WO1996018678A1 - High molecular weight high density polyethylene with improved tear resistance - Google Patents

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WO1996018678A1
WO1996018678A1 PCT/US1995/015960 US9515960W WO9618678A1 WO 1996018678 A1 WO1996018678 A1 WO 1996018678A1 US 9515960 W US9515960 W US 9515960W WO 9618678 A1 WO9618678 A1 WO 9618678A1
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  • This invention relates generally to high molecular weight high density polyethylene compositions with improved physical properties. More specifically this invention relates to high molecular weight (H-N(fW) high density polyethylene (HDPE) that when combined with a second component and made into a film or a container will exhibit improved puncture propagation tear resistance improved puncture propagation tear length. Such can result in improved impact strength and improved tensile strength.
  • H-N(fW) high density polyethylene (HDPE) high density polyethylene
  • Linear polyethylenes in general, and high density polyethylenes in particular, and high molecular weight high density polyethylenes more particularly, have gained wide use, for instance, as grocery (shoppers) retail sacks (also known as tee-shirt bags) and extrusion blow molded bottles or containers.
  • grocery (shoppers) retail sacks also known as tee-shirt bags
  • extrusion blow molded bottles or containers are also known as tee-shirt bags
  • linear low density polyethylene while providing some improvement in dart drop impact and puncture propagation tear also causes unacceptable stretching or elongation at or near the heat seal under an applied load. Such stretching can cause a bag, for instance a heavily laden grocery bag, to deform generally rendering the bag unacceptable, or at least less functional for its intended purpose.
  • Conventional low density polyethylene (LDPE) has been blended with
  • HMW HDPE and also gives some relief from the splitting or zippering problem, but again, bags made from films based on such a blend are generally unacceptably stretchy as well.
  • HMW-HDPE higher molecular weight or higher viscosity materials
  • U.S. Patent 5,110,685 discloses blends of high density polyethylene with elastomers to produce low friction, abrasion resistant coatings. Specifically this document discloses a multi part blend: a) a high density PE blend of / ' ) high molecular weight HDPE present from 10 to 80 percent by weight; if) medium molecular weight HDPE present from 20 to 70 percent by weight; and Hi) low molecular weight HDPE making up the balance of the HDPE blend; b) an EPDM elastomer.
  • the above mentioned problems are substantially overcome resulting in an article fabricated from a HMW-HDPE composition that has superior puncture propagation tear resistance, superior puncture propagation tear length, and improved J-tear.
  • the HMW-HDPE composition will include a majority component (HMW-HDPE) and a minority component (a material to improve tear properties). When well dispersed, such a minority component will generally be useful in improving these test results.
  • a film comprising (a) in the range of from 85 to 99 weight percent of a HMW-HDPE (first component) having a density in the range of from 0.940 to 0.970 g cc
  • the HMW-HDPE will be either a homopolymer or a copolymer. If it is a copolymer, generally it will be a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin.
  • the alpha-olefin content will be present up to 2 mole percent based on the total moles of the HMW-HDPE, said HMW-HDPE having a melt index in the range of from 0.02 to 1.0 dg/min.; and (b) in the range of from 1 to 15 weight percent of a second component selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS), styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS), ethylene-propylene rubber (EPR) ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer rubber (EPDM), butyl rubber, a metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE and combinations thereof; where said film has a PPT (MD) above 2.0 KgF, a PPT KgF (TD) above 2.2, a PPTL (TD) below 92 mm and a PPTL (MD) up to 100 mm.
  • SBS styrene-buta
  • the film will have in the range of from 90 to 99 weight percent of an HMW-HDPE and in the range of from 10 to 1 weight percent of the second component. More preferably, the film will have in the range of from 93 to 99 weight percent of HMW-HDPE, and in the range of from 1 to 7 weight percent of the second component, all weight percentages based on the total weight of the composition.
  • HMW-HDPE compositions and applications based on these compositions are disclosed.
  • These polyethylene compositions have unique properties which make them particularly well suited for use in applications that require resistance to puncture propagation tear and improvement of puncture propagation tear length in films and impact strength and tensile strength in extrusion blow molded articles.
