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10.4 Abbreviations<br />

ACM Polyacrylate Rubber<br />

AF Air Force<br />

AFML Air Force Material Laboratory<br />

AMS Aerospace Material Specifi cation<br />

AN (1) Army-Navy; (2) Air Force-Navy<br />

ANA Air Force-Navy Aeronautical Bulletin<br />

AND Air Force-Navy Design<br />

AQL Acceptable Quality Level<br />

ARP Aerospace Recommended Practice<br />

AS Aerospace Standard<br />

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials<br />

atm Atmosphere (atmospheric)<br />

AU Polyurethane Rubber<br />

BR Butadiene Rubber<br />

C or °C Degrees Centigrade<br />

cc Cubic centimeter<br />

C.G.S. Centimeter-Gram-Second; system of<br />

units for length, mass, and time<br />

CO Epichlorohydrin Rubber<br />

cpm Cycles per minute<br />

CR Chloroprene (Neoprene)<br />

cs Cross Section<br />

CSM Hypalon Rubber<br />

Dia Diameter<br />

ECO Epichlorohydrin Rubber<br />

EP, EPM Ethylene-Propylene Rubber<br />

EPDM Ethylene-Propylene Rubber<br />

EU Polyurethane Rubber<br />

F or °F Degrees Fahrenheit<br />

FED Federal Specifi cation<br />

FKM (also FPM) Fluorocarbon Rubber<br />

F.P.S. Foot-Pound-Second; system of units<br />

for length, weight and time<br />

FVMQ Fluorosilicone Rubber<br />

HNBR Hydrogenated Nitrile Rubber<br />

GRS “Government Rubber Styrene”; now SBR<br />

ID Inside Diameter<br />

IIR Butyl Rubber<br />

<strong>Parker</strong> O-<strong>Ring</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong><br />

in. Inch<br />

IR Isoprene Rubber<br />

JAN Joint Army-Navy<br />

JIC Joint Industry Conference on Hydraulic<br />

Standards for Industrial Equipment<br />

K Degrees Kelvin (Absolute) — (°C +273)<br />

Max Maximum<br />

MIL Military Specifi cation<br />

Min Minimum<br />

MS Military Standard<br />

MVQ Silicone Rubber<br />

NAS National Aerospace Standard (also National Aircraft<br />

Standards [older meaning])<br />

NASA National Aeronautics and Space<br />

Administration<br />

NBR Nitrile or Buna-N Rubber<br />

No Number<br />

NR Natural Rubber<br />

OD Outside Diameter<br />

psi Pounds per square inch<br />

PVMQ Phenyl Silicone Rubber<br />

QPL Military Qualifi ed Products List<br />

R or °R Degrees Rankine (Absolute) — (°F +460)<br />

Rad Radius<br />

RMA Rubber Manufacturers Association<br />

RMS Root-Mean-Square; average value of surface<br />

roughness measured in microinches<br />

rpm Revolutions per minute<br />

SAE Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.<br />

SBR Styrene Butadiene Rubber<br />

sfm Surface Feet per minute<br />

Spec Specifi cation<br />

T Polysulfi de Rubber<br />

Temp. Temperature<br />

TFE/P AFLAS<br />

USAF United States Air Force<br />

VMQ Silicone Rubber<br />

W Width (seal cross section)<br />

WPAFB Wright-Patterson Air Force Base<br />

<strong>Parker</strong> Hannifi n Corporation • O-<strong>Ring</strong> Division<br />

2360 Palumbo Drive, Lexington, KY 40509<br />

Phone: (859) 269-2351 Fax: (859) 335-5128<br />

www.parkerorings.com<br />

Appendix<br />

10-15

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