonium polyphosphate 68333-79-9
• ATH
  Aluminium trihydroxide 21645-51-2
• ATO
  Antimonytrioxide 1309-64-4
• BDP
  Bisphenol-A- bis- diphenylphosphate 5945-33-5, 181028-79-5
• BFR
  Brominated flame retardant
• CAF
  Conductive anodic filament
• CAS
  Chemical Abstracts Service (run by the American Chemical Society)
• CTE
  Coefficient of thermal expansion
• CTI
  Comparative tracking index
• DBDE
  Decabromodiphenyl ether 1163-19-5
• Df
  Dissipation factor
  
• DGEBA
  Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A
• DICY
  Dicyandiamide
• Dk
  Dielectric constant
• DOPO
  Dihydro-oxa-phosphaphenantrene-oxide
• DOPO-HQ
  Dihydro-oxa-phosphaphenantrene-oxidehydrochinon
• DSC
  Differential scanning calorimetry
• E&E
  Electric and electronic
• EFRA
  European Flame Retardants Association
• EVA
  Poly-ethyl-co-vinyl acetate
• FPC
  Flexible printed circuit
• FR
  Flame retardant
• GWFI
  Glow wire flammability index
• GWIT
  Glow wire ignition temperature
• GWT
  Glow wire test
• HBCD
  Hexabromocyclododecane 25637-99-4
• HDT
  Heat deflection temperature
• HFFR
  Halogen-free flame retardant
• HIPS
  High impact polystyrene
• HTN
  High temperature nylon
• IEC
  International electrotechnical commission
• LOI
  Limiting oxygen index
• LSF0H
  Low smoke – flame retardant – zero halogen
• MC
  Melamine cyanurate
• MCPP
  Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins 85535-85-8
• MDH
  Magnesium hydroxide 1309-42-8
• MPP
  Melamine polyphosphate
• NEMA
  National electrical manufacturers association
• NGO
  Non-governmental organization
• NMI
  N-methylimidazole
• OBDE
  Octabromodiphenyl ether 32536-52-0
• OEM
  Original equipment manufacturer
• PA
  Polyamide
• PBDE
  Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in general
• PBT
  Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic or (different meaning) Polybutyleneterephthalat
• PC
  Polycarbonate
• PCT
  Pressure cooker test
• PET
  Polyethyleneterephthalat
• PPO
  Polypheneylene oxide
• PWB
  Printed wiring board (synonymous to printed circuit board)
• RDP
  Resorcinol bis-diphenylphosphate 57583-54-7, 125997-21-9
• RDX
  Reorcinol bis (dixylenyl phosphate)
• REACH
  Registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals
• RoHS
  Restriction of certain hazardous substances in electric and electronic equipment
• RP
  Red Phosphorus 7723-14-0
• SAN
  Poly-styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer
• SCPP
  Short-chain chlorinated paraffins 85535-84-8
• TBBPA
  Tetrabromobisphenol-A 79-94-7
• TBP
  Tri-n-butyl phosphate 126-73-8
• TCEP
  Tris (2-chloroethyl) phosphate 115-96-8
• TCP
  Tricresyl phosphate 1330-78-5
• TCPP
  Tris (chloroiso-propyl) phosphate 13674-84-5
• TDCP
  Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate 13674-87-8
• Tg
  Glass transition temperature
• TGA
  Thermogravimetric analysis
• TPP
  Triphenyl phosphate 115-86-6
• UL
  Underwriters Laboratories
• vPvB
  Very persistent, very bioaccumulative
• WEEE
  Waste of electric and electronic equipment