Abstract: The present invention relates to a molding composition, comprising by weight: (A) 38 to 87% of at least one semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide, (B) 3 to 25% of a hollow glass reinforcement, (C) 5% to 30% glass fibers, (D) 5 to 15% of at least one impact modifier chosen from a polyolefin, a polyether block amide (PEBA-1) and a mixture thereof, the polyolefin and the PEBA-1 having a flexural modulus less than 200 MPa, in particular less than 100 MPa, as measured according to standard ISO 178:2010, at 23° C., (E) 0 to 2% by weight of at least one additive, the sum of the proportions of each constituent of said composition being equal to 100%, the density of the composition being less than 1.12 g/cm3.

Abstract: A transparent molding composition including, by weight (with a total of 100%): (A) 35 to 84% of a polyamide mixture including: 10 to 95% by weight of at least one semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide, whose average number of carbon atoms relative to nitrogen atoms is greater than or equal to 8; 90 to 5% by weight of at least one amorphous polyamide; (B) from over 10 to 30% of at least one impact modifier; (C) from 6 to 20% of short glass fibers; (D) 0 to 10% of at least one prepolymer; and (E) 0 to 5% of at least one additive selected from stabilizers, dyes, plasticizers, processing aids or a mixture thereof, the index of refraction of each constituent (A), (B), (C) and (D) being included between 1.500 and 1.540, and wherein said composition has no PEBA and has a dry-measured modulus at 23° C. over 1700 MPa.

Abstract: A transparent molding composition, including by weight: (a) from 30 to 90% of at least one (co)polyamide of formula PACMY/Z, (b) from 10 to 70% by weight of at least one semi-crystalline copolyamide of formula A/WS, (c) from 0 to 10% of at least one impact modifier chosen from the polyether block amides (PEBA) and the core-shell polymers, (d) from 0 to 2% by weight of at least one additive, (e) from 0 to 5% by weight of a prepolymer; the sum of the proportions of each constituent of said composition being equal to 100%, the composition having good alcohol resistance as determined by an ethanol resistance test.

Abstract: A molding composition including by weight: (A) 45% to 90%, particularly 60% to 80%, more particularly 62.5% to 77.5% of at least one copolyamide with amide units (Bal) and polyether units (Ba2), (B) 5% to 30%, particularly 10% to 20%, more particularly 12.5% to 17.5% of carbon fibers, (C) 5% to 20%, particularly 10% to 15% of a hollow glass reinforcement, (D) 0% to 5%, preferably 0.1% to 2% of at least one additive, the sum of the proportions of each constituent (A)+(B)+(C)+(D) of the composition being equal to 100%.

Abstract: A composition including from: a) 35% to 100% by weight of at least one semicrystalline aliphatic polyamide and/or one polyamide of formula MXDZ wherein MXD is meta-xylylenediamine and Z is a C6 to C12 aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, the semicrystalline aliphatic polyamide and/or the polyamide of formula MXDZ having a total acidity between from 70 to 180 ?eq/g and a total basicity of less than 100 ?eq/g; b) 0 to 25% by weight of polyolefins; c) 0 to 60% by weight, of glass fibers; d) 0 to 2% by weight of at least one additive; e) 0 to 30% by weight of at least one flame retardant; the sum a)+b)+c)+d)+e) being equal to 100%, the semicrystalline aliphatic polyamide and/or the polyamide of formula MXDZ having a melt flow index (MFI) between from 4 to 50 g/10 min.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a moulding composition comprising by weight: (A) 65% to 98%, in particular 65% to 95%, of at least one copolyamide with amide units (Ba1) and polyether units (Ba2), (B) 2% to 30%, in particular 5% to 30%, of hollow glass reinforcement, (C) 0 to 5%, preferably 0.1% to 2%, of at least one additive, the sum of the proportions of each constituent (A) + (B) + (C) of the composition being equal to 100%.

Abstract: Molding composition, including by weight: (A) from 38 to 79.5% of at least one semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide with the exclusion of PA6 and PA66, (B) from 10 to 20% of carbon fibres, (C) from 10 to 20% of hollow glass beads, (D) from 5.5 to 10% of at least one impact modifier having a flexural modulus of less than 200 MPa, in particular less than 100 MPa, as measured according to standard ISO 178: 2010, at 23° C., and (E) from 0.1 to 1% by weight of at least one additive, the sum of the proportions of each constituent (A)+(B)+(C)+(D)+(E) of the composition being equal to 100%.

Abstract: A composition including: (A) from 29 to 74% by weight of at least one semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide, the semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide obtained from the polycondensation: of at least one C6 to C18 amino acid; or at least one C6 to C18 lactam; or at least one C4 to C36 diamine Ca with at least one C4 to C3 diacid Cb; (B) from 25 to 70% by weight of glass fibers mainly of silica dioxide (SiO2), aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and magnesium oxide (MgO); the glass fibers (B) having from 62 to 66% by weight of SiO2; (C) from 1 to 20% by weight of at least one impact modifier; and (D) from 0 to 2% by weight of at least one additive, excluding copper chromite, zinc sulfide, titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate and a polyolefin-based colored masterbatch; the sum of the various constituents (A) to (D) being 100% by weight.

Abstract: The field of molded articles and fiber-reinforced thermoplastic compositions for obtaining them. The use of the reinforced thermoplastic composition for obtaining a thin molded article with reduced warpage. The composition may include: from 30 to 70% by weight of an amorphous polyamide matrix by total weight of the composition; from 30 to 70% by weight of glass fibers with a circular cross-section by total weight of the composition; and optionally additives.

