Polyoxymethylene compositions and articles made from these

1. A polyacetal thermoplastic composition comprising:

a) 20 to 80 weight percent polyacetal polymer,

the polymer being homopolymer, copolymer, or mixtures of these;

b) 5 to 40 weight percent glass fiber;

c) 0.1 to 2 weight percent polymeric thermal stabilizer selected from the group consisting of a polyacrylamide, a polymethacrylamide, and mixtures of these;

d) 0.02 to 2 weight percent allantoin;

e) 0.1 to 5 weight percent of an ethylene copolymer of the formula E/X/Y, wherein each of the a) to e) components is based on the weight of the composition; and

wherein:

E comprises 40 to 90 weight percent of the ethylene copolymer and is the radical formed from ethylene;

X comprises 10 to 40 weight percent of the ethylene copolymer and is a radical formed from monomers selected from the group consisting of CH 2 ═CH(R 1 )—C(O)—OR 2 ,

wherein R 1 is H, CH 3 or C 2 H 5 , R 2 is an alkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms, vinyl acetate, or a mixture of these; and

Y comprises 0.5 to 20 weight percent of the ethylene copolymer and is a radical formed from monomers selected from the group consisting of

CH 2 ═CH(R 1 )—C(O)—OR 3

wherein R 3 is glycidyl, and R 1 is R 1 is H, CH 3 or C 2 H 5 .

2. The thermoplastic composition of claim 1 having 20 to 40 weight percent of the glass fiber; and 0.1 to 2 weight percent of the ethylene copolymer of the formula E/X/Y.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the polymeric thermal stabilizer is polyacrylamide.

4. A molded article comprising the composition of claim 1 .