Abstract: A polyamide moulding composition with particularly good tensile strain at break consisting of the following constituents: (A) 50 to 100% by weight of at least one transparent polyamide composed of: (a1) 55 to 77 mol % of acyclic, aliphatic diamine having 5-10 carbon atoms; (a2) 23 to 45 mol % of cycloaliphatic diamine having 6-36 C atoms, where the proportions of (a1) and (a2) are based on the entirety of the diamines used; (a3) 40 to 80 mol % of aromatic dicarboxylic acid or a mixture of such dicarboxylic acids; and (a4) 20 to 60 mol % of acyclic, aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 8 to 16 carbon atoms, or a mixture of such dicarboxylic acids, where the proportions of (a3) and (a4) are based on the entirety of the dicarboxylic acids used; and (B) 0-50% by weight of additives; where the entirety of components (A) and (B) gives 100% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of injection-moulded, reinforced moulded parts, the fibre orientation of which is specifically adjusted on a local basis. Via suitable, dynamically controlled supplementary heating in the wall of the injection mould which is used (variotherm heatable channel), a local cavity region is hereby heated at the time of injection to a temperature in the region of or above the solidification temperature (in any case above the crystallisation temperature in the case of partially crystalline plastic materials or above the glass transition temperature in the case of amorphous plastic materials) of the polymer (plastic material moulding compound).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyamide molding compound comprising the following components or consisting of these components: (A) 40 to 95 wt % of a specific polyamide mixture consisting of the polyamides (A1) and (A2); (B) 5 to 50 wt % of at least one glass filler having a refractive index in the range from 1.540 to 1.600; (C) 0 to 10 wt % of at least one additive; wherein the weight proportions of the components (A) to (C) add up to 100% wt %; wherein the at least one transparent polyamide (A2) has a transparency of at least 90% and a haze of at most 3%. The present invention additionally relates to molded bodies composed of this polyamide molding compound.

Abstract: Thermoplastic polyamide moulding composition consisting of: (A) 30-99.9 percent by weight of at least one polyamide selected from the group consisting of: at least one aliphatic or semiaromatic polyamide, in each case with C:N ratio at least 8; at least one aliphatic or semiaromatic polyamide composed of at least one dicarboxylic acid and of at least one diamine and also optionally a proportion below 50 mol percent based on the entirety of dicarboxylic acids and diamine as 100 mol percent, of lactams and/or aminocarboxylic acids; and mixtures thereof; (B) 0.1-5.0 percent by weight of polyethyleneimine (PEI) or copolymers or derivatives thereof; (C) 0-60 percent by weight of fillers and/or reinforcing materials; (D) 0-5.0 percent by weight of additives; where the entirety of (A)-(D) provides 100% of the thermoplastic polyamide moulding composition, and also uses of such moulding compositions in particular in the context of components bonded to mineral glass.

Abstract: Thermoplastic moulding composition consisting of (A) 51 to 69.9 wt % of polyamide elastomer; (B) 15 to 38 wt % of ethylene-?-olefin copolymer; (C) 3 to 25 wt % of polyamide selected from the group consisting of: PA6, PA66, PA6/66, PA610, PA612, PA614, PA616, PA6/610, PA66/610 or mixtures thereof; (D) 0.1 to 2.0 wt % of heat stabilizers based on copper and/or iodide, organic stabilizers or a mixture thereof; (E) 0 to 5.0 wt % of additives, different from (A) to (D); where the sum of (A) to (E) makes 100 wt % of the total moulding composition, and with the proviso that the sum of (B) and (C) is in the range from 30 to 48 wt % based on the total moulding composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid transport pipe which has an inner layer, coming in contact with a fluid, comprising at least one aliphatic polyamide and at least one impact modifier and also at least one outer layer which is connected directly to the inner layer and is formed from an aliphatic polyamide and at least one flame retardant. While the inner layer ensures the chemical resistance relative to the fluids to be transported and the mechanical resistance, the flame resistance is ensured by the outer layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polyamide moulding compounds which have an improved resistance to heat-aging and comprise the following compositions: (A) 25 to 84.99 wt.-% of at least one polyamide, (B) 15 to 70 wt.-% of at least one filler and reinforcing means, (C) 0.01 to 5.0 wt.-% of at least one inorganic radical interceptor, (D) 0 to 5.0 wt.-% of at least one heat stabilizer which is different from the inorganic free-radical scavenger under (C), and (E) 0 to 20.0 wt.-% of at least one additive. The invention further relates to moulded articles produced from these polyamide moulding compounds as components in the automobile or electrics/electronics sector.

