AAS

Atomic absorption spectroscopy

ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials

 BIS

Bureau of Indian Standards 

 BS

British Standard 

 CTE

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion 

 CTI

Comparative Tracking Index 

 CVD

Chemical Vapour Deposition 

 DMA

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis 

 DSC

 Differential Scanning Colorimetry

 DTA

 Differential Thermal Analysis

 DTUL

Distortion Temperature Under Load 

 ESC

Environmental Stress Cracking 

 ESCR

Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance 

 ESD

Electrostatic Dissipation 

 FDAFDA

Food and Drug Administration 

 FTIR

 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

 GC

 Gas Chromatograph

 GPC

Gel Permeation Chromatography 

 HDT

 Heat Deflection Temperature

 HPLC

 High Performance Liquid Chromatography

 IR

 Infrared Spectroscopy

 ISO

 International Standards Organisation

 IV

 Intrinsic Viscosity

 JND

 Just Noticeable Difference

 LC

 Liquid Chromatograph

 LOI

 Limiting Oxygen Index/Loss on ignition

 LVDT

 Linear Variable Differential Transducer

 MFI

 Melt Flow Index

 MW

 Molecular Weight

 MWD

 Molecular Weight Distribution

 NDT

 Non Destructive Testing

 NMR

 Nuclear Magnetic Response Spectroscopy

 OIT

 Oxidation Induction Time

 QA

 Quality Assurance

 QC

 Quality Control

 R

 Rockwell Hardness

 RDS

Rheometrics Dynamic Spectroscopy 

 RH

 Relative Humidity

 SQC

 Statistical Quality Control

 SR

 Surface Resistivity

 TA

 Thermal Analysis

 TG

 Glass Transition Temperature

 TGA

 Thermogravimetric Analysis

 TM

 Melting Temperature

 TMA

 Thermomechanical Analysis

 UL

 Underwriters Laboratories

 UTL

 Use Temperature Limit

 UTM

 Universal Testing Machine

 UV

 Ultraviolet Light

 VR

 Volume Resistivity

 VSP

 Vicat Softening Point

 WVTR

 Water Vapour Transmission Rate