  • These compositions have combinations of properties that render them superior to compositions previously available for many uses such as tee-shirt shoppers bags, retail bags, produce bags, extrusion blow molded articles and other uses known to those of skill in the art.
  • the polyethylene composition of an embodiment of the present invention for use in film or extrusion blow molded articles may be made from an ethylene homopolymer or ethylene copolymer or a blend of an ethylene copolymer with an ethylene homopolymer.
  • the density of the preferred materials are generally in the range of from 0.940 to 0.970 g/cc. In a preferred embodiment the density ranges from 0.948 to 0.965 g/cc. More preferred density in the range of from 0.950 g/cc to 0.960 g/cc.
  • the HMW-HDPE will have a melt index as measured according to the ASTM D-1238 in the range of from 0.02 to 5 dg/min.
  • the melt index will be in the range of from 0.02 to 1 dg/min., most preferred 0.03 to 0.1 dg/min.
  • the ethylene polymer is a copolymer it will be generally an ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer
  • the alpha-olefin utilized to make the copolymer will be selected from the group consisting of butene-1, pentene-1, 4-methyl-l-pentene, hexene-1, and octene-1.
  • the alpha-olefin will be present in the copolymer in the range of up to 2 moles/mole of copolymer.
  • the HMW-HDPE may be made by a number processes including but not limited to gas phase, fluidized bed, slurry or solution processes.
  • Catalysts used for polymerization are generally selected from the traditional Ziegler-Natta type, zirconium-type or metallocene-type catalyst systems. Such catalysts and their products are well known.
  • the second component may be chosen from the group consisting of SBS, SIS, EPR, EPDM, butyl rubber, metallocene-catalyzed LLDPEs, and combinations thereof.
  • SBS elastomers or the metallocene-catalyzed LLDPEs.
  • SBS and SIS materials are available, for instance, from Dexco Corporation under the trade name Vector®. The approximate physical properties of these SBS elastomers are as follows:
  • the second component is a metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE
  • the specific resin chosen optionally will have a melt index below 2 dg/min., and a density in the range of from 0.915 to 0.925 g/cc.
  • the choice of a second component will be controlled in that substantially no diminution of the end product properties occur.
  • the composition of the film in a preferred embodiment of the present invention has in the range of from 85 to 99 weight percent of an HMW-HDPE polyethylene and in the range of from 1 to 15 weight percent of a second component selected from the group consisting of SBS, SIS, EPR EPDM, butyl rubber, metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE, and combinations thereof.
  • a second component selected from the group consisting of SBS, SIS, EPR EPDM, butyl rubber, metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE, and combinations thereof.
  • the HMW-HDPE will be present in the range of from 90 to 99 weight percent and the second component will be present in the range of from 10 to 1 weight percent. More preferably, the HMW-HDPE will be present in the range of from 93 to 97 weight percent and elastomer will be present in the range of from 7 to 3 weight percent. All weight percents based on the total weight of the film composition.
  • the film will still have useful properties, but the expense of such a quantity of second component in the blend will likely make the resulting fabricated product too expensive to be commercially viable, or the properties of the film would make it generally unsuitable for shopper's bags and the like. At less than 1 percent by weight, the positive effect of the second component on the properties of the bulk film will diminish below a generally beneficial point.
  • additives of the type normally used to inhibit oxidation, U-V inhibitors, acid scavengers, U-V absorbers, anti-static materials, colorants, slip agents, and the like may be included in the bulk film composition without substantially changing the desirable properties described in the present application.
  • films made from compositions representing certain embodiments of our invention There are many uses for films made from compositions representing certain embodiments of our invention.
  • bags are one such use. .
  • bags there are many types as well such as grocery bags, often called “tee-shirt bags", general merchandise bags, bags used to line refuse containers (industrial, commercial and residential) (commonly known as “can liners”), and the like.
  • can liners bags used to line refuse containers (industrial, commercial and residential) (commonly known as "can liners"), and the like.
  • Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the nominal thickness of a film, bag or other article will have an effect on some gross mechanical properties of the article. Grocery sacks generally are made in nominal 0.5 mil (12.7 ⁇ m) thickness. Thicker cross sections would likely result in higher puncture force even without the teachings of our invention. Application of the teachings of our invention to such thicker cross section will generally further improve puncture force, PPT and PPTL.
  • a further refinement of the puncture propagation tear test is the puncture propagation tear length under a given set of conditions. This will be an indication of whether or not a specific film not only has a resistance to puncture propagation tear, but under given conditions how far such a tear will propagate.
  • Example 1 was performed using an HMW-HDPE Grade 7000 F (available from Exxon Chemical Co.) which is a bimodal HMW-HDPE with a density of 0.952 g/cc, and a MI of 0.04 dg/m.
  • HMW-HDPE Grade 7000 F available from Exxon Chemical Co.
  • Example 2 5 weight percent of the HMW-HDPE was replaced with a

Abstract

Articles fabricated from certain high molecular weight high density polyethylenes (HMW-HDPE) combined with a second component, exhibit superior puncture propagation tear resistance and puncture propagation tear length. The second component may be an elastomer such as styrene-butadiene-styrene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, EPR, EPDM, butyl rubber, metallocene-calatyzed polyethylene, and combinations thereof. The second component or components will be present in a fabricated article from 1 to 15 weight percent. Articles include films, bags made from films, and extrusion blow-molded articles.

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HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE WITH IMPROVED TEAR RESISTANCE
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates generally to high molecular weight high density polyethylene compositions with improved physical properties. More specifically this invention relates to high molecular weight (H-N(fW) high density polyethylene (HDPE) that when combined with a second component and made into a film or a container will exhibit improved puncture propagation tear resistance improved puncture propagation tear length. Such can result in improved impact strength and improved tensile strength.
BACKGROUND
Linear polyethylenes in general, and high density polyethylenes in particular, and high molecular weight high density polyethylenes more particularly, have gained wide use, for instance, as grocery (shoppers) retail sacks (also known as tee-shirt bags) and extrusion blow molded bottles or containers. However one of the problems that has continued to be bothersome in most of these applications is the linear high density polyethylene material's tendency to be "splitty". This splittiness is generally thought to be due to the fact that a linear high density polyethylene has very few branches, certainly few, if any, long chain branches off of the polymer back bone. Such branching might permit entanglement which could, in certain instances, prevent a tear from being propagated once initiated, and/or retard the growth of a tear. Accordingly, once a tear or puncture is initiated in such substantially linear polyethylenes, if there is a load on the polyethylene film, a bag made from the film, or a container it will tend to "zipper" or split at a rapid rate causing failure of the bag and possible evacuation and damage of the contents. Many approaches to solving this zippering or splittiness problem have been attempted. Usually the inclusion of an amount, for instance 5 to 10 weight percent of linear low density polyethylene (density in the range of from 0.915 to 0.930 g/cm3) has been moderately successful perhaps due to the branching provided by the LLDPE(more branching in general is observed for LLDPE than HDPE). The linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) while providing some improvement in dart drop impact and puncture propagation tear also causes unacceptable stretching or elongation at or near the heat seal under an applied load. Such stretching can cause a bag, for instance a heavily laden grocery bag, to deform generally rendering the bag unacceptable, or at least less functional for its intended purpose. Conventional low density polyethylene (LDPE) has been blended with
HMW HDPE and also gives some relief from the splitting or zippering problem, but again, bags made from films based on such a blend are generally unacceptably stretchy as well.
However, while both of these solutions to the splitting problem are used in the industry, both of these solutions present an inherent difficulty. That difficulty is that the HMW-HDPE is relatively high in melt viscosity while in general, both LDPE and LLDPE are relatively much lower in melt viscosity. This leads to inhomogeneity in the melt and in the resulting film, leading to areas of good performance and areas of poor performance, which is a similarly unacceptable solution to the zippering problem. Attempts to homogenize such a mixture to improve the dispersion, thereby improving the overall physical properties have generally met with poor success as well, because while getting the lower viscosity materials more uniformly dispersed, the higher molecular weight or higher viscosity materials (HMW-HDPE) tend to be subjected to heat and sheer causing some cross-linking and thereby a generally unacceptable diminution of bulk film properties.
