Blends of polyetherimide and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers

A polyetherimide-ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer blend comprising:

• (A) from about 85 wt. & to about 97 wt % of a polyetherimide of the formula:
• where a represents a whole number in excess of 1, --O--Z--O-- is in the 3,3'-, 3,4'-, 4,3'- or 4,4'- positions and Z is a member of the class consisting of (1) ##STR9## and (2) divalent organic radicals of the general formula ##STR10## where X is a member selected from the class consisting of divalent radicals of the formula:
• ##STR11## where q is 0 or 1, y is a whole number from 1 to 5, R is a divalent organic radical selected from the class consisting of (a) aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having from 6-20 carbon atoms and halogenated derivatives thereof, (b) alkylene radicals and cycloalkylene radicals having from 2 to about 20 carbon atoms, C.sub.(2-8) alkylene terminated polydiorganosiloxane, and (c) divalent radicals included by the formula:
• ##STR12## where Q is a member selected from the class consisting of ##STR13## and x is a whole number from 1 to 5 inclusive, and (B) about 3 wt. % to about 15 wt. % of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer.