AS 1886-1991

Provides an alphabetical listing of terms and definitions relating to plastics which is identical to ISO 472, with an appendix of additional terms used in Australia.

This International Standard defines terms used in the plastics industry, in English or French. The terms are listed alphabetically in English.When a term has one or more synonyms, the synonymous terms follow the preferred term. Deprecated synonymous terms are indicated by "(deprecated)". The expression "See also..." is used after the definition (or note) to refer to another term (not a synonym) whose definition or note contains information related to the term preceding the expression.All terms are listed alphabetically in French-English, English-Russian and Russian-English indexes in normal word order; some terms are also listed in reverse word order. Some definitions and/or notes have significant explanatory terms (not synonyms) in their text. These explanatory terms are also listed in the indexes, followed by the expression "cf..." to refer the reader to the defined preferred term. The synonyms are also listed in indexes,followed by a reference to the preferred term, as indicated by "see...".NOTES1 Symbols for certain polymers and copolymers are indicated in square brackets, for example polycarbonate [PC]. For terms involving olefins, the name approved by IUPAC is given in square brackets following the name commonly used in the plastics industry, for example polyethylene [polyethene] [PE].2 IUPAC rules for source-based names of polymers specify that when "poly" is followed by more than one word, enclosing marks are used. The IUPAC practice is followed in this International Standard. In common use, the enclosing marks are often omitted.3 Some terms in this International Standard have parenthetical information added to indicate a specific limitation of the term to a particular field.4 In the English text, defined verb terms are indicated by "(verb)".5 The numbers in parentheses following definitions refer to the Bibliography.

First published as AS 1886-1976.
Second edition 1991.