Abstract: A description is given of thermoplastic, white-pigmented plastics moulding compositions having improved mechanical properties, especially for LDS applications. The thermoplastic moulding composition consists of: (A) 20-88 wt % of a mixture consisting of (A1) 60-100 wt % of a thermoplastic (A2) 0-40 wt % of a mixture of (A2_1) 0-40 wt % of a thermoplastic other than (A1); (A2_2) 0-40 wt % of impact modifiers other than (A1) and (A2_1); (B) 10-70 wt % of fibrous adjuvants; (C) 0.1-10 wt % of an LDS additive or of a mixture of LDS additives, at least one LDS additive being selected from the following group: metal oxide based on copper, neodymium, molybdenum, bismuth, antimony or tin, with the proviso that spinels are excluded; metal phosphate; metal hydroxide phosphate; (D) 0.1-20 wt % of white pigment; (E) 0-20 wt % of particulate filler other than C and/or D; (F) 0-2 wt % of further, different additives; the sum of (A)-(F) making up 100 wt %.

Abstract: Polyamide moulding composition in particular for railway applications consisting of: (A) from 50 to 90% by weight of a polyamide matrix consisting of (A1) polyamide 12 and optionally (A2) up to 85% by weight of polyamide elastomer based on polyamide 12; (B) from 7 to 28% by weight of flame retardant consisting of (B1) at least one metal phosphinate, and also optionally (B2) up to 40% of a nitrogen-containing synergist and/or at least one nitrogen- and phosphorus-containing flame retardant; (C) from 3 to 15% by weight of plasticizer; (D) from 0 to 15% by weight polyolefin; (E) from 0 to 10% by weight of additives and/or particulate fillers, with exclusion of fibrous reinforcing materials; where the entirety of (C) and (D) is from 3 to 20% by weight, based on the entire moulding composition, and where the entirety of (A) to (E) provides 100% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to impact-modified polyamide moulding compounds which, in addition to a specific, amorphous polyamide and a functionalised styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer as impact modifier, possibly comprise further specific, partially crystalline polyamides and additives. Likewise, the invention relates to the use of these polyamide moulding compounds for the production of moulded articles.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a polyamide moulding composition having an excellent adhesion to metal surfaces. Moreover, the present invention refers to structural parts with a metal component directly bonded to a thermoplastic component (interconnected without using a bonding agent/layer). The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing of such structural parts by an injection moulding or extrusion processes.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a polyamide moulding composition consisting of the following components: a) 45 to 75% by weight of at least one partially crystalline polyamide consisting of at least one diamine and at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid, whereupon the at least one diamine has 4 to 18 carbon atoms and is selected from a group of diamines consisting of linear aliphatic diamines, branched aliphatic diamines and cycloaliphatic diamines, b) 5 to 20% by weight of at least one fibrous reinforcing agent, c) 10 to 40% by weight of at least one non-sized filler which is different from the fibrous reinforcing agent in b), d) 0 to 10% by weight of a at least one additive, with the proviso that the component b) and c) add up to 25 to 45% by weight and the entirety of components a) to d) add up to 100% by weight. Moreover, the present invention refers to a moulded article producible from this moulding composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous, solids-containing dipping bath composition for treating reinforcing inserts for rubber products comprising the following components or consisting of these components, (A) at least one blocked MDI mixture, the MDI mixture comprising MDI oligomers of formula (I), n being a whole number from 1 to 8, and MDI monomers; (B) at least one resorcinol-formaldehyde latex; and (C) possibly at least one additive, wherein the dipping bath composition is essentially free of epoxides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous, solids-containing dipping bath composition for treating reinforcing inserts for rubber products comprising the following components or consisting of these components, (A) at least one blocked MDI mixture, the MDI mixture comprising MDI oligomers of formula (I), n being a whole number from 1 to 8, and MDI monomers; (B) at least one latex; (C) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates, lignin derivatives and mixtures hereof; and (D) possibly at least one additive; the dipping bath composition being essentially free of epoxides, and the dipping bath composition being essentially free of resorcinol, formaldehyde and the reaction products thereof.

