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

A thermoplastic composition comprising:

• 30 to 85 weight percent of a first poly(phenylene ether) having an intrinsic viscosity of greater than 0.5 to
• 1.45 deciliters per gram, measured at 25° C. in chloroform using an Ubbelohde viscometer, and
• optionally, a second poly(phenylene ether) having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.3 to 0.5 deciliters per gram, measured at 25° C. in chloroform using an Ubbelohde viscometer,
• provided that a weighted average of the intrinsic viscosity of the first poly(phenylene ether) and the second poly(phenylene ether) is greater than 0.5 deciliters per gram;
• and
• 15 to 70 weight percent of a homopolystyrene;
• wherein weight percent of each component is based on the total weight of the composition.