ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 1043-1 Fourth edition 2011-11-15 PlasticsSymbolsandabbreviated terms - Part 1: Basic polymers and their special characteristics Plastiques-Symbolesettermesabreges- Partie 1:Polymeres de base et leurs caracteristiques speciales Reference number ISO 1043-1:2011(E) @ISO2011 Not for Resale ISO 1043-1:2011(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ISO2011 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means electronicormechanical,including photocopying andmicroflm,withoutpermission in writingfromeitherOattheaddress belowor IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Casepostale56.CH-1211Geneva20 Tel.+ 4122749 0111 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland Standardizatior ISO2011-All rights reserved Not for Fesale ISO 1043-1:2011(E) Contents Page Foreword. .iv 1 Scope. 2 Normativereferences. Terms and definitions 4 Useofsymbolsandabbreviatedterms. 5 Abbreviatedtermsforhomopolymers,copolymersandnatural polymers 6 Symbolsforindicationofspecial characteristics..... 7 Symbolforplasticsrecyclate........ 8 Examples ofthe useof symbols... AnnexA(informative)Guideforpreparingnewabbreviatedterms forbasicpolymers,mixtures of polymers and relatedterms. AnnexB(informative)Listofsymbolsusedforcomponentsofabbreviatedterms.. .9 AnnexC (informative)Abbreviated terms forplastics groupedbytype.. 12 Bibliography... 15 lon'ghtsreserved ili