Ways to gauge the improvement or lack of improvement in tear properties include standard tests in the film industry such as tear or Elmendorf tear, where generally a nick or cut is placed in the film to be tested. While these tests are of value in HDPE film testing, a more realistic commercial indicator of film properties, especially for HMW-HDPE, is the puncture propagation tear (PPT) and the puncture propagation tear length (PPTL). These two tests are indicative of a tear that would be similar to one initiated in an everyday situation by the puncture of a film, or a bag based on the film, and the subsequent length of the tear for a specific puncture.
Another way to improve the tear and puncture propagation tear properties of an HMW-HDPE material might be to extrude, adjacent to the HDPE, for instance in a coextrusion, a more highly branched polymer material. This, however, is a more expensive method of solving this problem and is therefore generally commercially unacceptable. Also, in the category of solutions to the tear problem, are certain machine or extruder manipulations that can improve the tear strength. Because of the very high melt strength of HMW-HDPE, the film is generally fabricated using a high stalk configuration. This configuration allows for the melt to relax prior to blowing up to the full lay-flat width desired for the finished product. To achieve more relaxation which in turn improves tear and impact properties, film fabricators attempt to maximize the stalk height and the blow-up ratio. Typically the stalk height is six to eight times the die diameter and the blow-up ratio ranges from three to five times the die diameter. These parameters are limited by the stability of the bubble at reasonable production rates.
U.S. Patent 5,110,685 discloses blends of high density polyethylene with elastomers to produce low friction, abrasion resistant coatings. Specifically this document discloses a multi part blend: a) a high density PE blend of /') high molecular weight HDPE present from 10 to 80 percent by weight; if) medium molecular weight HDPE present from 20 to 70 percent by weight; and Hi) low molecular weight HDPE making up the balance of the HDPE blend; b) an EPDM elastomer.
Various blends of a) and b) with carbon black and optionally talc, are tested to determine their abrasion resistance and, as a measure of low friction, the coefficient of friction. Such a blend of different MW HDPEs would yield a film that would generally be unsuitable for consumer bags because of dilution of the MW of HMW-HDPE products generally leads to reduced impact properties. This phenomenon is well known to those of ordinary skill in the art regarding performance of medium MW products relative to performance of HMW products. Dart impact (another important physical property of films) of medium MW properties are typically 50 % less than those achieved from HMW based products. There is therefore a need to produce a high molecular weight high density polyethylene film that can be fabricated into, for instance, tee-shirt bags, that have superior resistance to puncture propagation tear and improved puncture propagation tear length and are generally commercially practicable from an economic and fabrication standpoint. SUMMARY
With the present invention, and in particular with a preferred embodiment, the above mentioned problems are substantially overcome resulting in an article fabricated from a HMW-HDPE composition that has superior puncture propagation tear resistance, superior puncture propagation tear length, and improved J-tear. The HMW-HDPE composition will include a majority component (HMW-HDPE) and a minority component (a material to improve tear properties). When well dispersed, such a minority component will generally be useful in improving these test results.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, we provide a film (and/or an extrusion blow molded article) comprising (a) in the range of from 85 to 99 weight percent of a HMW-HDPE (first component) having a density in the range of from 0.940 to 0.970 g cc, the HMW-HDPE will be either a homopolymer or a copolymer. If it is a copolymer, generally it will be a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin. The alpha-olefin content will be present up to 2 mole percent based on the total moles of the HMW-HDPE, said HMW-HDPE having a melt index in the range of from 0.02 to 1.0 dg/min.; and (b) in the range of from 1 to 15 weight percent of a second component selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS), styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS), ethylene-propylene rubber (EPR) ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer rubber (EPDM), butyl rubber, a metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE and combinations thereof; where said film has a PPT (MD) above 2.0 KgF, a PPT KgF (TD) above 2.2, a PPTL (TD) below 92 mm and a PPTL (MD) up to 100 mm. Preferably the film will have in the range of from 90 to 99 weight percent of an HMW-HDPE and in the range of from 10 to 1 weight percent of the second component. More preferably, the film will have in the range of from 93 to 99 weight percent of HMW-HDPE, and in the range of from 1 to 7 weight percent of the second component, all weight percentages based on the total weight of the composition.
