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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1986
David J Williams, Amherst, MA (US);
Louis Leung, Hong Kong, HK;
Frank E Karasz, Amherst, MA (US);
William J MacKnight, Amherst, MA (US);
Michael Jaffe, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Hoechst Celanese Corp., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
Miscible compositions comprising from about 1 part by weight to about 99 parts by weight of an aromatic polyimide and from about 99 parts by weight to about 1 part by weight of an aromatic polybenzimidazole. Preferably, the composition comprises from about 5 parts by weight to about 95 parts by weight of an aromatic polyimide and from about 95 parts by weight to about 5 parts by weight of an aromatic polybenzimidazole. In a composition mostly comprised of an aromatic polybenzimidazole, it is preferred that the aromatic polyimide be thermoplastic and be present in the composition in an amount sufficient to make the aromatic polybenzimidazole more processable for molding purposes and also less susceptible to moisture. More preferably, such compositions are comprised of from about 65 parts by weight to about 95 parts by weight of an aromatic polybenzimidazole and from about 35 parts by weight to about 5 parts by weight of a thermoplastic aromatic polyimide. In a composition mostly comprised of a soluble, thermoplastic aromatic polyimide, it is preferred that the aromatic polybenzimidazole be present in an amount sufficient to render the soluble thermoplastic aromatic polyimide less sensitive to solvents, and to increase its glass transition temperature. More preferably, such compositions are comprised of from about 6 parts by weight to about 95 parts by weight of a soluble thermoplastic aromatic polyimide and from about 35 parts by weight to about 5 parts by weight of an aromatic polybenzimidazole.