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1 . A thermoplastic composition for use in a sliding element comprising:

60 to 95 wt. % of a first polyamide (a) being a polyamide of AA-BB type,

0.5 to 10 wt. % of a second polyamide (b) being a polyamide of AB type, and

0.5 to 35 wt. % of a functional group-modified polyolefin (c),

wherein wt. % are relative to the total weight of the thermoplastic composition.

2 . A thermoplastic composition for use in a sliding element comprising:

70 to 85 wt. % of a first polyamide (a) being a polyamide of AA-BB type,

0.5 to 10 wt. % of a second polyamide (b) being a polyamide of AB type, and

0.5 to 25 wt. % of a functional group-modified polyolefin (c),

wherein wt. % are relative to the total weight of the thermoplastic composition.

3 . The thermoplastic composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises 1 to 10 wt. %, preferably 2 to 10 wt. % of the second polyamide (b).

4 . The thermoplastic composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises 2 to 8 wt. %, preferably 2 to 6 wt. % of the second polyamide (b).

5 . The thermoplastic composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises 4 to 8 wt. %, preferably 4 to 6 wt. % of the second polyamide (b).

6 . The thermoplastic composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises less than 5 wt. % of the second polyamide (b).

7 . The thermoplastic composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises 1 to 25 wt. %, preferably 1 to 20 wt. %, more preferably 1 to 19 wt. % of the functional group-modified polyolefin (c).

8 . The thermoplastic composition according to claim 2 , wherein the composition comprises 5 to 25 wt. %, preferably 8 to 20 wt. %, more preferably 10 to 20 wt. %, even more preferably 10 to 19 wt. % of the functional group-modified polyolefin (c).

9 . The thermoplastic composition according to claim 1 , wherein the first polyamide (a) has a melting temperature Tm-1 and the second polyamide (b) has a melting temperature Tm-2, wherein Tm-2 is at least 30° C. lower than Tm-1, preferably at least 50° C. lower than Tm-1.

10 . The thermoplastic composition according to claim 1 , wherein the first polyamide (a) is selected from PA66, PA46, PA410, PA412, PAST, PA6T, PA6T, PA6T/6I, PA6T/66, PA6T/6, PA 6T/4T, PA6/66, PA66/6T/6I, PA6T/DT-copolyamide, PAST, PA9T/2-MOMDT-copolyamide, PA 10T, PA 10T/106, PA 10T/6T, PA46/6, a copolyamide or a mixture thereof and the second polyamide (b) is selected from PA 6, PA 7, PA 8, PA 9, PA 10, PA 11, PA 12, a copolyamide or a mixture thereof.

11 . The thermoplastic composition according to claim 1 , wherein the first polyamide (a) is selected from PA 46, PA66, PA 46/6, PA 6T/4T, PA 6T/4T/DT/DI, a copolyamide or a mixture thereof and the second polyamide (b) comprises PA 6.

12 . The thermoplastic composition according to claim 1 , wherein the first polyamide (a) is selected from PA 46, PA 46/6, PA 6T/4T, PA 6T/4T/DT/DI, a copolyamide or a mixture thereof and the second polyamide (b) consists of PA 6.

13 . The thermoplastic composition according to claim 1 , wherein the functional group-modified polyolefin (c) is selected from a dicarboxylic acid anhydride-modified polyolefin, an epoxy-modified polyolefin or a mixture thereof, wherein the modified polyolefin has a melt flow rate in the range of 0.5 to 25 g/10 min, as measured according the ASTM norm D1238 (at 230° C., 2.16 kg load).

14 . The thermoplastic composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises 0.01 to 5 wt. % of an auxiliary additive. A sliding element comprising the thermoplastic composition, wherein the sliding element is for use in a lubricated sliding system.

15 . A sliding element comprising the thermoplastic composition according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding element is for use in a lubricated sliding system.