These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following description and appended claims.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In an embodiment of our invention, certain HMW-HDPE compositions and applications based on these compositions are disclosed. These polyethylene compositions have unique properties which make them particularly well suited for use in applications that require resistance to puncture propagation tear and improvement of puncture propagation tear length in films and impact strength and tensile strength in extrusion blow molded articles. These compositions have combinations of properties that render them superior to compositions previously available for many uses such as tee-shirt shoppers bags, retail bags, produce bags, extrusion blow molded articles and other uses known to those of skill in the art. Following is a detailed description of certain preferred HMW-HDPE compositions within the scope of an embodiment of the present invention, preferred methods of producing these compositions and preferred applications of these compositions. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that numerous modifications of these preferred embodiments can be made without departing from the scope of our invention. For example, although the properties of the composition are exemplified in film applications, they have numerous other uses. To the extent, our description is specific, this is solely for the purpose of illustrating preferred embodiments of our invention and should not be taken as limiting the present invention to these specific embodiments. Values given in the text and claims are determined as follows; using ASTM test methods of common use to measure film performance;
Dart Drop Impact: ASTM D-1709
Tensile Strength: ASTM D-882
Elmendorf Tear (MD and TD): ASTM D 1922
Elongation: ASTM D 882
Puncture Propagation Tear : ASTM D 2582-93
PP Tear Length (mm) MD and TD: ASTM D-2582-93
HMW-HDPE Resin The polyethylene composition of an embodiment of the present invention for use in film or extrusion blow molded articles may be made from an ethylene homopolymer or ethylene copolymer or a blend of an ethylene copolymer with an ethylene homopolymer. The density of the preferred materials are generally in the range of from 0.940 to 0.970 g/cc. In a preferred embodiment the density ranges from 0.948 to 0.965 g/cc. More preferred density in the range of from 0.950 g/cc to 0.960 g/cc. The HMW-HDPE will have a melt index as measured according to the ASTM D-1238 in the range of from 0.02 to 5 dg/min. Preferably the melt index will be in the range of from 0.02 to 1 dg/min., most preferred 0.03 to 0.1 dg/min. If the ethylene polymer is a copolymer it will be generally an ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer, the alpha-olefin utilized to make the copolymer will be selected from the group consisting of butene-1, pentene-1, 4-methyl-l-pentene, hexene-1, and octene-1. The alpha-olefin will be present in the copolymer in the range of up to 2 moles/mole of copolymer. The HMW-HDPE may be made by a number processes including but not limited to gas phase, fluidized bed, slurry or solution processes. Catalysts used for polymerization are generally selected from the traditional Ziegler-Natta type, zirconium-type or metallocene-type catalyst systems. Such catalysts and their products are well known.
Second Components
The second component may be chosen from the group consisting of SBS, SIS, EPR, EPDM, butyl rubber, metallocene-catalyzed LLDPEs, and combinations thereof. Preferred are the SBS elastomers or the metallocene-catalyzed LLDPEs. SBS and SIS materials are available, for instance, from Dexco Corporation under the trade name Vector®. The approximate physical properties of these SBS elastomers are as follows:
- Melt flow rate (ASTM D-1238) @ 200 °C, 15 Kg =20 to above 0.1, preferred 12 to above 0.1 dg/min., more preferred 8 to above 0.1 dg/min. - Molecular weight (weight average molecular weight) 20,000 to 100,000 preferred 40,000 to 100,000, more preferred 80,000 to 100,000. Styrene content in the range of from 10 to 50 percent, preferably, in the range of from 20 to 40 percent, more preferably in the range of from 25 to 35 percent. EPR, EPDM and butyl rubber are well known polymers and are widely available from a number of commercial sources. Where the second component is a metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE the specific resin chosen optionally will have a melt index below 2 dg/min., and a density in the range of from 0.915 to 0.925 g/cc. In any case, the choice of a second component, as recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art, will be controlled in that substantially no diminution of the end product properties occur.
