Abstract: The invention is relative to weather-resistant polyamides and to methods of their production in which the polymerization or polycondensation of the polyamide-forming monomers (I) is carried out in the presence of 0.02 to 0.7% by weight 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetraalkylpiperdine (II), 0 to 0.5% by weight of an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diamine (III) carrying a primary and a tertiary amino group and 0.02 to 0.7% by weight of a 2,6-dialkylphenol (IV) functionalized in 4-position to the OH group and with the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different alkyl groups with 1 to 6 C atoms, R.sup.3 is either a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, functional group A represents either a free carboxyl group or a carboxyl group esterified with C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: A method for making glycidyl ether-functional (meth)acrylate copolymers includes the step of reacting a hydroxyalkyl-functional (meth)acrylate copolymer with an epihalohydrin in the presence of a suitable catalyst. The reactants may be reacted by an addition reaction catalyzed with a Lewis acid catalyst, followed by dehydrohalogenation with aqueous alkali solution. Alternatively, the reactants may be reacted in a phase transfer reaction employing quaternary ammonium or quaternary phosphonium phase transfer catalysts.

Abstract: A process for producing composite materials which can be thermally postformed, with a matrix of polylactam produced by means of activated anionic polymerization is offered.

Abstract: The invention relates to Amorphous and/or semicrystalline copolyesters containing .beta.-hydroxyalkylamide groups according to formula (I) ##STR1## whereinP=polymer chain of the polyesterR1=alkyl residues with 1-5 atoms or hydrogen or ##STR2## R2=alkyl residues with 1-5 C-atoms or hydrogen, R3=alkyl residues and 1-5 C-atoms or hydrogen, andn.gtoreq.2,with a molecular weight (Mn) of 300 to 15,000 and a hydroxyl value of 10 to 400 ?mg KOH/g!.

Abstract: Colorless, amorphous polyamides, preferably their blends or alloys, and the molded articles with high alternate bending strengths that can be produced from them, are made available; they are made up from unbranched long chain monomer units and cycloaliphatic monomer units, and have high strength, high rigidity, high heat distortion, and good solvent resistance.

Abstract: Thermosetting powder coatings based on epoxide-containing acrylate copolymer resins are disclosed comprising:(A) an acrylate copolymer that contains glycidyl ether residues;(B) an aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic polybasic acid and/or a polyol-modified anhydride of a polybasic acid and/or an amorphous or semi-crystalline carboxy-functional copolyester resin and/or a carboxy-functional acrylic resin;(C) and, optionally, fillers and/or pigments and/or additives wherein the acrylate copolymer (A) has a molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000 to 30,000 and a glass transition temperature of 20 to 120.degree. C. and is obtainable by, in a first step, preparing a hydroxyl-functional acrylate copolymer (D), which copolymer is then transformed into the acrylate copolymer (A), by reaction with epihaloalkanes. The aforementioned compositions can be processed further to give thermosetting powder coatings which can be applied to substrates such as metal to form protective coatings or films.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel hot-melt masses consisting of a statistically built-up copolyether ester based on terephthalic acid and a mixture of aliphatic diols. Terephthalic acid is used as the single acid component and its molar amount, relative to the total amount of acid, is 100 molar %. A combination of butane diol, diethylene glycol, polyethylene and optionally triethylene glycol is present as diol component. The molar amount of butane diol is less than 75 molar %, the amount of diethylene glycol is between 5 and 60 molar %, the amount of triethylene glycol between 0 and 40 molar % and at least 2 and at the most 10 molar % of a higher-molecular polyethylene glycol component with a molar mass of 600-4000 g/mole is used, relative to the total acid amount and total diol amount of 100 molar % in each instance. The melting point of the copolyether ester adhesive masses is between 90.degree. and 190.degree. C.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a new adhesion promoter composition based on polyamide having an excess of amino end groups and at least one diamine added to the polymerized polyamide, said diamine being selected from substituted or unsubstituted, aliphatic C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 diamines or mixtures thereof. The adhesion promoter tightly connects thermoplastically workable fluoropolymers based on VDF, TFE and HFP with polyamides. The invention is also directed to thermoplastic multi-layer composites having at least one inside layer of thermoplastically workable fluoropolymers, at least one adhesion promoter layer composed of the aforementioned adhesion promoter molding compound, and having at least one polyamide outside layer, wherein these layers are tightly connected to one another. Finally, the invention is directed to multi-layer polymer tubes.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a new adhesion promoter composition based on polyamide having an excess of amino end groups and at least one diamine added to the polymerized polyamide, said diamine being selected from substituted or unsubstituted, aliphatic C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 diamines or mixtures thereof. The adhesion promoter tightly connects thermoplastically workable fluoropolymers based on VDF, TFE and HFP with polyamides. The invention is also directed to thermoplastic multi-layer composites having at least one inside layer of thermoplastically workable fluoropolymers, at least one adhesion promoter layer composed of the aforementioned adhesion promoter molding compound, and having at least one polyamide outside layer, wherein these layers are tightly connected to one another. Finally, the invention is directed to multi-layer polymer tubes.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a process for the production of a polyester multifilament yarn having at least 90 mol % ethylene terephthalate with a single filament titer of 1 to 20 dtex, using a central quenching system, characterized in that the method has the following steps: Extrusion of a polyethylene terephthalate polymer melt through a spinneret that has a number of capillaries between 150 and 1500, adjusting a spacer length between 5 and 150 mm, cooling of the obtained threads by means of a constant blown-air speed profile defined in the thread transit direction in that it initially rises very quickly in the region facing the spinneret, then reaches a maximum and subsequently drops off initially very quickly, then more slowly, with the average blown air speed in the vicinity of the threads being between 0.15 and 1.5 m/sec, in such a manner that the undrawn yarn produced from the process has a birefringence of between 0.050 and 0.

