Poly(arylene ether) blends having low melt viscosity in the absence of plasticizer

1. A poly(arylene ether) composition comprising a first poly(arylene ether) resin having an intrinsic viscosity greater than or equal to about 0.3 dl/g, as measured in chloroform at 25° C. and a second poly(arylene ether) resin having an intrinsic viscosity less than or equal to about 0.17 dl/g, as measured in chloroform at 250° C.

wherein the composition is a thermoplastic composition essentially free of plasticizers, and

wherein the composition has a melt viscosity less than or equal to about 190 Pascal-seconds at 1500 seconds −1 and a temperature of 320° C. in the absence of filler.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the second poly(arylene ether) resin has an intrinsic viscosity less than or equal to about 0.15 dl/g as measured in chloroform at 25° C.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the second poly (arylene ether) resin has an intrinsic viscosity less than or equal to about 0.13 dl/g as measured in chloroform at 25° C.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the first poly(arylene ether) resin to the second poly(arylene ether) resin is greater than 1:1.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the first poly(arylene ether) resin to the second poly(arylene ether) resin is 1.5:1 to 20:1.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a reinforcing agent.

7. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the reinforcing agent comprises glass fiber.

8. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the reinforcing agent comprises carbon fiber.

9. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the reinforcing agent comprises non-fibrous inorganic filler.

10. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the composition has a melt less than or equal to about 270 Pascal-seconds at 1500 seconds −1 and a temperature of 320° C. measured in the presence of the reinforcing agent.

11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a heat deflection temperature greater than or equal to about 130° C. as determined by ASTM D648.

12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a dissipation factor of less than or equal to about 0.02 as measured according to ASTM D150 at 25° C. and 1 kilohertz, 10 kilohertz, 100 kilohertz or 1 megahertz.

13. The composition of claim 1 further comprising an impact modifier.

14. An article comprising the composition of claim 1 .

15. A polyarylene ether composition consisting essentially of a first poly(arylene ether) resin having an intrinsic viscosity greater than or equal to about 0.3 dl/g, as measured in chloroform at 25° C. and a second poly(arylene ether) resin having an intrinsic viscosity less than or equal to about 0.13 dl/g, as measured in chloroform at 25° C. wherein the composition is a thermoplastic composition, and wherein the composition has a melt viscosity less than or equal to about 190 Pascal-seconds at 1500 seconds −1 and a temperature of 320° C.

16. An article comprising the composition of claim 15 .

17. A polyarylene ether composition consisting essentially of a first poly(arylene ether) resin having an intrinsic viscosity greater than or equal to about 0.3 dl/g, as measured in chloroform at 25° C.; a second viscosity poly(arylene ether) resin having an intrinsic viscosity less than or equal to about 0.3 dl/g, as measured in chloroform at 25° C.; and a reinforcing agent

wherein the composition is a thermoplastic composition, and

wherein the composition has a melt viscosity less than or equal to about 270 Pascal-seconds at 1500 seconds −1 and a temperature of 320° C.

18. An article comprising the composition of claim 17 .

19. The article of claim 18 wherein the article is part of an electronic packaging handling system.