Technical glossary
Definitions of industrial material, packaging, additive and procurement terms, each linked to related guides.
453 definitions. They are educational, have not been independently technically reviewed, and do not confirm any product, standard edition or supply.
A
- Acceptance criterionQuality and procurement
- Accepted-area yieldManufacturing economics
- Acrylonitrile butadiene styrenePolymers
- Active contentFormulation
- Additive bloomPolymers & Specialty Processing
- Adhesionmaterials
- Adhesive failureAdhesives
- Adhesive transfer tapematerials
- Admixtureadditives
- Adsorption isothermIndustrial consumables and technical materials
- Advancing contact angleadditives
- Air barrierConstruction
- Air releaseadditives
- Air-barrier continuityMembranes
- AluminaBattery electrode & separator materials
- AmpacityElectrical
- Anaerobic adhesiveAdhesives
- Analytical reporting limitPolymers & Specialty Processing
- AnisotropyAdditive manufacturing
- Antifoamadditives
- APEOIndustrial Fluids & Water Treatment
- APProofing
- Apparent opening sizeGeosynthetics
- Appliance wiring materialElectrical
- Arc resistanceElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Areal capacityTechnical measurement and material behaviour
- As-supplied dosageSpecialty Additives & Process Aids
- ASTM C1289Testing
- ASTM C143Testing
- ASTM C403Testing
- ASTM C494Testing
- ASTM D3330Testing
- ASTM D3359Testing
- ASTM D3654Testing
- ASTM D3985materials
- ASTM D4434Testing
- ASTM D523Testing
- ASTM D6878Testing
- ASTM D7334Testing
- ASTM D882materials
- ASTM F1249materials
B
- Backer rodSealing
- Barrier treatmentMolded fiber
- Basis weightmaterials
- BET surface areaBattery electrode & separator materials
- BifacialityPhotovoltaics
- BinderPrinting and coatings
- Binder fibrillationBattery electrode & separator materials
- Binder migrationBattery and electrical materials
- Biodegradabilityenvironment
- Blister forming filmmaterials
- BlockingPrinting and coatings
- BoehmiteBattery electrode & separator materials
- Bond breakerSealing
- Bonded abrasiveAbrasives
- BondlineAdhesives
- BOPEmaterials
- BOPETadditives
- BOPPadditives
- Box compression testPaper packaging
- Build orientationAdditive manufacturing
- Built-up edgeIndustrial consumables and technical materials
- Built-up roofingRoofing
- Busbar insulationElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Busbar ribbonPhotovoltaics
C
- Cable jacketElectrical
- Calenderingmaterials
- Calibrationprocurement
- Can body stockCan stock
- Can end stockCan stock
- CAN/ULCTesting
- Carbon nanotubeBattery electrode & separator materials
- Carboxymethyl celluloseBattery electrode & separator materials
- Card corematerials
- Card overlaymaterials
- Cathode active materialBattery and electrical materials
- CelluloseMaterials
- Ceramic-coated separatorBattery electrode & separator materials
- Certificate of analysisQuality and procurement
- Chain of custodyRecycled raw materials
- Change controlprocurement
- Change notificationQuality and procurement
- Chip loadmaterials
- COAprocurement
- Coat-weight uniformityAdhesives, coatings and printing
- Coated abrasiveAbrasives
- Coating sheddingBattery and electrical materials
- Cobb testfiber
- Coefficient of frictionmaterials
- Coefficient of thermal expansionElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Cohesionmaterials
- Cohesive failureAdhesives
- Cold filter plugging pointTechnical qualification and industrial resources
- Cold-form foilmaterials
- Collation shrinkShrink film
- Compostabilityenvironment
- Compression force deflectionGasketing
- Compressive strengthProperties
- Conductive dispersionBattery electrode & separator materials
- Conductive networkBattery and electrical materials
- Consumable classificationWelding
- Contact angleSpecialty Additives & Process Aids
- Control formulationTechnical materials and process support
- Controlled peelPolymer, plastic and film materials
- Controlled-release fertilizerAgricultural nutrition
- Copper foil roughnessElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Copper indium gallium diselenidePhotovoltaics
- Copper-clad laminateElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Corona treatmentadditives
- Cost per accepted partIndustrial consumables and technical materials
