Embodiments provide: a method for manufacturing a composite film, the method comprising a laminating operation of extruding a raw material including a polyether block amide copolymer into a sheet form and coming the sheet into contact with a carrier film to obtain a laminate, and a winding operation of winding the laminate, to thereby complete the manufacture of a composite film comprising the laminate, wherein the laminating operation comprises coming the sheet into contact with the carrier film within 30 seconds from the start of the extrusion; and a composition film which is not separated even after 200,000 cycles of dynamic bending tests at a temperature of 40 C. with a curvature radius of 1.5 mm and a bending speed of 1 second per 1 time in accordance with IEC 62715-6-1 standard.

A multilayer glass stack for a vehicle windshield with improved durability is described. The multilayer glass stack includes an external-facing glass layer, an internal-facing glass layer, and an adhesive interlayer positioned between the external-facing and internal-facing glass layers. The external-facing glass layer may include borosilicate and/or does not include soda lime glass. Methods of manufacturing the multilayer glass stack are also described.

A method for joining a first thermoplastic substrate and a second thermoplastic substrate, each including a polyaryletherketone material having a first melting temperature. The method includes co-consolidating a first semicrystalline thermoplastic film with the first thermoplastic substrate to yield a first co-consolidated structure. The first semicrystalline thermoplastic film defines a first bonding surface of the first co-consolidated structure and includes a polyaryletherketone material having a second melting temperature that is less than the first melting temperature. The method further includes co-consolidating a second semicrystalline thermoplastic film with the second thermoplastic substrate to yield a second co-consolidated structure. The second semicrystalline thermoplastic film defines a second bonding surface of the second co-consolidated structure and includes a polyaryletherketone material having a third melting temperature that is less than the first melting temperature. The method further includes fusing the first bonding surface to the second bonding surface. The method yields a stacked structure.

A multilayer tube for a vehicle, a vehicle including a multilayer tube, and a method of forming a multilayer tube. The multilayer tube includes a liner of polyether ether ketone, which defines a bore in the multilayer tube. The multilayer tube also includes an exterior layer covering the liner. The exterior layer includes at least one polymer selected from a polyamide polymer, a polyphenylene sulfide polymer, a polyamide copolymer, and a polyphenylene sulfide alloy. The multilayer tube exhibits a continuous use temperature of 150 degrees Celsius or greater.

Provided is a curable resin laminate capable of easily producing an insulating layer having low dielectric properties and excellent adhesion (peel strength) to a conductor layer. A curable resin laminate includes: a first resin layer including a first curable composition, and a second resin layer including a second curable composition and laminated on the first resin layer. The second resin layer has a thickness of 5 to 35% relative to a total thickness of the first resin layer and the second resin layer, the first curable composition contains (A1) a polyphenylene ether and a filler, and a content rate (M.sub.B1) of the filler is 30% by mass or more relative to a total solid content. The second curable composition contains (A2) a polyphenylene ether, and a content rate (M.sub.B2) of a filler is 40% by mass or less relative to a solid content, M.sub.B1>M.sub.B2, and (A1) and (A2) have a slope that is less than 0.6, calculated by a conformation plot.

The present disclosure relates to an step artificial leather having visual penetration and a manufacturing method thereof. The artificial leather includes a thermoplastic substrate, a thermoplastic adhering layer, and a thermoplastic surface layer. The thermoplastic substrate has fiber net shape, and has visual penetration. The thermoplastic adhering layer is disposed on the thermoplastic substrate. The thermoplastic surface layer is disposed on the thermoplastic adhering layer. The thermoplastic surface layer and the thermoplastic adhering layer are transparent. Therefore, the artificial leather of the present disclosure has visual penetration effect. The product made from the artificial leather of the present disclosure has attractive appearance and diversity.

A method for joining a first thermoplastic substrate and a second thermoplastic substrate, each including a polyaryletherketone material having a first melting temperature. The method includes co-consolidating a first semicrystalline thermoplastic film with the first thermoplastic substrate to yield a first co-consolidated structure. The first semicrystalline thermoplastic film defines a first bonding surface of the first co-consolidated structure and includes a polyaryletherketone material having a second melting temperature that is less than the first melting temperature. The method further includes co-consolidating a second semicrystalline thermoplastic film with the second thermoplastic substrate to yield a second co-consolidated structure. The second semicrystalline thermoplastic film defines a second bonding surface of the second co-consolidated structure and includes a polyaryletherketone material having a third melting temperature that is less than the first melting temperature. The method further includes fusing the first bonding surface to the second bonding surface. The method yields a stacked structure.

Thermoplastic composite material structures comprise a multi-region thermoplastic surfacing film layer that further comprises first and second regions within the multi-region thermoplastic surfacing film layer having visually-detectable colors different from one another to facilitate surfacing film layer processing, and processing of the thermoplastic composite material stack.

A thermoplastic composition includes a thermoplastic polymer and a polyaryletherketone polymer in admixture with the thermoplastic polymer.