Abstract: A flexible, thermoplastic, blow moldable composition which comprises a substantially homogeneous blend of A) about 40-60 wt. % polyamide, B) about 20-58 wt. % of a first ethylene copolymer selected from the group consisting of copolymers of ethylene and at least one alpha, beta ethylenically-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3-8 carbon atoms, and ionomers of said ethylene copolymers, C) about 1-20 wt. % of a second ethylene copolymer having interpolymerized units of ethylene and 1-10 wt. % of an alpha, beta ethylenically-unsaturated aliphatic epoxide, and D) 0.1-0.6 wt. % fibrillatable polytetrafluoroethylene or fibrillatable modified polytetrafluoroethylene.

Abstract: Multilayer laminates formed from at least two layers. The first layer being a flexible blow moldable thermoplastic polyamide composition and the second layer being a vinyl alcohol composition. These laminates can withstand high temperatures for extended periods of time, possess low temperature impact strength, and have resistance to permeation of fuel compositions. These laminates are especially suited for fuel tanks for motor vehicles.

Abstract: Melt fabrication, without precompounding, of a composition comprising a thermoplastic resin, an acid containing ethylene copolymer and a polymeric grafting agent, is provided by (1) bringing the molten components of the composition together for the first time, (2) intermittently shearing the components, preferably in an injection molding machine or a blow molding machine having a screw with a shearing section, and (3) intermittently fabricating in one-step the sheared molten composition into articles of pre-determined shape. The thermoplastic resin is less than 50 volume percent and is at least one continuous phase in the composition. The process is improved by increasing back pressure on the screw used in the injection molding machine, to extend the screw rotation and shear time.