Abstract
Actual failure accidents of plastic bags often occur at the pin-hole and/or the crack, and also the edge that is just outside of the heat-sealed part becomes the failure initiation point. In this study, fracture mechanics tests and tear tests were performed to understand the resistance of heat-sealed parts and edge parts to introduced cracks. The fracture resistance and tear strength of the edge part was lower than that of the heat-sealed part, which was more obvious at higher heat sealing temperature. The optimum heat sealing temperature to obtain the balanced properties of heat-sealed polylactic acid (PLA) films was found to be 130°C.
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