Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition is prepared by blending 50-95 wt. % of a copolymer (A) of 10-75 wt. % of .alpha.-methyl styrene, 10-60 wt. % of methyl methacrylate, 5-35 wt. % of acrylonitrile and 0-20 wt. % of a monomer copolymerizable therewith; and 5-50 wt. % of a graft copolymer (B) comprising 50-85 wt. parts of a butadiene-based rubber polymer and 15-50 wt. parts of a vinyl monomer graft-polymerized onto the rubber polymer. The butadiene-based rubber polymer includes 50-98 wt. % of butadiene, 2-50 wt. % of an aromatic polycyclic vinyl monomer represented by a formula (I) below and 0-20 wt. % of a monomer copolymerizable therewith: ##STR1## wherein R denotes an optionally substituted biphenylyl or naphthyl group, and R.sub.1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition of high heat resistance and high impact resistance is described, comprising: (A) 50 to 90% by weight of a copolymer prepared by copolymerization of 10 to 35% by weight of acrylonitrile, 60 to 85% by weight of a monomer mixture of 2-isopropenylnaphthalene (2-IPN) and .alpha.-methylstyrene (.alpha.-MeSt), the proportion of 2-IPN being 5 to 70% by weight based on the total weight of 2-IPN and .alpha.-MeSt, and 0 to less than 10% by weight of a vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the foregoing monomers; and (B) 10 to 50% by weight of a graft copolymer prepared by polymerizing 15 to 50 parts by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of aromatic vinyl compounds, vinyl cyanides, methacrylic acid alkyl esters, and acrylic acid alkyl esters in the presence of 50 to 85 parts by weight of a butadiene- or alkyl acrylate-based rubber, the sum of the graft and rubber components being 100 parts by weight.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition of high heat resistance and high impact resistance in described, comprising: (A) 5 to 85% by weight of a copolymer prepared from 40 to 85% by weight of a monomer mixture of 2-isopropenylnaphthalene (2-IPN) and .alpha.-methylstyrene (.alpha.-MeSt), the proportion of 2-IPN being 5 to 70% by weight based on the total weight of 2-IPN and .alpha.-MeSt, 7.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition of high heat resistance and high impact resistance is described, comprising: (A) 50 to 90% by weight of a copolymer prepared by copolymerization of 10 to 35% by weight of acrylonitrile, 60 to 85% by weight of a monomer mixture of 2-isopropenylnaphthalene (2-IPN) and .alpha.-methylstyrene (.alpha.-MeSt), the proportion of 2-IPN being 5 to 70% by weight based on the total weight of 2-IPN and .alpha.-MeSt, and 0 to less than 10% by weight of a vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the foregoing monomers; and (B) 10 to 50% by weight of a graft copolymer prepared by polymerizing 15 to 50 parts by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of aromatic vinyl compounds, vinyl cyanides, methacrylic acid alkyl esters, and acrylic acid alkyl esters in the presence of 50 to 85 parts by weight of a butadiene- or alkyl acrylate-based rubber, the sum of the graft and rubber components being 100 parts by weight.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition of high heat resistance and high impact resistance is described, comprising: (A) 5 to 85% by weight of a copolymer prepared from 40 to 85% by weight of a monomer mixture of 2-isopropenylnaphthalene (2-IPN) and .alpha.-methylstyrene (.alpha.-MeSt), the proportion of 2-IPN being 5 to 70% by weight based on the total weight of 2-IPN and .alpha.-MeSt, 7.

Abstract: A reliable and inexpensive solar module is disclosed. The solar module comprises a thin-film type photovoltaic cell array formed on a glass superstrate, leaving a margin of an appropriate width along the periphery of the glass superstrate, and a resin layer coated on the photovoltaic cell array and the peripheral margin of the glass superstrate. The solar module further comprises a backcover adhered by the resin layer to cover the photovoltaic cell array and the peripheral margin of the glass superstrate. The resin layer is preferably made of a fluoropolymer derived from a compound containing a perfluoroalkylene and active hydrogen atoms.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition having high heat resistance coupled with high impact resistance is obtained by combining a predominant amount of (A) a copolymer of methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, 2-isopropenylnaphthalene and .alpha.-methylstyrene, and (B) a graft copolymer of methyl methacrylate, optionally with styrene and acrylonitrile, on a butadiene rubber.

Abstract: Method of manufacturing a tone arm by superposing a sheet of graphite flakes bound with resin, on a carbon fiber prepreg, winding the resultant double layer product around a core, heat-hardening the resultant assembly, and removing the core to form a pipe-shaped tone arm.