Authorized Distributor of Parker O-Rings, Parker Seals and Parker Products
Authorized Distributor of Parker O-Rings, Parker Seals and Parker Products
| Abbreviations | |
| ACM | Polyacrylate Rubber |
| AF | Air Force |
| AFML | Air Force Material Laboratory |
| AMS | Aerospace Material Specification |
| AN | (1) Army-Navy; (2) Air Force-Navy |
| ANA | Air Force-Navy Aeronautical Bulletin |
| AND | Air Force-Navy Design |
| AQL | Acceptable Quality Level |
| ARP | Aerospace Recommended Practice |
| AS | Aerospace Standard |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| atm | Atmosphere (atmospheric) |
| AU | Polyurethane Rubber |
| BR | Butadiene Rubber |
| C or °C | Degrees Centigrade |
| cc | Cubic centimeter |
| C.G.S. | Centimeter-Gram-Second; system of units for length, mass, and time |
| CO | Epichlorohydrin Rubber |
| cpm | Cycles per minute |
| CR | Chloroprene (Neoprene) |
| cs | Cross Section |
| CSM | Hypalon Rubber |
| Dia | Diameter |
| ECO | Epichlorohydrin Rubber |
| EP, EPM | Ethylene-Propylene Rubber |
| EPDM | Ethylene-Propylene Rubber |
| EU | Polyurethane Rubber |
| F or °F | Degrees Fahrenheit |
| FED | Federal Specification |
| FKM (also FPM) |
Fluorocarbon Rubber |
| F.P.S. | Foot-Pound-Second; system of units for length, weight and time |
| FVMQ | Fluorosilicone Rubber |
| HNBR | Hydrogenated Nitrile Rubber |
| GRS | “Government Rubber Styrene”; now SBR |
| ID | Inside Diameter |
| IIR | Butyl Rubber |
| in. | Inch |
| IR | Isoprene Rubber |
| JAN | Joint Army-Navy |
| JIC | Joint Industry Conference on Hydraulic Standards for Industrial Equipment |
| K | Degrees Kelvin (Absolute) — (°C +273) |
| Max | Maximum |
| MIL | Military Specification |
| Min | Minimum |
| MS | Military Standard |
| MVQ | Silicone Rubber |
| NAS | National Aerospace Standard (also National Aircraft Standards [older meaning]) |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NBR | Nitrile or Buna-N Rubber |
| No | Number |
| NR | Natural Rubber |
| OD | Outside Diameter |
| psi | Pounds per square inch |
| PVMQ | Phenyl Silicone Rubber |
| QPL | Military Qualified Products List |
| R or °R | Degrees Rankine (Absolute) — (°F +460) |
| Rad | Radius |
| RMA | Rubber Manufacturers Association |
| RMS | Root-Mean-Square; average value of surface roughness measured in microinches |
| rpm | Revolutions per minute |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. |
| SBR | Styrene Butadiene Rubber |
| sfm | Surface Feet per minute |
| Spec | Specification |
| T | Polysulfi de Rubber |
| Temp. | Temperature |
| TFE/P | AFLAS |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| VMQ | Silicone Rubber |
| W | Width (seal cross section) |
| WPAFB | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base |