The Polyethylene Film Composition
The composition of the film in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, has in the range of from 85 to 99 weight percent of an HMW-HDPE polyethylene and in the range of from 1 to 15 weight percent of a second component selected from the group consisting of SBS, SIS, EPR EPDM, butyl rubber, metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE, and combinations thereof. Preferably the HMW-HDPE will be present in the range of from 90 to 99 weight percent and the second component will be present in the range of from 10 to 1 weight percent. More preferably, the HMW-HDPE will be present in the range of from 93 to 97 weight percent and elastomer will be present in the range of from 7 to 3 weight percent. All weight percents based on the total weight of the film composition. If the second component is employed in the blend excess of 15% by weight, the film will still have useful properties, but the expense of such a quantity of second component in the blend will likely make the resulting fabricated product too expensive to be commercially viable, or the properties of the film would make it generally unsuitable for shopper's bags and the like. At less than 1 percent by weight, the positive effect of the second component on the properties of the bulk film will diminish below a generally beneficial point. In certain embodiments of the present invention, additives of the type normally used to inhibit oxidation, U-V inhibitors, acid scavengers, U-V absorbers, anti-static materials, colorants, slip agents, and the like may be included in the bulk film composition without substantially changing the desirable properties described in the present application.
Uses of the Film
There are many uses for films made from compositions representing certain embodiments of our invention. Various kinds of bags are one such use. .Among bags there are many types as well such as grocery bags, often called "tee-shirt bags", general merchandise bags, bags used to line refuse containers (industrial, commercial and residential) (commonly known as "can liners"), and the like. Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the nominal thickness of a film, bag or other article will have an effect on some gross mechanical properties of the article. Grocery sacks generally are made in nominal 0.5 mil (12.7 μm) thickness. Thicker cross sections would likely result in higher puncture force even without the teachings of our invention. Application of the teachings of our invention to such thicker cross section will generally further improve puncture force, PPT and PPTL.
Evaluation of Film Materials In the evaluation of polymer films in general, many parameters are of importance. However, in the evaluation of linear polyethylene, more specifically high molecular weight high density polyethylene films, the measurements of importance to manufactures of shoppers' bags, retail bags and can liners will be; dart drop impact, which is generally a measure of the amount of force taken to burst a specific thickness of film, in grams; the Elmendorf tear which is an indication of the materials' ability to resist tear; and the TD/MD tear ratio is useful as an indicator of orientation balance. Generally, films with a lower TD/MD ratio, indicative of improved tear with better balance, tend to be less splitty than those with higher ratios. However, in high molecular weight high density polyethylene films, a test that approximates real world performance where sharp and/or heavy objects may be contained in a film or a bag made from a film, the puncture propagation tear in kilograms of force in both the machine and transverse directions (MD and TD) is an important measurement. Films which require greater force to tear tend to be less splitty and have more of a J-tear character. J-tear refers to that type of tear which results in the film not tearing in a straight line, but one in which the tears make a sharp turn and changes direction and resembles the letter "J". This is particularly critical in shopper's bags since straight line tears often lead to catastrophic failure. These results compliment tear properties measured by the Elmendorf tear test. A further refinement of the puncture propagation tear test is the puncture propagation tear length under a given set of conditions. This will be an indication of whether or not a specific film not only has a resistance to puncture propagation tear, but under given conditions how far such a tear will propagate.
Examples Examples 1-5
This set of examples demonstrates that in the extrusion of HMW-HDPE into film, certain second components (minority components) blended into the HMW-HDPE will yield a film with a dramatic improvement in PPT and PPTL over an HMW-HDPE without any additives (except for stabilizers, anti-oxidants, and the like). The minority component blends also show an improvement over blends of HMW-HDPE with more traditional blend partners, such as LLDPEs.
All runs were made on an Alpine extruder with a 160 mm (coextrusion die) equipped with internal bubble cooling (IBC) having a die gap of 1.5 mm. Blowup ratio was 4.7, stalk height ratio 6. Film gauge averaged a nominal 0.5 mils (13μm). Example parameters and film physical properties are shown in Table 1.
