Polycarbonate Compositions with Flame Retardant Properties for Laser Activating Plating Processes

An article formed according to a process comprising:

• (a) forming a substrate component comprising a thermoplastic composition;
• and
• (b) applying a laser activated plating (LAP) process to the substrate component to apply a metal film on the substrate component and form the article,
• wherein the thermoplastic composition comprises:
• (1) from about 10 wt % to about 80 wt % of a polycarbonate component;
• (2) from about 5 wt % to about 80 wt % of a siloxane component comprising a poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer or silicon oil, wherein the poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer, if present, is different from the polycarbonate component in element (1);
• (3) from about 10 wt % to about 60 wt % of a glass fiber component;
• and
• (4) from about 1 wt % to about 15 wt % of a flame retardant component comprising a phosphorous compound, and
• wherein the combined weight percent value of all components does not exceed 100 wt %, and all weight percent values are based on the total weight of the composition.