| Abbreviations |
Name |
| ABS |
Acrylonitrile- Butadiene-Styrene |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute, Inc. |
| ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
| AWWA |
American Water Works Association |
| BE |
Belled End |
| BS |
British Standard |
| BSPP |
British Standard Pipe Thread Parallel |
| BSPT |
British Standard Pipe Thread Tapered |
| BTU |
British Thermal Unit |
| CAB |
Cellulose Acetate Butyrate |
| CFM |
Cubic Feet Per Minute |
| CPS |
Centipoise |
| CPVC |
Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride |
| CSA |
Canadian Standards Association |
| CSFM |
California State Fire Marshal |
| CTS |
Copper Tube Size |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| DI |
De-ionized |
| DWG |
Drawing |
| DWV |
Drain, Waste, Vent |
| EPDM |
Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer |
| EVA |
Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| FEP |
Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene |
| FLG |
Flange |
| FLGD |
flanged |
| FM |
Factory Mutual |
| FNPT |
Female National Pipe Thread |
| FPM |
Fluorocarbon Rubber (Viton) |
| FPT |
Female Pipe Thread |
| VFRP |
Fiberglass-Reinforced Plastics |
| GPH |
Gallons Per Hour |
| GPM |
Gallons Per Minute |
| HDPE |
High Density Polyethylene |
| HP |
Horse Power |
| ID |
Inside Diameter |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| IPS |
Iron Pipe Size |
| LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
| LDPE |
Low Density Polyethylene |
| LLDPE |
Linear Low Density Polyethylene |
| LPM |
Liters Per Minute |
| MDPE |
Medium Density Polyethylene |
| MNPT |
Male National Pipe Thread |
| MPT |
Male Pipe Thread |
| NEMA |
National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| NPS |
National Pipe Size |
| NPSM |
American Standard Straight Mechanical Pipe Thread |
| NPT |
National Pipe Thread |
| NSF |
National Sanitation Foundation |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Organization |
| OD |
Outside Diameter |
| PA |
Polyamide (nylon) |
| PB |
Polybutylene |
| PC |
Polycarbonate |
| PE |
Polyethylene |
| PE |
Plain End |
| PEEK |
Polyetheretherketone |
| PET/PETE |
Polyethylene Terephthalate |
| PETG |
Glycol modified Polyester Terephthalate |
| PEX |
Cross-linked Polyethylene |
| PFA |
Perfluoroalkoxy |
| PI |
Polyimide |
| PMMA |
Polymethyl Methacrylate (acrylic) |
| PMP |
Polymethyl Pentene |
| POM |
Polyoxymethylene (acetal) |
| PP |
Polypropylene |
| PPI |
Plastic Pipe Institute |
| PS |
Polystyrene |
| PSI |
Pounds Per Square Inch |
| PSIG |
Pounds Per Square Inch Gauge Pressure |
| PSU |
Polysulfone |
| PTFE |
Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PU/PUR |
Polyurethane |
| PVC |
Polyvinyl Chloride |
| PVDF |
Polyvinylidene Fluoride |
| RMA |
Radio Frequency Interference |
| RPM |
Rotations Per Minute |
| SCH |
Schedule |
| SDR |
Standard Dimension Ratio |
| SG |
Specific Gravity |
| SLIP |
Female Socket |
| SOC |
Socket |
| SP |
Static Pressure |
| SPG |
Spigot |
| SS |
Stainless Steel |
| SSU |
Seconds Saybolt Universal |
| TEFC |
Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled |
| THD |
Thread |
| TOE |
Threaded One End |
| TPE |
Thermoplastic Elastomer |
| UHMW-PE |
Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene |
| UL |
Underwriters Laboratories |
| UNF |
Unified Fine Thread |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
| UV |
Ultra Violet |
| XP |
Explosion Proof |