Example 1 was performed using an HMW-HDPE Grade 7000 F (available from Exxon Chemical Co.) which is a bimodal HMW-HDPE with a density of 0.952 g/cc, and a MI of 0.04 dg/m. In Example 2, 5 weight percent of the HMW-HDPE was replaced with a
1.0 MI, 0.918 g/cc density LLDPE (traditional Ziegler-Natta catalyzed) (Grade LL-1001 available from Exxon Chemical Co.)
In Examples 3 and 4, 5, and 10 weight percent respectively of the HMW- HDPE was replaced with a 1.0 MI, 0.918 g/cc density metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE available from Exxon Chemical Co.
In example 5, 5 weight percent of the HMW-HDPE was replaced with Vector® 8508 (available from Dexco Polymers).
In comparing the substantially 100 percent HMW-HDPE (Example 1) and the 95 percent HMW-HDPE, 5 percent Ziegler-Natta catalyzed LLDPE (Example 2) with Examples 3 and 5 (5 weight percent metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE and 5 weight percent Vector SBS respectively), the following observations on specific physical properties are made:
MD/TD ratio; while an improvement of 60+% is observed from Example 1 to Example 2, a ±300 % improvement is observed from Example 1 to Examples 3 or
5;
PPT MD; substantially no difference is observed between Examples 1 and 2, but a 20 percent improvement is observed between Example 1 and Examples 3 or 5; PPTL MD; a slight decrease is noted from Example 1 to Example 2 while a substantial reduction (±2^ percent) comparing Example 1 to Examples 3 or 5;
PPTL TD; a less than 10 percent reduction is seen Example 2 to Example 1, while a 20+ percent reduction is seen Examples 3 or 5 to Example 1. Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain preferred versions thereof, other versions are possible. For example, while films and bags have been exemplified, other uses such as for instance extrusion blow molding, are contemplated. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred versions contained therein.
Table 1
EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE 3 EXAMPLE 4 EXAMPLE
Die diameter (mm) 160 160 160 160 160
Die GAP (mm) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Blow-Up Ratio 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7
Stalk Height Ratio 6 6 6 6 6
Output Rate (lh hr) (kg/hr) 280 (127) 280 (127) 280 (127) 280 (127) 280 (127)
Film Gauge, ave. (mil) (microns) 0.51 (13) 0.51 (13) 0.52 (13) 0.502 (12) 0.53 (14)
Film Gauge, low (mil) (microns) 0.42 (11) 0.42 (11 ) 0.38 (10) 0.37 (10) 0.31 (8)
Film Gauge, high (mil) (microns) 0.63 (16) 0.64 (16) 0.65 (16) 0.73 (18) 0.68 (17)
Gauge Variation, % 20.6 21.6 26 35 35
Dart Drop (g) 160 160 160 116 158
Dart Drop (g/mil) (g microns) 314 (12.3) 314 (12.3) 309 (12.3) 231 (9.7) 300 (11.3)
Elmendorf Tear (g), MD 7.2 7.4 5.2 4.6 4.6
Elmendorf Tear (g/mil) 13.6 (0.55) 14.8 (0.57) 9.7 (0.40) 9.4 (0.38) 9 (0.33)
(g/microns), MD
Elmendorf Tear (g), TD 35.8 64 86.8 132.2 67.6
Elmendorf Tear (g/mil) 71.4(2.75) 121.5(4.92) 162.9 (6.68) 254.6 (11.02) 127.5 (4.83)
(g/microns), TD
TD/MD Ratio 5 8.6 16.7 28.7 14.7
Tensile @ Yield (psi) (MPa), MD 5720(39.8) 5542(38.6) 6166 (42.9) 5206 (36.2) 6133 (42.7)
Tensile @ Yield (psi) (MPa), TD 4686(32.6) 4968(34.6) 4797 (33.4) 4644 (32.3) 4816 (33.5)
Elongation @ Yield (%), MD 4.8 4.99 5.1 5.1 5.3
Elongation @ Yield (%), TD 4.38 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.4
Ultimate Tensile (psi) (MPa), MD 13552(94.4) 13174(91.7) 14324 (99.7) 14416 (100.4) 15941 (111.0)
Ultimate Tensile (psi) (MPa), TD 9178(63.9) 10145(70.6) 7690 (53.6) 7029 (48.9) 7451 (51.9)
Ultimate Elongation (%), MD 316 297 226 262 246
Ultimate Elongation (%), TD 383 416 402 472 327
