Polyimide seamed belt

A seamed belt comprising:

• (a) a belt material comprised of a polyimide and having two ends, each end having a plurality of mating elements, the two ends being joined to form a seam having the mating elements of the two ends in an interlocking relationship where the interlocked mating elements define a space between the interlocked mating elements;
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• (b) an adhesive present in the space between the interlocked mating elements, wherein the adhesive is selected from the group consisting of:
• (i) a polyvinyl butyral composition including:
• a terpolymer of polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinyl acetate, and a plasticizer;
• (ii) a polyurethane composition including a polyester polyurethane polymer having the formula ##STR5## where R is a saturated aliphatic polyester, R' is an aliphatic or aromatic moiety having from 2 to 13 carbon atoms, and n represents the number of repeating units;
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• (iii) a blended composition including:
• an acrylonitrile and butadiene copolymer and a phenol formaldehyde polymer, wherein the phenol formaldehyde has the formula ##STR6## where R" is hydroxyl or an alkyl group and m represents the number of repeating units.