PET

A thermoplastic polyester formed from ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid, used as a fibre, film and moulding or bottle-grade plastic.

Also called Polyethylene terephthalate, PETE.

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How it connects

PET is a kind of Polyester.

Other kinds of Polyester: PBT, PLA, Polyester resin and PTT.

In other taxonomies

poly(ethylene terephthalate)ISO 1043-1, PETthe same thing
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)Uniclass, Ma_60_65_27_28nearly the same
polyethylene terephthalateWikidata, Q145863nearly the same

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Where it sits

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Polymer

Polyester5

PET

5 terms, PBT to PTT

Record

Also called: Polyethylene terephthalate · PETE
Broader: Polyester
Provenance: referencedcomposition dictionary in a materials-retrieval system (src-05); ISO 1043-1:2011+Amd 1:2016, read 22 Sep 2026

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has-conceptMaterialincoming
has-conceptMaterialincoming
belongs-to-axisMaterialoutgoing
belongs-to-facetMaterialoutgoing
broaderPolyesteroutgoing
narrowerPolyesterincoming

Derived hierarchy views

ancestor (derived)Polyesteroutgoing
ancestor (derived)Polymeroutgoing
sibling (derived)PBToutgoing
sibling (derived)PLAoutgoing
sibling (derived)Polyester resinoutgoing
sibling (derived)PTToutgoing

Crosswalks

External mappings and dated negative results for PET
Scheme	Identifier	Their label, or the search	How close
ISO 1043-1	PET	poly(ethylene terephthalate)	the same thing
Uniclass	Ma_60_65_27_28	Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)	nearly the same
Wikidata	Q145863	polyethylene terephthalate	nearly the same