PPTear (kgF), MD 1.82 1.89 2.22 2.25 2.32
PPTear (kgF), TD 2.12 2.22 2.49 2.56 2.5
PPTear Length (mm), MD 126.4 121.4 89.6 88 83.4
PPTear Length (mm), TD 97.2 90 74.2 71 73.6

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CLAIMS:We claim:
1. A film comprising: a) a first component present in the range of from 85 to 99 weight percent preferably in the range of from 90 to 99 weight percent, said first component is an HMW-HDPE said HMW-HDPE having; i) a density in the range of from 0.940 to 0.970 g/cc preferably in the range of from 0.950 to 0.960 g/cc; ii) an alpha-olefin comonomer content up to 2 mole percent based on the total moles of the HMW-HDPE; iii) melt index in the range of from 0.02 to 2.0 dg/min., preferably in the range of from 0.3 to 0.1 dg/min.; and b) in the range of from 1 to 15 weight percent, preferably in the range of from 1 to 10 weight percent of a second component selected from the group consisting of SBS, SIS, EPR, EPDM, butyl rubber, metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE, and combinations thereof; and wherein said film has a PPT (MD) above 2 KgF, preferably above 2.1 KgF more preferably above 2.2 KgF, and a PPTL (MD) up to 100 mm, preferably up to 95 mm, more preferably up to 90 mm.
2. A film comprising: a) a first component present in the range of from 93 to 97 weight percent, said first component is an HMW-HDPE, said HMW-HDPE having a density in the range of from 0.950 to 0.960 g/cc, an α-olefin content up to 2 mole percent based on the total moles of said first component, and a melt index in the range of from 0.02 to 0.1 dg/min.; and b) a second component present in the range of from 7 to 3 weight percent of a second component, said second component selected from the group consisting of SBS, and metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE said weight percent based on the total weight of said film; wherein said film has a PPT MD above 2.2 KgF and a PPTL MD up to 90 mm.
3. A tee-shirt bag comprising a film, said film including a) a majority component present in the range of from 93 to 97 weight percent, said majority component being an HMW-HDPE, having a density in the range of from 0.948 to 0.965 g/cc, an α-olefin content up to 2 mole percent, and a melt index in the range of from 0.02 to 0.1 dg/min.; and b) a minority component present in the range of from 7 to 3 weight percent, said minority component being selected from the group consisting of SBS, EPR, EPDM, and metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE; said weight percent based on the total weight of the tee-shirt bag; wherein said film has a PPT MD above 2.2 and a PPTL MD up to 90 mm.
4. A HMW-HDPE composition comprising: a) a first component present in the range of from 85 to 99 weight percent, said first component is an HMW-HDPE said HMW-HDPE having; i) a density in the range of from 0.940 to 0.970 g/cc; ii) an alpha-olefin comonomer content up to 2 mole percent based on the total moles of the HMW-HDPE; iii) melt index in the range of from 0.02 to 2.0 dg/min.; and b) in the range of from 1 to 15 weight percent of a component selected from the group consisting of SBS, SIS, EPR, EPDM, butyl rubber, metallocene- catalyzed LLDPE, and combinations thereof; and wherein said film has a PPT (MD) above 2 KgF, and a PPTL (MD) up to 100 mm.
5. Use of the composition of Claim 4as a film, or molded article.
6. Use of the film of claim 5 as a bag, preferably wherein said bag is one of a tee-shirt bag or a can liner.
7. Use of the composition of Claim 4 as an extrusion blow-molded.
8. Use of the film of Claim lor 2 as a bag.
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