A tube or a hose including a fluoroelastomer and a polytetrafluoroethylene, the tube or the hose being an extruded article. The polytetrafluoroethylene is dispersed in a state of single particles in the extruded article, or the polytetrafluoroethylene has a specific surface area of less than 8 m.sup.2/g. Also disclosed is an extruded laminate including a fluoroelastomer layer formed form the tube or hose and a polymer layer.

A flame-retardant polymer composition comprises at least one elastomeric polymer that includes at least one monomer incorporated by polymerization. The at least one monomer comprises at least one of C2-C30 alkylenes. The flame-retardant polymer composition further comprises polyarylene sulfide. The polyarylene sulfide is present in a particle form and/or in a fiber form.

A flame-retardant polymer composition comprises at least one elastomeric polymer that includes at least one monomer incorporated by polymerization. The at least one monomer comprises at least one of C2-C30 alkylenes. The flame-retardant polymer composition further comprises polyarylene sulfide. The polyarylene sulfide is present in a particle form and/or in a fiber form.

A multiaxial fabric resin base material includes a multiaxial fabric base material laminate impregnated with a thermosetting resin (B), the multiaxial fabric base material laminate including fiber bundle sheets layered at different angles, the fiber bundle sheets including unidirectionally aligned fiber bundles stitched with stitching yarns composed of a thermoplastic resin (A), the multiaxial fabric base material laminate being penetrated in the thickness direction by other bodies of the stitching yarns, and being stitched with the other bodies of the stitching yarns such that the yarns reciprocate at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction, the thermoplastic resin (A) constituting the stitching yarns having a softening point, the softening point being higher than the resin impregnation temperature of the thermosetting resin (B).

A multiaxial fabric resin base material includes a multiaxial fabric base material laminate impregnated with a thermosetting resin (B), the multiaxial fabric base material laminate including fiber bundle sheets layered at different angles, the fiber bundle sheets including unidirectionally aligned fiber bundles stitched with stitching yarns composed of a thermoplastic resin (A), the multiaxial fabric base material laminate being penetrated in the thickness direction by other bodies of the stitching yarns, and being stitched with the other bodies of the stitching yarns such that the yarns reciprocate at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction, the thermoplastic resin (A) constituting the stitching yarns having a softening point, the softening point being higher than the resin impregnation temperature of the thermosetting resin (B).

Acid-functionalized copolymers of methyl methacrylate having relatively high glass transition temperatures and molecular weights may be employed to manufacture articles having high light transmission values, low haze, high heat resistance, and high environmental stability, which are useful as optical protection films, zero-zero optical retardation films, and compensation films as well as lighting pipes and optical imaging lenses.

Acid-functionalized copolymers of methyl methacrylate having relatively high glass transition temperatures and molecular weights may be employed to manufacture articles having high light transmission values, low haze, high heat resistance, and high environmental stability, which are useful as optical protection films, zero-zero optical retardation films, and compensation films as well as lighting pipes and optical imaging lenses.

The present disclosure relates to a polyester resin composition including a polyester resin including a diol residue and a dicarboxylic acid residue, wherein the diol residue includes a cyclohexanedimethanol residue and the dicarboxylic acid residue includes an isophthalic acid residue and a terephthalic acid residue, wherein an amount of the isophthalic acid residue is 0 to 20 mol % when a total amount of the dicarboxylic acid residue is considered as 100 mol %, wherein an amount of the cyclohexanedimethanol residue is 50 to 100 mol % when a total amount of the diol residue is considered as 100 mol %, wherein the polyester resin composition includes an antioxidant, and wherein the antioxidant includes a phenol-based antioxidant, a phosphorus-based antioxidant, and a sulfur-based antioxidant.

The present application relates to a flame retardant impact-modified polycarbonate composition and shaped parts as well as articles made therefrom. The polycarbonate composition comprises the following components: an aromatic polycarbonate, a rubber-modified vinyl (co)polymer, and a flame retardant combination. The shaped article made from the polycarbonate composition according to the present invention has a good balance among heat resistance, flame retardance and impact strength.

The present application relates to a flame retardant impact-modified polycarbonate composition and shaped parts as well as articles made therefrom. The polycarbonate composition comprises the following components: an aromatic polycarbonate, a rubber-modified vinyl (co)polymer, and a flame retardant combination. The shaped article made from the polycarbonate composition according to the present invention has a good balance among heat resistance, flame retardance and impact strength.