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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2019
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Kimberly M. White, Pensacola, FL (US);
Scott E. Powers, Rockford, MI (US);
Jacob G. Ray, Pace, FL (US);
Bradley J. Sparks, Pace, FL (US);
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to polyamide compositions and resulting injection-molded articles that can be plated, e.g., metal coated, to form structurally aesthetic injection-molded articles. The polyamide compositions may include from 40 wt. % to 80 wt. % of a polyamide, from 0.5 wt. % to 40 wt. % of an etchable filler, from 5 wt. % to 30 wt. % of glass fiber, optionally less than 40 wt. % of a semi-structural mineral, and optionally from 0.1 wt. % to 13 wt. % of additive. The polyamide composition imparts very good surface appearance and excellent mechanical properties to injection-molded articles that are substantially free of visual defects.