Patent ID: 9718956
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: C08F,C08G,C08K,C08L

Claim:
1. An aircraft component, wherein the component is a molded or extruded interior aircraft component comprising a polycarbonate composition comprising: a first polycarbonate selected from a polycarbonate homopolymer, a poly(aliphatic ester-carbonate), or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; a second polymer different from the first polycarbonate, the second polymer comprising a poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer, a polydialkylsiloxane, a silicone graft copolymer, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing, wherein siloxane units in the second polymer are present in the polycarbonate composition in an amount of 0.3 to 3 wt. %, based on the total weight of the polycarbonate composition; and 10 to 50 wt. % of glass fiber, based on the total weight of the polycarbonate composition; wherein a sample of the polycarbonate composition has: an ASTM E662 smoke test Ds-1.5 value of less than 100 and Ds-4 value of less than 200 when measured at a thickness of 3 mm, a flame time of less than 15 seconds, a burn length of less than 152 mm, and a drip extinguishing time of less than 5 seconds, each measured using the method of FAR F25.5, in accordance with FAR 25.853(a) at a thickness of 3 mm.