A polyamide characterized in that the polyamide is obtained by thermal polycondensation
of (a) dicarboxylic acid components comprising 10 to 80% by mole in total carboxylic
acid components of 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid having a trans/cis molar ratio
of 50/50 to 97/3 and (b) an aliphatic diamine component is disclosed. The alicyclic
polyamide having 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid in a backbone thereof as a dicarboxylic
acid unit, which is suitable as materials for various uses such as automotive parts,
electric/electronics parts, industrial materials, engineering materials and daily
household goods, and superior in heat resistance, low water absorption, light resistance,
moldability and light weight, as well as superior in toughness, chemical resistance
and appearance, and molded articles thereof.