Abbreviations in the painting sector - AH98.00-P-9409-01A
Model 124, 126, 129, 140, 163, 164, 166, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 199, 201, 202, 203, 204, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 215, 216, 218, 219, 220, 221, 230, 240, 245.2, 251, 463
General abbreviations
| AbfG | Waste Disposal Law |
| AbfNachwV | Waste Verification Act |
| AbwAG | Waste Water Disposal Law |
| AVwV | General Administrative Regulation |
| ATL | Anodic immersion painting |
| ATV | Specifications governing waste water handling as set forth in the German Waste Water Association e.V. |
| bar (atmospheres) | Measurement of air pressure |
| BImSchG | Law for the Protection Against Harmful Environmental Effects of Air Pollution, Federal Emissions Law |
| DD | Two-component polyurethane paint with designation "Desmophen Desmodur" |
| DIN | German Institute for Standardization |
| DNA | Committee for German Standards |
| Elex V | Regulations on Electrical Facilities in Hazardous Locations |
| EPC | Electro powder coating (ETL) |
| ETL | Electro immersion painting |
| GPSG | Technical working materials and consumer products act |
| GefStoffV | Hazardous Substances Act |
| GGVS | Hazardous Goods Transport Regulations |
| Sulfuric acid anodizing | Impulse limit volume spray |
| HS | High solid |
| KTL | Cathodic immersion painting |
| KH | Artificial resin |
| KS | Plastic |
| MAK | Maximum workplace concentration |
| MBL | Mercedes-Benz Delivery Specifications |
| ms | Medium solid |
| OWiG | Infringement Law |
| PVK | Pigment volume concentration |
| pH-value | Potential hydrogenium concentration of hydrogen ions in a hydrous solution |
| RAL | "Reich" Committee for Terms of Delivery and Quality Assurance at the Committee for German Standards |
| TA | Noise German Noise Act |
| TA | Air German Clean Air Act |
| TRbF | Technical Rules for Flammable Liquids |
| TRgA | Technical Rules for Hazardous Materials |
| Trg A | Technical Directives for Hazardous Materials |
| TRGS | Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances |
| USB | Environment officer |
| UWS | Environmental protection |
| VAwS | Directive on Facilities for the Storage, Bottling and Turnaround of Substances Harmful to Ground Water |
| VBF (Front control panel) | Directive on Flammable Liquids |
| VDI | Directives of the Association of German Engineers |
| VLwF | Directive on the Storage of Liquids Harmful to Ground Water |
| WHG | Water Resources Law |
| μ | 1 micrometer=1/1000 mm, unit of measurement of coating thickness |
| 2 K | Two-component |
Abbreviations for hazardous materials classes
| A I | Flash point below 21 °C |
| A II | Flash point above 21 °C to 55 °C |
| AIII | Flash point above 55 °C to 100 °C |
Abbreviations for plastics
| ABS | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
| AMMA | Acrylonitrile-methylmethacrylate |
| BFK | Boron filament reinforced plastic |
| CA | Cellulose acetate |
| CAB | Cellulose acetate butyrate |
| CFK | Carbon-fiber reinforced plastic |
| EP | Epoxy |
| FEP | Perfluoroethylene propylene |
| GF | Glass fiber |
| GFK | Glass fiber reinforced plastic |
| HDPE | High density polyethylene |
| LDPE | Low density polyethylene |
| MF | Melamine formaldehyde |
| PA | Polyamide |
| PBTP | Polybutylene terephthalate |
| PC | Polycarbonate |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| PEC | Chlorinated polyethylene |
| PETP | Polyethylene terephthalate |
| PF | Phenol formaldehyde |
| PIB | Polyisobutylene |
| PMMA | Polymethyl methacrylate |
| POM | Polyoxymethylene, polyformaldehyde (apolyacetate) |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PP-EPDM | Polypropylene ethylene propylene diene copolymer |
| PP-PMMA | Polypropylene polymethyl methacrylate |
| PPO | Polyphenylene oxide |
| PPS | Polyphenylene sulfide |
| PSU | Polysulfone |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluor ethylene |
| PUR | Polyurethane |
| PVC | Polyvinyl chloride |
| PVCC | Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride |
| PVDC | Polyvinylidene chloride |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| PVF | Polyvinyl fluoride |
| RTPU-GF | Reinforced Thermoplastic Polyurethane - glass- fiber reinforced PUR polyurethane SAN Styrene-acrylonitrile |
| Std. | Styrene-butadiene |
| SI | Silicone |
| SMS | Styrene-alpha-methylstyrene |
| UF | Urea formaldehyde |
| VP | Unsaturated polyester |
| VPE | Vulcanized polyethylene |