Formable thermoplastic multi-layer laminate, a formed multi-layer laminate, an article, and a method of making an article

An article comprising

• a formable thermoplastic multi-layer laminate comprising
• an outer layer comprising a polymer comprising resorcinol arylate polyester chain members,
• a middle layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer,
• an inner-tie layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer comprising a carbonate polymer and an acrylonitrile-styrene graft copolymer comprising at least one of an acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate graft copolymer (ASA) or an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer (ABS),
• the middle layer being juxtaposed between the outer layer and the inner-tie layer and being in continuous contact with both the outer layer and the inner-tie layer, and
• a substrate bonded to the inner-tie layer.

A method of making an article, comprising

• providing a multi-layer laminate comprising
• an outer layer comprising a polymer comprising resorcinol arylate polyester chain members,
• a middle layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer, and
• an inner-tie layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer comprising a carbonate polymer and an acrylonitrile-styrene graft copolymer comprising at least one of an acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate graft copolymer (ASA) or an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer (ABS),
• the middle layer being between the outer layer and the inner-tie layer and being in contact with both the outer layer and the inner-tie layer;
• placing the multi-layer laminate into a mold so that a cavity is formed behind the multi-layer laminate;
• and
• placing a substrate into the cavity behind the multi-layer laminate wherein the inner-tie layer of the multi-layer laminate bonds to the substrate to provide an article.