A resin composition containing a polyimide resin particle (A) and at least one selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic resin (B) and a thermosetting resin (C), wherein the polyimide resin particle (A) contains a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (2), a content ratio of the repeating structural unit of the formula (1) with respect to the total of the repeating structural unit of the formula (1) and the repeating structural unit of the formula (2) is 20 to 70 mol %, and the polyimide resin particle (A) has a volume average particle size D50 of 5 to 200 μm.

(R.sub.1 represents a divalent group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms containing at least one alicyclic hydrocarbon structure; R.sub.2 represents a divalent chain aliphatic group having from 5 to 16 carbon atoms; and X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 each independently represent a tetravalent group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms containing at least one aromatic ring.)

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A resin composition containing a polyimide resin particle (A) and at least one selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic resin (B) and a thermosetting resin (C), wherein the polyimide resin particle (A) contains a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (2), a content ratio of the repeating structural unit of the formula (1) with respect to the total of the repeating structural unit of the formula (1) and the repeating structural unit of the formula (2) is 20 to 70 mol %, and the polyimide resin particle (A) has a volume average particle size D50 of 5 to 200 μm.

(R.sub.1 represents a divalent group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms containing at least one alicyclic hydrocarbon structure; R.sub.2 represents a divalent chain aliphatic group having from 5 to 16 carbon atoms; and X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 each independently represent a tetravalent group having from 6 to 22 carbon atoms containing at least one aromatic ring.)

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A fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article includes a thermoplastic resin [A] and carbon fibers [B], a content of the thermoplastic resin [A] being 50 to 95 parts by weight and a content of the carbon fibers [B] being 5 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of a total of the thermoplastic resin [A] and the carbon fibers [B], the molded article having a bending elastic modulus of 30 GPa or more, an interfacial shear strength between the thermoplastic resin [A] and the carbon fibers [B] being 15 MPa or more, and a logarithmic decrement of the molded article calculated by Formula (1) of less than 3, wherein the carbon fibers [B] have a weight-average fiber length (L.sub.w) of 0.5 to 10.0 mm:

Logarithmic decrement δ=(1/n)×ln(α.sub.(1)/α.sub.(1+n))  (1).

A fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article includes a thermoplastic resin [A] and carbon fibers [B], a content of the thermoplastic resin [A] being 50 to 95 parts by weight and a content of the carbon fibers [B] being 5 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of a total of the thermoplastic resin [A] and the carbon fibers [B], the molded article having a bending elastic modulus of 30 GPa or more, an interfacial shear strength between the thermoplastic resin [A] and the carbon fibers [B] being 15 MPa or more, and a logarithmic decrement of the molded article calculated by Formula (1) of less than 3, wherein the carbon fibers [B] have a weight-average fiber length (L.sub.w) of 0.5 to 10.0 mm:

Logarithmic decrement δ=(1/n)×ln(α.sub.(1)/α.sub.(1+n))  (1).

The present invention relates to flame retardant polyamide-based compositions or moulding materials and to articles of manufacture of the electricals or electronics industries producible therefrom, in particular charging components, containing at least one polyamide, aluminium oxide, magnesium hydroxide and at least one organic epoxide.

The present invention relates to flame retardant polyamide-based compositions or moulding materials and to articles of manufacture of the electricals or electronics industries producible therefrom, in particular charging components, containing at least one polyamide, aluminium oxide, magnesium hydroxide and at least one organic epoxide.

A composition including a compatibilized blend of polyamide, polyphenylene ether and a flameproofing agent that synergistically interact such that plaques produced from the composition pass a glow wire ignition temperature test (GWIT) without producing a flame. Advantageously, the flameproofing agent is non-halogenated and the compositions also free of other halogen containing components. In addition, the compositions are free of fillers and are unexpectedly still able to pass the noted tests.

A composition including a compatibilized blend of polyamide, polyphenylene ether and a flameproofing agent that synergistically interact such that plaques produced from the composition pass a glow wire ignition temperature test (GWIT) without producing a flame. Advantageously, the flameproofing agent is non-halogenated and the compositions also free of other halogen containing components. In addition, the compositions are free of fillers and are unexpectedly still able to pass the noted tests.

A multilayer tube is provided which includes a layer including a specific aliphatic polyamide composition and a layer including a semi-aromatic polyamide composition including a semi-aromatic polyamide with a specific structure, these layers being adjacent to each other, wherein the aliphatic polyamide composition includes an aliphatic polyamide having a specific ratio of the number of methylene groups to the number of amide groups, a polyamide having a specific difference in absolute value of solubility parameter SP from the aliphatic polyamide, and an elastomer polymer including a structural unit derived from an unsaturated compound having a carboxyl group and/or an acid anhydride group.

A multilayer tube is provided which includes a layer including a specific aliphatic polyamide composition and a layer including a semi-aromatic polyamide composition including a semi-aromatic polyamide with a specific structure, these layers being adjacent to each other, wherein the aliphatic polyamide composition includes an aliphatic polyamide having a specific ratio of the number of methylene groups to the number of amide groups, a polyamide having a specific difference in absolute value of solubility parameter SP from the aliphatic polyamide, and an elastomer polymer including a structural unit derived from an unsaturated compound having a carboxyl group and/or an acid anhydride group.