Detailed below are a list of common technical names which are widely used across the gasket and sealing sector along with their more commonly used name/s.
| Technical name | Common name |
| Acrylic Ethylene Co-Polymer | AEM |
| Bromobutyl | BIIR |
| Carboxylated Nitrile | XNBR |
| Chloroprene | CR, Neoprene |
| Chlorosulphonated polyethylene | Hypalon/CSM |
| Epichlorohydrin | ECO |
| Ethylene propylene diene monomer | EPDM |
| Ethylene vinyl acetate | EVA |
| Expanded multidirectional PTFE | ePTFE |
| Fluorocarbon rubber | FKM, Viton |
| Fluorosilicone | FVMQ |
| Hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber | HNBR |
| Isobutylene isoprene | Butyl rubber |
| Nitrile or Buna-N, Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber | NBR, Nitrile |
| Non-Asbestos Fibre | CNAF |
| Nuna-N | Nitrile |
| Perfluoroelasomer | FFKM |
| Phenyl Silicone | PVMQ |
| Polyamide | Nylon |
| Polyethylene foam | Plastazote |
| Polysiloxane | Silicone |
| Polytetrafluorethylene | PTFE or Teflon |
| Polyurethane | PU |
| Polyvinyl chloride | PVC |
| Ring type joints | RTJs |
| Self adhesive backed sponge | SAB Sponge |
| Styrene-butadiene rubber, Buna-S | SBR |
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