Polyarylene sulfide resin alloys

A method of forming a polyphenylene sulfide containing alloy which has higher impact resistance than the polyphenylene sulfide employed comprising forming an alloy of polyphenylene sulfide and an amount of at least one non-polyphenylene sulfide thermoplastic, selected from the group consisting of a polyarylsulfone derived from 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, a polyarylcarbonate derived from 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, or a polyphenylene oxide derived from a 2,6 di-methyl substituted phenol sufficient to insure that the resulting composition has an impact resistance greater than that possessed by the polyarylene sulfide.

An insulated wire in accordance with claim 22 wherein the polyarylsulfone comprises approximately 50 weight percent of the resin in the coating composition and the polyphenylene sulfide accounts for the remainder of the resin.

A method of forming a polyphenylene sulfide containing alloy that has at least one property that is better than that of at least one of the resins employed in preparing the alloy comprising forming an alloy of sufficient amounts of polyphenylene sulfide and at least one nonpolyphenylene sulfide thermoplastic selected from the group consisting of polyarylsulfones, polyarylcarbonates, and polyphenylene oxides.