Toughened polyamide flame retarded with octabromodiphenyl ether

A toughened, flame-retardant polyamide molding blend consisting essentially of:

• (A) a film-forming polyamide selected from
• (i) poly(hexamethylene adipamide) or,
• (ii) a copolymer of hexamethylene adipamide and caprolactam.
• (B) at least 13% by weight of (A), (B) and (C) of a toughening system containing at least 7% by weight of (A), (B) and (C) of an adduct of (a) an ethylenically unsaturated compound containing carboxyl groups or carboxyl derivatives, and (b) a copolymer of ethylene, at least one C.sub.3 to C.sub.6 .alpha.-olefin, and at least one nonconjugated diene, said unsaturated compound being present in the adduct in an amount such that the anhydride functionality is at least 0.05 meq/g of adduct, and 0-8% of (A), (B) and (C) of a toughening extender;
• and
• (C) at least 24% by weight of (A), (B) and (C) of a flame retardant system composed of
• (i) at least 17% by weight of (A), (B) and (C) of octabromodiphenyl ether, and
• (ii) antimony trioxide present in an amount of at least 5.9% by weight of (A), (B) and (C).