WATER VAPOUR TRANSMISSION RATE

OF
LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE

RE : WVTR of LDPE

The typical WVTR of a 0.920 g/cc, 1.0 g/10 min. LPDE at different
thicknesses is as follows :

Thickness, mil *WVTR ng/Pa.S.m2

g /100 in2 - 24 hr
1 1.4 3.2
1.5 0.93 1.7
2 0.7 1.3
3 0.46 0.83
4 0.35 0.63
5 0.28 0.50
6 0.23 0.41

* 90% relative humidity, 100º F and 1 atmosphere

An example of the conversion from g/100 in2 - 24 hr to

ng/Pa • S • m2 is as follows :

0.28 g/100 in2 – 24 hr.

ng/Pa • S• m2 = g/100 in2 – 24 hre – 1 atm

= g/0.645m2 (86400 S) (100,000 Pa)

0.50 ng/ Pa • S• m2 = 0.28 g/0.6452 (86400 S) (100,000 Pa)