Claims
- 1. A melt-mixed blend, comprising polyamide as the matrix of the blend and particles of fluoropolymer having polar functionality dispersed therein, said dispersed fluoropolymer having average particle size of no more than 500 nm, said polar functionality being present as part of an ethylenically unsaturated compound grafted to said fluoropolymer.
- 2. The melt-mixed blend of claim 1, wherein said fluoropolymer is from 3 vol % to 43 vol % of said blend, based on combined volumes of said fluoropolymer and said polyamide.
- 3. The melt-mixed blend of claim 1, wherein said compound is acid, ester, anhydride, or epoxide.
- 4. The melt-mixed blend of claim 1, wherein said compound is from 0.1 wt % to 5 wt % of the combined weight of said fluoropolymer and said compound.
- 5. The melt-mixed blend of claim 1 wherein said fluoropolymer is hydrogen containing.
- 6. The melt-mixed blend of claim 1 wherein said fluoropolymer is perfluorinated.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/106,709 filed Jun. 29, 1998, now abandoned, which in turn claims the benefit of Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/053,751 filed Jul. 25, 1997, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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