- Cost-in-useTechnical materials and process support
- Cover boardRoofing
- CPVCmaterials
- Crateringadditives
- CreepProperties
- Creepage distanceElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Critical quality attributeBattery electrode & separator materials
- CSA A123.21Testing
- Curematerials
- Cure validationLamination
- Customs classificationTechnical qualification and industrial resources
D
- Damp-heat testingPhotovoltaics
- Decomposition temperatureElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Defoameradditives
- Delaminationmaterials
- DenestingMolded fiber
- DensityProperties
- Deposition rateWelding
- DesiccantMoisture control
- Design for recyclingPolymer, plastic and film materials
- Dewateringfiber
- Die droolPolymers & Specialty Processing
- Die-cuttingProcessing
- Dielectric breakdownElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Dielectric constantElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Differential releasePolymer, plastic and film materials
- DilutionWelding
- Dimensional stabilityProperties
- Dimensional toleranceQuality
- DispersionFormulation
- Dispersion stabilityBattery electrode & separator materials
- Dissimilar-metal joiningWelding
- Dissipation factorElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Distribution basisTechnical measurement and material behaviour
- Draft anglefiber
- Drainage planeMembranes
- Drawing and ironingCan stock
- Drop-in replacementCoatings, Inks & Adhesives
- Dry-film thicknessCoatings
- Dry-molded fiberfiber
- Dry-solids basisBattery and electrical materials
- Dwell timematerials
- Dynamic surface tensionSpecialty Additives & Process Aids
E
- E-glassElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- EaringCan stock
- Edge-crush testPaper packaging
- Elastomer swellingElastomers
- Electrical clearanceElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Electrode calenderingBattery and electrical materials
- Electrode drying gradientBattery electrode & separator materials
- Electrode loadingBattery and electrical materials
- Electroluminescence imagingPhotovoltaics
- ElongationProperties
- Emulsionadditives
- Enameled wireElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Energy-curable inkPrinting and coatings
- EPDMroofing
- Epoxy equivalent weightCoatings
- Ethylene tetrafluoroethylenePhotovoltaics
- Ethylene-vinyl acetatePhotovoltaics
- EVA/POE/EVA encapsulantPhotovoltaics
- EVOHmaterials
- Expanded PVC boardadditives
- Extrusionmaterials
F
- Facerroofing
- FertigationAgricultural nutrition
- Fertilizer cakingAgricultural nutrition
- Fertilizer segregationAgricultural nutrition
- Fiber furnishfiber
- Filler metalWelding
- Filter differential pressureFiltration
- Filter mediumIndustrial consumables
- Filter-cake formationIndustrial consumables
- First-cycle efficiencyBattery and electrical materials
- Fisheyesadditives
- Fixture timeAdhesives
- Flame-retardant compoundPolymers
- FlashingMembranes
- Fluting mediumPaper packaging
- Flux-cored arc weldingWelding
- Foam knockdownadditives
- Food contact substanceprocurement
- FR4Electrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Free shrinkShrink film
- Functional equivalenceCoatings, Inks & Adhesives
G
- G10Electrical, electronic & insulation materials
- G11Electrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Gas metal arc weldingWelding
- Gas tungsten arc weldingWelding
- Gauge profilePolymer, plastic and film materials
- Geosynthetic transmissivityGeosynthetics
- Geotextilematerials
- Geotextile permittivityGeosynthetics
- Glass weave styleElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Glass-fibre reinforcementPolymers
- Glass-transition temperatureElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Grease resistanceProperties
- Grit designationAbrasives
- Guaranteed analysisAgricultural nutrition
H
- Handling bondAdhesives, coatings and printing
- Hazematerials
- Heat sealingProcessing
- Heat-deflection temperaturePolymers
- High-Tg FR4Electrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Hindered amine light stabilizerPolymers & Specialty Processing
- HydroentanglementIndustrial textiles and consumables
I
- IEC 60317Electrical, electronic & insulation materials
- IEC 60893Electrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Impact modificationPolymers
- ImpedanceElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- In-plane sheet resistanceTechnical measurement and material behaviour
- Incoterms 2020procurement
- Insoluble matterAgricultural nutrition
- Insulation buildElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Insulation impregnationBattery and electrical materials
- Insulation pressboardBattery and electrical materials
- Intentionally added substancePolymers & Specialty Processing
- Interpass temperatureWelding
- IPC specificationsElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- ISO/IEC 17025procurement
- Isocyanate indexPolyurethane systems
L
- Lack of fusionWelding
- LaminationLamination
- Lead timeprocurement
- Let-downPrinting and coatings
- LevelingSurface additives
- LinerboardPaper packaging
- Litz wireElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Lot traceabilityprocurement
- LTTRroofing
M
- Machine directionFlexible packaging
- Magnet wireElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Mass fractionFormulation accounting
- MasterbatchResins and processing
- Masterbatch carrierPolymers & Specialty Processing
- MDOPolymer, plastic and film materials
- MDO-PEmaterials
- Measurement uncertaintyprocurement
- Medium density fiberboardCabinet and fabrication
- Melt flow ratematerials
- Melt fracturePolymers & Specialty Processing
- Meltblownmaterials
- Methylene diphenyl diisocyanatePolyurethane systems
- Metrological traceabilityprocurement
- MicrofoamCoatings and foam control
- Micronutrient chelateAgricultural nutrition
- Migrationprocurement
- Mineral-oil defoameradditives
- Mix-ratio basisAdhesives, coatings and printing
- Moisture budgetMoisture control
- Moisture ingressPhotovoltaics
- Moisture-barrier packageMoisture control
- Molded fiberMolded fiber
- MOQprocurement
- Multi-wall carbon nanotubeBattery electrode & separator materials
N
- NEMA specificationsElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- NER-glassElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- NestingMolded fiber
- NFPA 285Testing
- Non-silicone defoameradditives
- Nonwoven basis weightIndustrial textiles and consumables
- Nonwoven lintingIndustrial textiles and consumables
- NPEIndustrial Fluids & Water Treatment
- NPK gradeAgricultural nutrition
- Nutrient analysis basisAgricultural nutrition
O
- Orange peeladditives
- Original equipment manufacturerProcurement
- Overprint varnishPrinting and coatings
- Oxygen transmission rateFlexible packaging
P
- Packaged-product testingprocurement
- Partial dischargeElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Particle-size percentileTechnical measurement and material behaviour
- ParticleboardCabinet and fabrication
- Parts per hundred resinPolymers and specialty chemicals
- PCTFEmaterials
- PEmaterials
- Peel adhesionmaterials
- Peel loadingAdhesives
- Percolation networkBattery electrode & separator materials
- Personal protective equipmentSafety
- PETmaterials
- PETGmaterials
- Photovoltaic backsheetPhotovoltaics
- Photovoltaic encapsulantPhotovoltaics
- Photovoltaic frontsheetPhotovoltaics
- Pigment dispersionPrinting and coatings
- Pigment flocculationCoatings, Inks & Adhesives
- Pigment volume concentrationCoatings
- PIRroofing
- Plasticizer migrationPolymers and specialty chemicals
- Plasticizer permanencePolymers and specialty chemicals
- Plastisol fusionTechnical measurement and material behaviour
- PlywoodCabinet and fabrication
- Polyamide-imideElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- PolyesterimideElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- PolyimideElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Polymer defoameradditives
- Polymer matrixPolymers
- Polymethyl methacrylatePolymers
- PolyolPolyurethane systems
- Polyolefin elastomerPhotovoltaics
- PolytetrafluoroethyleneBattery electrode & separator materials
- PolyurethanePolymers
- Polyurethane enamelElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Polyvinylidene fluoridePhotovoltaics
- Post-consumer recycled inputRecycled raw materials
- Post-cureAdditive manufacturing
- Pot lifematerials
- Potential-induced degradationPhotovoltaics
- Pouch fitmentPackaging
- PPmaterials
- Pre-consumer recycled inputRecycled raw materials
- PreheatWelding
- Premade pouchPackaging
