Thermoplastic composition, method for the manufacture thereof, and articles made therefrom

A thermoplastic composition comprising:

• 70 to 99 weight percent of poly(methyl methacrylate);
• and
• 1 to 30 weight percent of a radial hydrogenated block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic and a conjugated diene having an alkenyl aromatic content of 10 to 20 weight percent, preferably 10 to 15 weight percent, based on the total weight of the hydrogenated block copolymer;
• wherein weight percent of each component is based on the total weight of the thermoplastic composition;
• wherein the combined amount of the poly(methyl methacrylate) and the hydrogenated block copolymer is at least 90 weight percent;
• and
• wherein a molded sample of the thermoplastic composition exhibits one or more of:
• a dielectric constant Dk of 2.45 to 2.75 at 1.9 GHz;
• a dielectric loss Df of less than 0.01 at 1.9 GHz;
• a transmission of greater than 90% at a thickness of 2 millimeters or 3 millimeters, according to ASTM D1003;
• a haze of less than 4% at a thickness of 2 millimeters, according to ASTM D1003;
• and
• a haze of less than 8% at a thickness of 3 millimeters, according to ASTM D1003.