Patent ID: 8858839

Claim:
A thermoplastic composition comprising: a compatibilized blend of a poly(arylene ether), an aliphatic-aromatic polyamide and a polymeric compatibilizer; and an impact modifier; wherein the aliphatic-aromatic polyamide is composed of units derived from a dicarboxylic acid and units derived from a diamine and the units derived from a dicarboxylic acid comprise 60 to 100 mol % of units derived from terephthalic acid and the units derived from a diamine comprise 60 to 100 mol % of units derived from 1,9-nonanediamine, 2-methyl-1,8-octanediamine, or a combination of 1,9-nonanediamine and 2-methyl-1,8-octanediamine and the polymeric compatibilizer comprises a copolymer of glycidyl methacrylate and alkene, a copolymer of glycidyl methacrylate, alkene and acrylic ester, a copolymer of glycidyl methacrylate, alkenes and vinyl acetate, a copolymer of glycidyl methacrylate and styrene or a combination of the foregoing.