Aromatic polycarbodiimide crosslinkers

A stabilized composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of an aromatic polycarbodiimide having the formula of either

• E--O--{--Z--O--}.sub.m --C(O)N(A)--[--R--N.dbd.C.dbd.O--].sub.n --R'--N(A)C(O)--{--O--Z'--}.sub.p --O--E'
• or
• E--O--{--Z--O--}.sub.m --C(O)N(A)--[(--R--N.dbd.C.dbd.O--).sub.q --R'--N(A)C(O)--B--C(O)N(A)--].sub.t --R"--N(A)C(O)--{--O--Z'--}.sub.p --O--E'
• wherein m is an integer of from 5 to 10;
• n is an integer of from 2 to 7;
• p is an integer of from 5 to 10;
• q is an integer of from 1 to 5 and t is an integer of from 1 to 5, wherein the product of q and t is from 4 to 10;
• A is hydrogen;
• B is a group which does not contain carbodiimide groups;
• E and E' are CH.sub.3 ;
• R, R', and R" are independently selected from arylene, alkyl-substituted arylene, biarylene alkylene, or alkyl-substituted biarylene alkylene;
• and Z and Z' are C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl groups;
• and a stabilizer in an amount effective to enhance the stability of said polycarbodiimide, wherein said stabilizer is selected from the group consisting of hindered phenols, hindered nitroxyls, and mixtures thereof.