Abstract: A multilayer film which comprises the following layers: I. an upper layer composed of a polyamide molding composition which is transparent at the selected layer thickness, and II. a lower layer composed of a polyamide molding composition which comprises the following components: a) from 70 to 99% by weight of a polyamide selected from ?) polyamides that can be prepared from lactam monomers or from the corresponding ?-aminocarboxylic acids having 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 carbon atoms, ?) polyamides based on diamine and dicarboxylic acids, in each case having from 6 to 18 carbon atoms, ?) polyamide elastomers that can be prepared from oligomeric, difunctional units based on one of the polyamides mentioned under ?) and ?), and on a difunctional oligoalkylene glycol, ?) copolyamides that can be prepared from the following components: from 50 to 99.

Abstract: A molding composition which comprises the following components: a) a semicrystalline copolyamide and b) an effective amount of a crystallization aid selected from nanoscale fillers and metal salts, metal oxides, or metal hydroxides which can react with the carboxy end groups of the copolyamide, where the copolyamide can be prepared from the following monomer combination: ?) from 50 to 99 mol % of a lactam or of a corresponding co-aminocarboxylic acid having 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 carbon atoms or of a substantially equimolar mixture composed of a diamine and of a dicarboxylic acid, where the diamine has been selected from the group of 1,6-hexamethylenediamine, 1,8-octamethylenediamine, 1,10-decamethylenediamine, and 1,12-dodecamethylenediamine, and the dicarboxylic acid has been selected from the group of sebacic acid and 1,12-dodecanedioic acid, and ?) from 1 to 50 mol % of a substantially equimolar mixture composed of a diamine and of a dicarboxylic acid, where either the diamine or the dicarboxylic acid

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a molding composition which comprises at least 50% by weight of a copolyamide, which is composed of the following monomer combination: a) from 65 to 99 mol % of a substantially equimolar mixture composed of an unbranched aliphatic diamine having from 6 to 18 carbon atoms and of an unbranched aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from 6 to 18 carbon atoms, where the mixture composed of diamine and dicarboxylic acid comprises an average of from 8 to 12 carbon atoms, b) from 1 to 35 mol % of a substantially equimolar mixture composed of a cycloaliphatic diamine having from 8 to 20 carbon atoms and of a dicarboxylic acid having from 6 to 18 carbon atoms, for production of a printable or printed item, such as a ski topcoat.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer powder which comprises polyamide, and to the use of this powder for shaping processes, and also to moldings produced from this polymer powder. The shaping processes are layer-by-layer processes which use powders, where regions of the respective layer are selectively melted via introduction of electromagnetic energy. The selectivity may—with no intention of restricting the invention thereto—be achieved via masks, application of inhibitors, of absorbers, or of susceptors, or via focusing of the energy introduced. After cooling, the regions then solidified can be removed in the form of moldings from the powder bed. Compared with moldings composed of conventional powders, the moldings constructed using the inventive powder by one of the inventive processes exhibit marked advantages in terms of component properties, particularly surface finish.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer powder composed of polyamide or of copolyamides, which also comprises flame retardant, in particular phosphonates, to a layer-by-layer process which selectively melts regions or selectively binds them, and also to moldings produced from this polymer powder. Compared with conventional products, the moldings constructed using the powder of the invention exhibit marked advantages in flammability and combustibility and drop behavior, particularly with respect to UL® (Underwriters Laboratories) classification. Furthermore, moldings produced from polymer powder of the invention have adequately good mechanical properties when compared with moldings based on polymer powders without flame retardant, in particular in terms of modulus of elasticity and tensile strain at break. In addition, these moldings also have a density close to that of injection moldings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the bonding of material for the production of three-dimensional objects by means of selective heating via electromagnetic energy which is either non-coherent and/or non-monochromatic and/or non-oriented, with a wavelength of from 100 nm to 1 mm. This radiation may be emitted in spot or linear form, or else in spread form. It is also possible to combine two or more sources of radiation in order to increase the speed of the process. The selectivity of the melting process is achieved via the application of an absorber to certain subregions of a layer composed of a pulverulent substrate, and then heating of the absorber by means of electromagnetic energy of wavelength from 100 nm to 1 mm. The heated absorber transfers the energy present therein to its surrounding pulverulent substrate, which is melted thereby and, after cooling, has firm cohesive bonding. The process is markedly more flexible, less expensive, and faster than conventional laser sintering.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer powder which comprises copolymer, and to the use of this powder for shaping processes, and also to moldings produced from this polymer powder. The shaping processes are layer-by-layer processes which use powders, regions of the respective layer being selectively melted via unfocused introduction of electromagnetic energy. The selectivity of the energy introduction process can—but without any intention of restricting the invention thereto—be achieved via masks, via application of inhibitors, or of absorbers or of susceptors. The inventive powder is preferably used in processes in which selectivity is achieved via application of inhibitors or of susceptors, or via a masking method. After cooling, the moldings, now solidified, can be removed from the powder bed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the bonding of material for the production of three-dimensional objects by means of selective heating via a laser of wavelength from 100 to 3000 nm. The beam spot here may be a focused or unfocused beam spot, or may indeed be spread, as is the case with the diode laser, where the bars may have a stacked arrangement. The selectivity of the melting process is achieved via the application of an absorber to certain subregions of a layer composed of a pulverulent substrate, and then heating of the absorber by means of laser radiation of wavelength from 100 to 3000 nm. The heated absorber transfers the energy present therein to its surrounding pulverulent substrate, which is melted thereby and, after cooling, has firm cohesive bonding. The process is markedly more flexible, less expensive, and faster than conventional laser sintering.

Abstract: A decorative film having an outer layer containing a polyamide composition with the following components: a) from 50 to 100 parts by weight of polyamide prepared from: ?) from 70 to 100 mol % of diamine selected from m-xylylenediamine, p-xylylenediamine and mixtures thereof, ?) from 0 to 30 mol % of other diamines having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, and ?) from 70 to 100 mol % of aliphatic dicarboxylic acids having from 10 to 18 carbon atoms and ?) from 0 to 30 mol % of other dicarboxylic acids having from 6 to 9 carbon atoms, and b) from 0 to 50 parts by weight of another polyamide, where a) and b) total 100, having good chemicals resistance, good stress cracking resistance, improved scratch resistance, and improved gloss.

Abstract: A composition containing from 88 to 99.99% by weight of a polyamide, a compound of a polyamide and mixtures of these, and from 0.01 to 0.25% by weight of a flow aid where the drying loss from the flow aid after 5 days of conditioning at a relative humidity of 95% is less than or equal to 1%, determined by ISO 787/2.

Abstract: Multilayer composites are obtained from a molding composition which contains the following components: a) 100 parts by weight of polyamide and b) from 0.005 to 10 parts by weight of a compound having at least two carbonate units by coextruding with a molding composition based on a high-melting-point polymer whose crystallite melting point Tm is at least 255° C. and/or whose glass transition temperature Tg is at least 180° C.

Abstract: A polyamide molding composition which can be used for production of a printable or printed item contains a) at most 90 parts by weight of a polyamide obtained from a lactam or from an amino carboxylic acid having at least 10 carbon atoms; and b) from 10 to 100 parts by weight of PA1010, wherein a total of components a) and b) is 100 parts by weight.

Abstract: A sintering powder containing polyamide polymer and titanium dioxide particles, a process for laser sintering, and moldings produced from the sintering powder. The moldings formed using the powder of the invention have improved surface quality due to the powders having increased yellowing resistance when exposed to thermal stress during laser sintering. Moldings produced from the sintering powder have improved mechanical properties, in particular modulus of elasticity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sinter powder composed of polyamide which also comprises PMMI, PMMA, or copolymers with PMMI, in particular PMMI-PMMA copolymers, to the use of this sinter powder for laser-sintering, and also to moldings produced from this sinter powder. The moldings made from the powder of the invention have marked advantages over conventional products in their appearance and in their surface quality, especially as far as roughness and dimensional stability during selective laser sintering (SLS) are concerned. In addition, moldings produced from the sinter powder of the invention also have better mechanical properties than moldings based on conventional nylon-12 powders, in particular in terms of modulus of elasticity and tensile strength. These moldings also have a density close to that of injection moldings.

Abstract: A process of selective inhibition of bonding (SIB) to produce three-dimensional objects is used to obtain high-quality moldings. High-quality moldings can be produced by using pulverulent materials which have a median particle size of from 10 to 200 ?m in which at least one polymer or copolymer selected from polyester, polyvinyl chloride, polyacetal, polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), PMMI, ionomer, polyamides, copolyester, copolyamides, terpolymers, or ABS, or a mixture of these, is present.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a powder which, in addition to a polymer, comprises a flame retardant based on ammonium polyphosphate, to the use of this powder for the layer-by-layer production of moldings, and also to moldings produced from this powder. The moldings constructed using the inventive powder have marked advantages with regard to their flammability, when comparison is made with conventional products, and this permits use in aircraft, for example. Furthermore, moldings produced from inventive powder also have improved mechanical properties, when comparison is made with moldings based on conventional powders, in particular in relation to modulus or elasticity and in relation to tensile strength. In addition, these moldings also have a density close to that of injection moldings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer powder which comprises polyamide, and to the use of this powder for shaping processes, and also to moldings produced from this polymer powder. The shaping processes are layer-by-layer processes which use powders, where regions of the respective layer are selectively melted via introduction of electromagnetic energy. The selectivity may be achieved, with no intention of restricting the invention thereto, be achieved via masks, application of inhibitors, of absorbers, or of susceptors, or via focusing of the energy introduced. After cooling, the regions then solidified can be removed in the form of moldings from the powder bed.

Abstract: Moldings can be produced from a polymer powder containing at least one block polyetheramide containing an oligoamide dicarboxylic acid and a polyetheramine; wherein the powder is suitable for use in a layer-by-layer process in which regions of a powder layer are selectively melted via introduction of electromagnetic energy.

Abstract: A process for producing moldings with condensing-up of a polyamide molding composition by means of a compound having at least two carbonate units, wherein a) a polyamide molding composition is made available, b) a mixture of the polyamide molding composition and the compound having at least two carbonate units is prepared, c) the mixture is, if appropriate, stored and/or transported and d) the mixture is subsequently processed to produce the molding, with the condensing-up occurring only in this step, and the molding is a hollow body or hollow profile having an external diameter of at least 30 mm and a wall thickness of at least 1 mm, effects a significant increase in the melt stiffness combined with moderate processing presssures, which considerably simplifies the production of these moldings.

Abstract: A process for producing moldings with condensing-up of a polyamide molding composition whose polyamide component contains, as a result of the method of preparation, at least 5 ppm of phosphorus in the form of an acidic compound by means of a compound having at least two carbonate units, wherein a) from 0.001 to 10% by weight, based on the polyamide, of a salt of a weak acid is added to the polyamide molding composition prior to compounding or during compounding, b) a mixture of the finished composition and the compound having at least two carbonate units is prepared, c) the mixture is, if appropriate, stored and/or transported and d) the mixture is subsequently processed to produce the molding, with the condensing-up occurring only in this step, effects a significant increase in the melt stiffness combined with moderate processing presssures, which considerably simplifies, in particular, the production of hollow bodies and hollow profiles having large diameters.