Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a blend of (A) thermoplastic materials comprising (A1) a polyamide block copolymer and (A2) one or more thermoplastic organic polymers excluding (A1), with (B) a silicone composition comprising (B1) a silicone base comprising (B1a) a diorganopolysiloxane polymer having a viscosity of at least 1000000 mPa·s at 25° C. and an average of at least 2 alkenyl groups per molecule, (B1b) a reinforcing filler in an amount of from 1 to 50% by weight of polymer (B1a), and (B2) an organohydrido silicone compound which contains an average of at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen groups per molecule, (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst, which composition may additionally optionally comprise (D) one or more additives; wherein the weight ratio (A):(B) is in the range 50:50 to 95:5, and wherein component B2 and C being present in an amount sufficient to cure said silicone composition B.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a blend of (A) a thermoplastic organic polyether block amide copolymer, (B) a silicone composition comprising (B1) a silicone base comprising (B1a) a diorganopolysiloxane polymer having a viscosity of at least 1000000 mPa·s at 25° C. and an average of at least 2 alkenyl groups per molecule and (B1b) a reinforcing filler in an amount of from 1 to 50% by weight based on the weight of (B1a), (B2) an organohydrido silicone compound which contains an average of at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen groups per molecule, (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst, and optionally: one or more additives component (D), wherein the weight ratio of thermoplastic organic polyether block amide copolymer (A) to the silicone composition (B) is in the range 50:50 to 95:5, and wherein component (B2) and (C) are present in an amount sufficient to cure said silicone composition (B1).

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a blend of (A) thermoplastic materials comprising (A1) a polyamide block copolymer and (A2) one or more thermoplastic organic polymers excluding (A1), with (B) a silicone composition comprising (B1) a silicone base comprising (B1a) a diorganopolysiloxane polymer having a viscosity of at least 1000000 mPa·s at 25° C. and an average of at least 2 alkenyl groups per molecule, (B1b) a reinforcing filler in an amount of from 1 to 50% by weight of polymer (B1a), and (B2) an organohydrido silicone compound which contains an average of at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen groups per molecule, (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst, which composition may additionally optionally comprise (D) one or more additives; wherein the weight ratio (A):(B) is in the range 50:50 to 95:5, and wherein component B2 and C being present in an amount sufficient to cure said silicone composition B.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a blend of (A) a thermoplastic organic polyether block amide copolymer, (B) a silicone composition comprising (B1) a silicone base comprising (B1a) a diorganopolysiloxane polymer having a viscosity of at least 1000000 mPa·s at 25° C. and an average of at least 2 alkenyl groups per molecule and (B1b) a reinforcing filler in an amount of from 1 to 50% by weight based on the weight of (B1a), (B2) an organohydrido silicone compound which contains an average of at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen groups per molecule, (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst, and optionally: one or more additives component (D), wherein the weight ratio of thermoplastic organic polyether block amide copolymer (A) to the silicone composition (B) is in the range 50:50 to 95:5, and wherein component (B2) and (C) are present in an amount sufficient to cure said silicone composition (B1).

Abstract: A process for increasing the scratch resistance of a composition comprising a thermoplastic organic polymer and a scratch resistant polymer composition per se. The process for increasing the scratch resistance of a composition comprising a thermoplastic organic polymer (P) comprises reactively mixing a thermoplastic organic polymer (A) and an organopolysiloxane (B) in a first step (I) at a temperature at which the thermoplastic organic polymer (A) and the organopolysiloxane (B) are in liquid phases to form a masterbatch. The organopolysiloxane (B) contains at least one functionality capable of reacting with the thermoplastic organic polymer (A) so that a copolymer of components (A) and (B) is formed in the masterbatch during the reactive mixing. The process further comprises a second step (II) of mixing the masterbatch with the composition comprising the thermoplastic organic polymer (P).

Abstract: A process for increasing the scratch resistance of a composition comprising a thermoplastic organic polymer and a scratch resistant polymer composition per se. The process for increasing the scratch resistance of a composition comprising a thermoplastic organic polymer (P) comprises reactively mixing a thermoplastic organic polymer (A) and an organopolysiloxane (B) in a first step (I) at a temperature at which the thermoplastic organic polymer (A) and the organopolysiloxane (B) are in liquid phases to form a masterbatch. The organopolysiloxane (B) contains at least one functionality capable of reacting with the thermoplastic organic polymer (A) so that a copolymer of components (A) and (B) is formed in the masterbatch during the reactive mixing. The process further comprises a second step (II) of mixing the masterbatch with the composition comprising the thermoplastic organic polymer (P).