Polyethylene homopolymer compositions with balanced properties

A polyethylene composition comprising at least two ethylene homopolymer blend components, wherein said composition has:

• (i) a density of from 0.96 to 0.97 g/cc;
• (ii) an Mw of from 75,000 to 95,000;
• (iii) an Mn of from 7000 to 12,000;
• (iv) an Mz of from 200,000 to 325,000;
• (v) a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn of from 6 to 12;
• (vii) a melt index, I2, as determined by ASTM D1238 at 190° C., using a 2.16 kilogram load, of from 1.5 to 2.8 grams per 10 minutes;
• and further characterized in that
• (viii) from 25 to 55 weight % of said composition has a molecular weight of less than or equal to 20,000;
• wherein said composition comprises a first blend component containing 45 to 60 weight % of said composition and a second blend component containing from 55 to 40 weight % of said composition, wherein said first blend component has:
• A1) an Mw/Mn of from 1.8 to 2.5;
• and
• A2) a melt index, I2, as determined by ASTM D1238 at 190° C., using a 2.16 kilogram load, of from 3,000 to 25,000 grams per 10 minutes;
• and
• wherein said second blend component has:
• B1) an Mw/Mn of from 1.8 to 2.5;
• and
• B2) a melt index, I2, as determined by ASTM D1238 at 190° C., using a 2.16 kilogram load, of from 0.05 to 0.5 grams per 10 minutes;
• and
• wherein the first and second blend components are polymers that are the product of a polymerization process in which only ethylene is deliberately present as a polymerizable monomer.