Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.v.

General Electric Company

Sabic Global Technologies B.v.

Constantin Donea

Paul Dean Sybert

Gary Charles Davis

Brian Daniel Mullen

Robert Edgar Colborn

Irene Dris

Christianus Johannes Jacobus Maas

Rajendra Kashinath Singh

Ajit Ranade

Safwat Ebeid Tadros

Michael John Davis

Frans Adriaansen

Michael Matthew Laurin

Sandeep Kumar Dhawan

Jian Zhou

Yuanqing He

Jianbo Di

Moitreyee Sinha

Shuailei Ma

Laura G Schultz

Hendrik Cornelis Jacobus De Nooijer

Katherine Lee Jackson

Herb Hummel

Tammy Leigh Rucker

Abdul Qayyum Syed

In one embodiment, a polymeric sheet, comprising: a foamed layer comprising a polymeric material, wherein the polymeric material has a Tg of greater than or equal to 100&#xb0; C.; and wherein the sheet has a weight reduction of 10% to 60%, as compared to a solid sheet of the same geometry and size formed from the same polymeric material. The sheet, at the thickness of 1.0 mm, has a smoke density of less than or equal to 200 particles after four minutes of burning according to ASTM E662-06. The sheet is thermoformable.

Polymeric sheets, methods for making and using the same, and articles comprising polymeric sheets

A polysiloxane copolymer composition comprises: a polysiloxane unit comprising 4 to 50 siloxane units, and a polyester-polycarbonate unit consisting of 50 to 100 mole percent of arylate ester units, less than 50 mole percent aromatic carbonate units, less than 30 mole percent resorcinol carbonate units, and less than 35 mole percent bisphenol carbonate units, wherein the siloxane units are present in the polysiloxane unit in an amount of 0.2 to 10 wt % of the total weight of the polysiloxane copolymer composition, and wherein the polysiloxane copolymer composition has a 2 minute integrated heat release rate of less than or equal to 65 kilowatt-minutes per square meter (kW-min/m) and a peak heat release rate of less than 65 kilowatts per square meter (kW/m) as measured using the method of FAR F25.4, in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulation FAR 25.853 (d). A window article for an aircraft, comprising the polysiloxane copolymer composition, is also disclosed.

Polysiloxane copolymers, thermoplastic composition, and articles formed therefrom

Disclosed herein are storm panels and methods for manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the storm panel comprises a polymeric sheet having an arced geometry. The polymeric sheet comprises, a polymeric substrate layer, a polymeric top layer comprising an ultraviolet light stabilizer, a polymeric bottom layer comprising an ultraviolet light stabilizer. The storm panel has a uniform thickness, exhibits less than or equal to about 4.0% haze, and exhibits a yellowness index shift that is less than or equal to about 9.0 after 1,500 simulated hours of aging.

Storm panels and methods for manufacturing the same

A thermoplastic composition comprises greater than or equal to about 60 wt. % polycarbonate; and about 10 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of a polyimide; wherein weight percents are based on a total weight of the thermoplastic composition.

Thermoplastic composition, articles thereof, and method of making the articles

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