A polyamide composition comprising: a) 39.9 to 89.9 weight percent of one or more polyamide resins; b) 10 to 60 weight percent reinforcing agent; c) 0.2 to 5 weight percent of a zinc compound selected from the group consisting of zinc carbonates, titanates, molybdates, sulfates, phosphates, oxides, borates and halides and mixtures of these; d) 0.05 to 1 weight percent copper heat stabilizer; e) 0 to 5 weight percent polyhydric alcohol; wherein the polyamide resin has a melting point of less than 280 °C, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry at 10 °C/minute scan speed in the first heating scan, and is selected from the group consisting of Group (II) polyamides having a melting point of at least 210 °C selected from the group consisting of poly(tetramethylene hexanediamide), poly(ε-caprolactam), poly(hexamethylene hexanediamide/(ε-caprolactam/), poly(hexamethylene hexanediamide), poly(hexamethylene hexanediamide/hexamethylene decanediamide), poly(hexamethylene hexanediamide/hexamethylene dodecanediamide), poly(hexamethylene hexanediamide/decamethylene decanediamide), poly(hexamethylene decanediamide), poly(hexamethylene dodecanediamide), poly(hexamethylene tetradecanediamide), and poly(tetramethylene hexanediamide/2-methylpentamethylene hexanediamide); and Group (III) polyamides having a melting point of at least 230°C, and comprising (aa) 20 to 35 mole percent semiaromatic repeat units derived from monomers selected from one or more of the group consisting of: (i) aromatic dicarboxylic acids having 8 to 20 carbon atoms and aliphatic diamines having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and (bb) 65 to 80 mole percent aliphatic repeat units derived from monomers selected from one or more of the group consisting of: (ii) an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and said aliphatic diamine having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and (iii) a lactam and/or aminocarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and combination of these; with the proviso that when zinc borate is the zinc compound or when zinc oxide is the zinc compound and is present at 0.65 weight percent or less, the polyamide composition comprises 0.25 to 5 weight percent polyhydric alcohol; wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the polyamide composition; and wherein the polyamide composition comprises less than 2 weight percent of a flame retardant and wherein the flame retardant is selected from the group consisting of organic halogenated flame retardant having 50 to 70 % by weight halogen selected from the group consisting of bromine and chlorine; and organic phosphinate flame retardant. a) 39.9 to 89.9 weight percent of one or more polyamide resins; b) 10 to 60 weight percent reinforcing agent; c) 0.2 to 5 weight percent of a zinc compound selected from the group consisting of zinc carbonates, titanates, molybdates, sulfates, phosphates, oxides, borates and halides and mixtures of these; d) 0.05 to 1 weight percent copper heat stabilizer; e) 0 to 5 weight percent polyhydric alcohol; (aa) 20 to 35 mole percent semiaromatic repeat units derived from monomers selected from one or more of the group consisting of: (i) aromatic dicarboxylic acids having 8 to 20 carbon atoms and aliphatic diamines having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and (i) aromatic dicarboxylic acids having 8 to 20 carbon atoms and aliphatic diamines having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and (bb) 65 to 80 mole percent aliphatic repeat units derived from monomers selected from one or more of the group consisting of: (ii) an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and said aliphatic diamine having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and (iii) a lactam and/or aminocarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and (ii) an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and said aliphatic diamine having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and (iii) a lactam and/or aminocarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and <EOS>