TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Materials: The white pigment is titanium dioxide.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Materials: The polyamide molding compound contains additive comprising white pigments, UV stabilizers, UV absorbers, antioxidants, heat stabilizers, hydrolysis stabilizers, crosslinking activators, flame retardants, layered silicates, fillers, colorants, reinforcing agents, adhesion mediators, impact strength modifiers, and fluoropolymers. The crosslinking activator is trimethylol propane trimethacrylate and triallyl isocyanurate.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Materials: The polyamide contains cycloaliphatic monomers comprising cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid (CHDA), bisaminocyclohexane (BAC), 4,4'-diaminodicyclohexylmethane (PACM), and/or 3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'-diaminodicyclohexylmethane (MACM). The polyamide comprises polyamide 4X, polyamide 4X crosslinked, polyamide 9 crosslinked, polyamide 99, polyamide 99 crosslinked, polyamide 910, polyamide 910 crosslinked, polyamide 1010, polyamide 1010 crosslinked, polyamide 11 crosslinked, polyamide 12 crosslinked, polyamide 1010/10CHDA, polyamide 1010/10CHDA crosslinked, polyamide 610/10CHDA, polyamide 610/10CHDA crosslinked, polyamide 612/10CHDA, polyamide 612/10CHDA crosslinked, polyamide 910/10CHDA, polyamide 910/10CHDA crosslinked, polyamide 912/10CHDA, polyamide 912/10CHDA crosslinked, polyamide 1012/10CHDA, polyamide 1012/10CHDA crosslinked, polyamide 610/12CHDA, polyamide 610/12CHDA crosslinked, polyamide 612/ 12CHDA, polyamide 612/12CHDA crosslinked, polyamide 910/12CHDA, polyamide 910/12CHDA crosslinked, polyamide 912/12CHDA, polyamide 912/12CHDA crosslinked, polyamide 1012/12CHDA, polyamide 1012/12CHDA crosslinked, polyamide 1212/12CHDA, polyamide 1212/12CHDA crosslinked, polyamide 1212/10CHDA, polyamide 1212/10CHDA crosslinked, polyamide 1012, polyamide 1012 crosslinked, polyamide 1014, polyamide 1014 crosslinked, polyamide 1212, polyamide 1212 crosslinked, polyamide 1210, polyamide 1210 crosslinked, polyamide MACMY (Y=linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 9-18C), polyamide MACMY crosslinked, polyamide PACMY, polyamide PACMY crosslinked, polyamide MACMY/PACMY, and/or polyamide MACMY/PACMY crosslinked, preferably polyamide 1010 and polyamide 1010 crosslinked.