Abstract: A liquid system for executing the anionic lactam polymerization is proposed, which contains activator as well as catalyst and selectively additives and which is liquid at room temperature and remains stable when stored.

Abstract: A polyamide composition which is amorphous and transparent, which has reduced flammability, and which has reduced migration of flame-retardant additive so that it is film-free, includes at least one polyamide which contains cycloaliphatic monomer units and which is amorphous and transparent; and a flame-retardant additive which is present in an amount effective to reduced flammability of the polyamide composition, which is dissolved in the at least one polyamide, and which is at least one alkyl phosphonic acid compound having a general formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R' each represent, independent of each other, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and x=0 or 1. An article molded from this composition is transparent, has reduced flammability, and has reduced migration of flame-retardant additive so that it is film-free.

Abstract: A flexible conduit for coolant having a high bursting pressure above 8 bar at 100.degree. C. and high hydrolysis resistance comprising an outer layer of a material selected from the group consisting of homopolyamides, copolyamides and mixtures thereof with an excess of amino terminal groups, a non-swelling inner layer made of a material selected from the group consisting of non-halogenated copolyolefins, non-halogenated homopolyolefins and mixtures thereof and a middle layer compatible with the inner and outer layers made of a homopolyolefin or a copolyolefin with grafted functional groups, the layers being coextruded and corrugated during coextrusion.

Abstract: The invention relates to heat-curable coating compounds containing a carboxyl-functional polyester produced by a condensation reaction from aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic and/or aromatic polycarboxylic acids and anhydrides, a .beta.-hydroxyalkylamide and special stabilizers.

Abstract: Thermosetting powder coatings based on epoxide-containing acrylate copolymer resins are disclosed comprising:(A) an acrylate copolymer that contains glycidyl ether residues;(B) an aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic polybasic acid and/or a polyol-modified anhydride of a polybasic acid and/or an amorphous or semi-crystalline carboxy-functional copolyester resin and/or a carboxy-functional acrylic resin;(C) and, optionally, fillers and/or pigments and/or additives wherein the acrylate copolymer (A) has a molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000 to 30,000 and a glass transition temperature of 20.degree. to 120.degree. C. and is obtainable by, in a first step, preparing a hydroxyl-functional acrylate copolymer (D), which copolymer is then transformed into the acrylate copolymer (A), by reaction with epihaloalkanes.The aforementioned compositions can be processed further to give thermosetting powder coatings which can be applied to substrates such as metal to form protective coatings or films.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a new adhesion promoter composition based on polyamide having an excess of amino end groups and at least one diamine added to the polymerized polyamide, said diamine being selected from substituted or unsubstituted, aliphatic C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 diamines or mixtures thereof. The adhesion promoter tightly connects thermoplastically workable fluoropolymers based on VDF, TFE and HFP with polyamides. The invention is also directed to thermoplastic multi-layer composites having at least one inside layer of thermoplastically workable fluoropolymers, at least one adhesion promoter layer composed of the aforementioned adhesion promoter molding compound, and having at least one polyamide outside layer, wherein these layers are tightly connected to one another. Finally, the invention is directed to multi-layer polymer tubes.

Abstract: Polymer tubing, made of at least one polymer layer, has a partial section of the tubing which is corrugated and wherein the rings formed by the corrugations extend around the tube axis, with the corrugations being embodied at least partially in an oval shape or in the shape of an ellipse or in the form of a circle, which is flattened on one side.

Abstract: Thermosetting powder coating compositions include at least one glycidic-ether containing amorphous and/or semi-crystalline copolyester and a cross-linking agent which is an aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic polybasic acid and/or its anhydride and/or a polyolmodified anhydride of a polybasic acid and/or amorphous or semi-crystalline carboxyl-functional copolyester resins and/or carboxyl-functional acrylate resins.

Abstract: The invention relates to postcondensed paper machine felts comprising a polyamide base fabric and a polyamide coating needled thereon, the paper machine felts having a relative solution viscosity in sulfuric acid in accordance with the DIN 53,727 standard of 5 or more.The invention further relates to a method of increasing the molecular weight of paper machine felts which comprises impregnating the paper machine felts with a solution of postcondensation catalysts, followed by drying and thermally postcondensing the felts below the melting point of the polyamide in a solid phase by the exclusion of oxygen.

Abstract: Colorless, amorphous polyamide, or blends or alloys thereof, and the molded articles with high alternate bending strengths are made available; they are preferably made up of unbranched aliphatic diamines and cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acids, and have high strength, high rigidity, high heat distortion, and good solvent resistance.