Plastics Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. USDOE
   United States Department of Energy
2. UTS
   Ultimate Tensile Strength
3. UTW
   Ultra-Thin Whitetopping
4. UV
   Ultraviolet (Light)
5. VA
   Vinyl Asbestos
6. VAM
   Vinyl Acetate Monomer
7. VEC
   Virtual Engineered Composites
8. VEI
   Volume
9. VHH
   Volatile Halogenated Hydrocarbons
10. VHMW
    Very High Molecular Weight (often applied to polyethylene)
11. VHP
    Very High Pressure
12. VHT
    Very High Temperature
13. VHY
    Very High Yield
14. VIN
    Vinyl
15. VL
    Volume
16. VLC
    visible light-cured composite
17. VLDPE
    Very Low Density Polyethylene
18. VO
    Volume
19. VOC
    Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
20. VOL
    Volume

Last updated: May 24, 2020 — Total entries: 585