Abstract: The invention concerns polyamide moulding compound, in particular for producing heat-resistant moulded parts, having the following composition: (A) 20 to 79 wt. % of at least one partially aromatic polyamide in the form of a copolyamide which comprises 50 to 80 mol. % units formed by hexanediamine and terephthalic acid; (B) 1 to 15 wt. % of at least one impact-resistant modifier; (C) 20 to 60 wt. % of at least one carbon fibre; and (D) 0 to 5 wt. % of at least one additive, components (A) to (D) adding up to 100 wt. %.

Abstract: A molding compound consisting of the components: (A)-(E), wherein the sum of (A)-(E) makes up 100 wt. %. Component A is 40-70 wt. % of at least one partially crystalline polyamide, made up of: (a1) 60-75 wt. % of 6T units; (a2) 20-35 wt. % of 6I units; (a3) 3-15 wt. % of 612 units; (a4) 0-5 wt. % of one of the following units: 66; 68; 69; 610; 6; or a mixture of such units; wherein the sum of (a1) to (a4) makes up 100 wt. % of (A). Component (B) is 30-60 wt. % of fibrous reinforcing materials. Component (C) is 0-30 wt. % of particulate fillers different from (B), (D) and (E). Component (D) is 0-2.0 wt. % of heat stabilizers, and component (E) is 0-6 wt. % of auxiliary agents and/or additives, different from (A)-(D).

Abstract: A method for producing a laser-structurable component, wherein an extruded single- or multilayer molded part with at least one laser-structurable layer that forms an exposed surface of the molded part is applied onto the surface of a non-laser-structurable support element. Alternatively, the at least one laser-structurable layer may be back-molded with a non-laser-structurable thermoplastic support element so that at least one laser-structurable layer of the molded part forms at least one part of the surface of the laser-structurable component. The extruded single- or multilayer molded part is deep-drawn into the component. In the process, the laser-structurable layer of the molded part consists of a thermoplastic molding compound consisting of: (A) 30-99.9 wt. % of a thermoplastic consisting of polyamide; (B) 0.1-10 wt. % of an LDS additive; and (C) 0-60 wt. % of an additive material which is different from (A) and (B).

Abstract: Plastics line consisting of three layers, an inner layer (3) bordering the interior (2), a middle layer (4) directly adjoining the inner layer (3), and an outer layer (5) directly adjoining the middle layer (4), where the inner layer (3) is formed on the basis of a mixture of at least two polyamides selected from the following group: PA12, PA612, PA616, or consists substantially thereof, the middle layer (4) is formed on the basis of PA612 and/or PA616 or consists substantially thereof, the outer layer (5) is formed on the basis of a mixture of at least two polyamides selected from the following group: PA12, PA612, PA616, or consists substantially thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polyamide moulding compound consisting of the following components: (A) 35-68 wt. % of at least one semi-crystalline, semi-aromatic, thermoplastic polyamide based on aliphatic diamines with 4-8 carbon atoms with a melting temperature of at least 270° C.; (B) 15-22 wt. % carbon fibres; (C) 18-30 wt. % glass fibres; (D) 1-10 wt. % of an impact-resistance modifier that is different from (E) and/or polymers that are different from (A), (E) and (F); (E) 0-10 wt. % ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer; and (F) 0-3 wt. % additives. In this way, the sum of the components (A)-(F) is 100 wt. %, the sum of the components (B)-(C) is in the range of 33-48 wt. %, and the sum of the components (D)-(E) is in the range of 2-12 wt. %. The moulding compound permits the production of dimensionally stable, electrically conductive components, e.g. for the automotive sector and for contact with fuels, in particular methanol-containing petrol.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a polyamide moulding composition consisting of the following components: (A) 30 to 79.7% by weight of at least one partially crystalline polyamide consisting of at least one diamine and at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid, whereupon the at least one diamine has 4 to 20 carbon atoms and is selected from a group of diamines consisting of linear aliphatic diamines, branched aliphatic diamines, cycloaliphatic diamines and araliphatic diamines, (B) 0 to 10% by weight of at least one polyamide different from component (A) (C) 20 to 55% by weight of at least one fibrous reinforcing agent, (D) 0.2 to 2.0% by weight of nigrosine, (E) 0.1 to 3.0% by weight of at least one heat stabilizer, (F) 0 to 10% by weight of a at least one additive, whereby the entirety of components (A) to (F) add up to 100% by weight.