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
Antimony trioxide 1309-64-4
BADP (or BPA-DPP)
Bisphenol-A diphenyl phosphate, EINECS 425-220-8
BDP (or BPA-BDPP)
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)
CPSC
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
CTE
Coefficient of thermal expansion
CTI
Comparative Tracking Index
Deca-DBDE
Decabromodiphenyl ether 1163-19-5
Df
Dissipation factor
DfE
Design for the Environment (US EPA)
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
ECHA
European Chemicals Agency
EFRA
European Flame Retardants Association
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPDM
Ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber, a synthetic rubber
EPEAT
Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
EPS
Expanded Polystyrene
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
HBCDD
HBCD
HDT
Heat deflection temperature
HFFR
Halogen-free flame retardant
HIPS
High impact polystyrene
HTN
High temperature nylon
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Label
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) Polybutyleneterephthalate
PC
Polycarbonate
PCT
Pressure cooker test
PET
Polyethyleneterephthalat
PFAS
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
PIN
Phosphorus Inorganic Nitrogen
pinfa
Phosphorus Nitrogen and Inorganic Flame Retardants Association
PMMA
Polymethyl methacrylate
PP
Polypropylene
PPO
Polypheneylene oxide
PTFE
Polytetrafluoroethylene
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
PWB
Printed wiring board (synonymous to printed circuit board)
RDP (or PBDPP)
Resorcinol bis-diphenylphosphate 57583-54-7, 125997-21-9
RDX
Reorcinol bis (dixylenyl phosphate)
REACH
Registration, evaluation and authorization 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
SNUR
Significant New Use Rules
TBB (or EH-TBB)
2-Ethylhexyl ester 2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate
TBBPA
Tetrabromobisphenol-A 79-94-7
TBEP (or TBOEP)
Tris (2-butoxyethyl) phosphate
TBP (or TNBP)
Tri-n-butyl phosphate 126-73-8
TBPH (or BEH-TEBP)
1,2-Ethylhexyl 3,4,5,6-tetrabromo-benzenedicarboxylate or (2-ethylhexyl)-3,4,5,6 tetrabromophtalate
TCEP
Tris (2-chloroethyl) phosphate 115-96-8
TCP (or TMPP)
Tricresyl phosphate 1330-78-5
TCPP (or TCIPP)
Tris (chloroiso-propyl) phosphate 13674-84-5
TDCP (or TDCIPP)
Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate 13674-87-8
Tg
Glass transition temperature
TGA
Thermogravimetric analysis
THPC
Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride [P(CH2OH)4]Cl), an organophosphorus compound
TPP (or TPHP)
Triphenyl phosphate 115-86-6
TSCA
US Toxic Substances Control Act
UL
Underwriters Laboratories
UP
Unsaturated polyester
USGBC
US Green Building Council
VOC
Volatile organic carbons
vPvB
Very persistent, very bioaccumulative
WEEE
Waste of electric and electronic equipment
XPS
Expanded Polystyrene
