Abstract: A polymer composition can be used for selective absorbing sintering, SAS, or selective inhibition sintering, SIS. The polymer has open mesopores and the cumulative pore volume distribution of the mesopores, measured to DIN 66134, is at least 0.01 cm3/g.

Abstract: A polymer composition can be used for selective absorbing sintering, SAS, or selective inhibition sintering, SIS. The polymer has open mesopores and the cumulative pore volume distribution of the mesopores, measured to DIN 66134, is at least 0.01 cm3/g.

Abstract: A polyamide powder for selective absorbing sintering, SAS, or selective inhibition sintering, SIS. The polyamide powder has a solution viscosity to ISO 307 of 1.8 to 2 and a rise in the solution viscosity of 0% to 25% when it is subjected to a temperature 20° C. below its melting temperature under air for 20 hours.

Abstract: A polymer composition can be used in selective absorbing sintering, SAS, or selective inhibition sintering, SIS, methods. The polymer of the polymer composition has open mesopores, where a cumulative pore volume distribution of the mesopores, measured according to DIN 66134, is at least 0.01 cm3/g.

Abstract: A polyamide powder for selective absorbing sintering, SAS, or selective inhibition sintering, SIS. The polyamide powder has a solution viscosity to ISO 307 of 1.8 to 2 and a rise in the solution viscosity of 0% to 25% when it is subjected to a temperature 20° C. below its melting temperature under air for 20 hours.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer powder for use in a layer-by-layer method in which areas of each powder layer are selectively fused by introducing electromagnetic energy. Said polymer powder contains: at least one AB-type polyamide produced by polymerizing lactams comprising 10 to 12 carbon atoms in the monomer unit or polycondensing the corresponding ?-amino carboxylic acids comprising 10 to 12 carbon atoms in the monomer unit and at least one AABB-type polyamide produced by polycondensing diamines and dicarboxylic acids, each of which comprises 10 to 14 carbon atoms in the monomer units, the AB-type polyamide containing up to 20 mole % of the AABB comonomer units and the AABB-type polyamide containing up to 20 mole % of the AB monomer units.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polymer powder containing a polyamide of AB type, produced by polymerizing at least one lactam having from 10 to 12 carbon atoms in a monomer unit or by polycondensing at least one corresponding ?-aminocarboxylic acid having from 10 to 12 carbon atoms in a monomer unit, and a polyamide of AABB type, produced by polycondensing at least one diamine and at least one dicarboxylic acid having respectively from 10 to 14 carbon atoms in monomer units. The polyamide of the AB type and the polyamide of the AABB type are prepared separately and then coprecipitated to form the polymer powder, and the polymer powder is a physical mixture of the polyamide of the AB type and the polyamide of the AABB type. Also disclosed herein is a method for producing the polymer powder.

Abstract: A polymer composition can be used in selective absorbing sintering, SAS, or selective inhibition sintering, SIS, methods. The polymer of the polymer composition has open mesopores, where a cumulative pore volume distribution of the mesopores, measured according to DIN 66134, is at least 0.01 cm3/g.

Abstract: A polyamide powder for powder bed fusion methods is described. The polymer exhibits a solution viscosity to ISO 307 of 1.55 to 1.75 and an increase in solution viscosity of 10% to 40%, preferably 20% to 30%, when under a nitrogen atmosphere it is subjected to a temperature 10° C. below its melting temperature for 24 h.

Abstract: A polyamide powder for selective absorbing sintering, SAS, or selective inhibition sintering, SIS. The polyamide powder has a solution viscosity to ISO 307 of 1.8 to 2 and a rise in the solution viscosity of 0% to 25% when it is subjected to a temperature 20° C. below its melting temperature under air for 20 hours.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer powder for use in a layer-by-layer method in which areas of each powder layer are selectively fused by introducing electromagnetic energy. Said polymer powder contains: at least one AB-type polyamide produced by polymerizing lactams comprising 10 to 12 carbon atoms in the monomer unit or polycondensing the corresponding ?-amino carboxylic acids comprising 10 to 12 carbon atoms in the monomer unit and at least one AABB-type polyamide produced by polycondensing diamines and dicarboxylic acids, each of which comprises 10 to 14 carbon atoms in the monomer units, the AB-type polyamide containing up to 20 mole % of the AABB comonomer units and the AABB-type polyamide containing up to 20 mole % of the AB monomer units.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer powder for use in a layer-by-layer method in which areas of each powder layer are selectively fused by introducing electromagnetic energy. Said polymer powder contains: at least one AB-type polyamide produced by polymerizing lactams comprising 10 to 12 carbon atoms in the monomer unit or polycondensing the corresponding ?-amino carboxylic acids comprising 10 to 12 carbon atoms in the monomer unit and at least one AABB-type polyamide produced by polycondensing diamines and dicarboxylic acids, each of which comprises 10 to 14 carbon atoms in the monomer units, the AB-type polyamide containing up to 20 mole % of the AABB comonomer units and the AABB-type polyamide containing up to 20 mole % of the AB monomer units.

Abstract: A component which comprises the following components: I. a top layer of a moulding compound which contains at least 50% by weight of PA613 and II. a substrate of a thermoplastic moulding compound has a surface with high scratch resistance and high chemical resistance.

Abstract: A transparent component, which comprises the following subcomponents: I. an outer layer composed of a polyamide moulding composition, which comprises the following constituents: a) from 50 to 100 parts by weight of polyamide, which can be prepared from the following monomers: ?) 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, where the mol % data here are based on the entirety of diamine, and also ?) 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, where the mol % data here are based on the entirety of dicarboxylic acid; b) from 0 to 50 parts by weight of another polyamide, where the parts by weight of a) and b) give a total of 100, II.