Abstract: The field of molded articles and fiber-reinforced thermoplastic compositions for obtaining them. The use of the reinforced thermoplastic composition for obtaining a thin molded article with reduced warpage. The composition may include: from 30 to 70% by weight of an amorphous polyamide matrix by total weight of the composition; from 30 to 70% by weight of glass fibers with a circular cross-section by total weight of the composition; and optionally additives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a mixture of at least one semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide and at least one amorphous polyamide, wherein the at least one semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide is obtained by polycondensation: of at least one C6 to C18, preferentially C10 to C18, more preferentially C10 to C12 amino acid, or at least one C6 to C18, preferentially C10 to C18, more preferentially C10 to C12 lactam, or at least one C4-C36, preferentially C5-C18, preferentially C5-C12, more preferentially C10-C12 diamine Ca, with at least one C4-C36, preferentially C6-C18, preferentially C6-C12, more preferentially C10-C12 dicarboxylic acid Cb; in order to prepare a semi-crystalline composition, the modulus of which does not vary by more than 25% within the temperature range from 10° C. to 40° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of at least one impact modifier having a refractive index IR1 in a polyamide matrix consisting of a mixture of amorphous polyamide and semicrystalline polyamide, said matrix having a refractive index IR2, the difference in absolute value of IR1-IR2 not exceeding 0.006, to produce a transparent composition having a fatigue strength, under the fatigue test referred to as notched “Ross-Flex”, greater than 50 000 at ?10° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a copolymer with a rigid polyamide block and a flexible polyether or polyester block, wherein said polyamide block is semicrystalline and consists of a copolyamide of W/Y.Z type, wherein: (i) W is a lactam or an alpha, omega-aminocarboxylic acid; (ii) Y is a cycloaliphatic diamine; (iii) Z is an aliphatic and/or aromatic dicarboxylic acid; and the W/Y.Z molar ratio is between 10/1 and 27/1 limits excluded.

Abstract: A copolyamide including at least two distinct units A and X1Y of formula A/X1Y, wherein: A is a repeating unit obtained by polycondensation of: at least one C9 to C18 amino acid, or at least one C9 to C18 lactam, or at least one C4-C36 dicarboxylic acid Cb; X1Y is a repeating unit obtained from the polycondensation of at least one C9 to C18 linear aliphatic diamine (X1), and at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid (Y), to prepare a composition comprising between 35 and 65% of reinforcing fibers, relative to the total weight of the composition, and for which the flexural modulus or tensile modulus, measured after an identical conditioning, does not vary by more than 20% in the temperature range from 20° C. to 40° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of at least one prepolymer in a composition which includes: a matrix of at least one transparent semi-crystalline polyamide, and optionally at least one additive, for improving the crystallisation kinetics and reducing the warping of the composition while preserving or improving the transparency properties thereof as well as the mechanical properties thereof, in comparison with the same composition without a prepolymer, wherein the composition does not contain a nucleating agent.

Abstract: A polyamide-based polymer composition including: a) 50% to 98% by weight of a transparent amorphous polyamide; b) 1% to 15% by weight of a polymer in the form of core-shell particles; and c) 1% to 15% by weight of a polyether block and polyamide block copolymer, wherein the polyether block and polyamide block copolymer has: as a 2 mm layer, a transmittance at 560 nm of 90% or more; and a refractive index that does not differ by more than 0.01 from that of the transparent amorphous polyamide and wherein the polymer in the form of core-shell particles has a refractive index that does not differ by more than 0.01 from that of the transparent amorphous polyamide. Also, a process for the manufacture of the composition, and the composition capable of being obtained by said process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising: (A) an amorphous or quasi-amorphous copolymer containing polyamide blocks and containing polyether blocks, the polyamide blocks comprising cycloaliphatic units; (B) a semicrystalline polymer or copolymer comprising amide units; (C) another polymer or copolymer comprising amide units; and (D) a multilayer polymer comprising at least a layer (D1) and a layer (D2). This composition has advantageous properties of transparency and impact strength, especially for the manufacture of sports articles.

Abstract: Provided is a composition including (A) 65% to 95% of a polyamide mixture, (B) 7% to 30% of at least one impact modifier or of at least one core-shell entity or of a mixture thereof, and (C) 0 to 5% of at least one additive chosen from stabilizers, dyes, plasticizers, fibers, fillers, processing aids or a mixture thereof. The composition may be used, for example, to produce an article by extruding, injection molding, molding or thermoforming.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition that comprises a mixture of polymers, which comprises: a first polymer comprising polyphenylene sulphide, making up 55 wt % to 95 wt % of the mixture; a thermoplastic modifier, making up 5 wt % to 45 wt % of the mixture; optionally one or more functional additives, making up at most 10 wt % of the mixture, preferably at most 5 wt % of the mixture, characterised in that the thermoplastic modifier includes a second polymer which comprises a polyolefin backbone containing a group of at least one unsaturated monomer (X) and a plurality of polyamide grafts. The invention also relates to a multilayer structure including a plurality of adjacent layers, at least one of which consists of the aforementioned composition.

Abstract: A composition including: between 45 and 94.95 wt. % of a matrix having at least one polyamide; between 0.05 and 20 wt. % of at least one prepolymer, the proportion by weight of the polyamide matrix and that of the prepolymer being respectively between 60 and 99.9 wt. % and between 40 and 0.1 wt. % in relation to the total amount of polyamide-prepolymer; between 5 and 45 wt. % of at least one impact modifier; and between 0 and 20% of an additive, said composition having a higher level of fluidity in the melted state than the same composition without prepolymer.