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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1982
James C Weaver, Kingsport, TN (US);
Robert W Seymour, Kingsport, TN (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Stampable sheet of reinforced thermoplastic material having a plurality of layers of polymeric material and a plurality of layers of fibrous reinforcing material alternating with the layers of polymeric material, the polymeric material layers having minimum crystallization half-times upon heating of one minute or less with the fifth layer of the sheet being polymeric material having a shrinkage of less than 2% as determined in accordance with ASTM Method D-955, and the first or outer layer and the third layer of the sheet being polymeric material layers having about 5 to about 50 weight percent fillers; with all of the layers being integrally formed together and possessing a smooth surface, essentially free of fiber 'read-through', and having more uniform reinforcement in the sheet, and of the type required of exterior automotive-type appearance parts; and a stamped sheet formed from the stampable sheet and having a heat deflection temperature under 264 psi. load greater than T.sub.m -50.degree. C., where T.sub.m is the melting point in the outer layers of the sheet.