- PrepolymerPolyurethane systems
- PrepregElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Pressure dropIndustrial consumables
- Pressure-sensitive adhesivematerials
- PrillAgricultural nutrition
- Procedure qualification recordWelding
- Property retentionTesting and qualification
- Pulp consistencyProcessing
- Pulp slurryfiber
- Pump primermaterials
- Pumping aidmaterials
- PVCadditives
- PVC plastisolPolymers and specialty chemicals
- PVC-Umaterials
- PVDCadditives
Q
R
- R-valueroofing
- Radial runoutIndustrial consumables and technical materials
- Re-foamingadditives
- Reactive hot meltAdhesives
- Recoat compatibilitySurface additives
- Recoatabilityadditives
- Rectangular conductorElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Recyclabilityenvironment
- RecyclateRecycled raw materials
- Recycled contentRecycled raw materials
- RegrindResins and processing
- Reinforcement carrierroofing
- Release forcematerials
- Release linermaterials
- Resin contentElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Resin flowElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Restricted-substance declarationIndustrial Fluids & Water Treatment
- Retained sampleQuality and procurement
- RFQprocurement
- Rheologyadditives
- Roll-stockFlexible packaging
- Rollstock winding directionPackaging
- Roof assemblyroofing
- Roof recoverRoofing
- Roof seamroofing
- Roof underlaymentRoofing
S
- Safety data sheetResins and processing
- Sag resistanceCoatings, Inks & Adhesives
- SBSroofing
- SDSprocurement
- Seal channelPackaging
- Seal windowPolymer, plastic and film materials
- Seal-through-contamination evaluationPolymer, plastic and film materials
- Sealant layerFlexible packaging
- Separator air permeabilityTechnical measurement and material behaviour
- Separator porosityBattery electrode & separator materials
- Separator shutdownBattery and electrical materials
- Separator thermal shrinkageBattery electrode & separator materials
- Separator wettabilityBattery and electrical materials
- Set retarderadditives
- Shear historyBattery electrode & separator materials
- Shear thinningRheology and processing
- Shielded metal arc weldingWelding
- Shielding gasWelding
- Shrink tensionShrink film
- Signal integrityElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Silica aggregateCoatings, Inks & Adhesives
- Silicon heterojunctionPhotovoltaics
- Silicone defoameradditives
- Single-wall carbon nanotubeBattery electrode & separator materials
- SlittingProcessing
- Slumpadditives
- Slurry solids loadingBattery electrode & separator materials
- Solids contentmaterials
- Solvent-freeFormulation
- Specific surface areaCoatings, Inks & Adhesives
- Specimen conditioningTechnical testing and qualification
- Spunbondmaterials
- Spunlacematerials
- Stress relaxationGasketing
- Styrene-butadiene rubberBattery electrode & separator materials
- Submerged arc weldingWelding
- Subsequent adhesionPolymer, plastic and film materials
- Substrate wettingSurface additives
- Superplasticizeradditives
- Supplier qualificationQuality and procurement
- Surface energyadditives
- Surface enrichmentSpecialty Additives & Process Aids
- Surface slipSurface additives
- Surface tensionadditives
- Surfactantadditives
T
- T-glassElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Tabbing ribbonPhotovoltaics
- Tackmaterials
- TDSprocurement
- Technical data sheetResins and processing
- TemperCan stock
- Tensile strengthProperties
- Thermal classElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Thermal cyclingPhotovoltaics
- Thermally upgraded paperBattery and electrical materials
- Thermoformed molded fiberfiber
- Thermoformingmaterials
- Thixotropic recoveryCoatings, Inks & Adhesives
- Thixotropymaterials
- Tie layermaterials
- Toluene diisocyanatePolyurethane systems
- Tool gradeTooling
- Tool wearTooling
- TPOroofing
- Trace-metal analysisBattery electrode & separator materials
- Tracking resistanceElectrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Transfer moldingfiber
- Transverse directionFlexible packaging
- Tungsten carbidematerials
- Tunnel oxide passivated contactPhotovoltaics
U
- UL 94Electrical, electronic & insulation materials
- Ultraviolet radiationProperties
- UV absorberPolymers & Specialty Processing
- UV stabilityPhotovoltaics