Table 2.

Range of PVA/TPS mechanical properties compared to those for typical polyethylene film materials (low-density polyethylene (LDPE), high-density polyethylene HDPE, linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE)) [51], PVA [52], and TPS [53].

Property	PVA/TPS	LDPE	HDPE	LLDPE	PVA	TPS
σu (MPa)	22–39	36–57	38–44	36–60	22–30	4–8
εu (%)	136–325	300–500	600–860	450–850	99–112	35–100
E (MPa)	53–250	190–520	827–1069	204–275	64–176	116–294