Ethylene-Based Polymers, Articles Made Therefrom, and Processes for Making Same

A process for making an ethylene-based polymer, comprising:

• introducing ethylene and one or more C3 to C18 α-olefin monomers into a reactor;
• and
• polymerizing the ethylene and the at least one other comonomer at a temperature of 50° C. to 110° C. and a pressure of 750 kPa-absolute to 7,000 kPa-absolute within the reactor to produce the ethylene-based polymer, wherein the ethylene-based polymer comprises 90 mol % to 99 mol % of polymer units derived from ethylene and 1 mol % to 10 mol % of polymer units derived from the one or more C3 to C18 α-olefin monomers, and wherein the ethylene-based polymer has:
• a melt index (I2, 190° C.) of 0.1 g/10 min to 10 g/10 min,
• a density of 0.890 g/cm3 to 0.910 g/cm3,
• a compositional distribution breadth index of 60% to 80%,
• a number average molecular weight of 25,000 g/mol to 53,000 g/mol,
• an intrinsic viscosity of 1.3 dL/g to 1.9 dL/g, and
• one or more of the following:
• a composition distribution breadth T75-T25 value, as measured by TREF, of at least 16.5° C. to 21° C.,
• a complex viscosity measured at a shear rate of 10 rad/s of at least 5,700 Pa·s to 8,700 Pa·s, and
• a complex viscosity measured at a shear rate of 0.1 rad/s of at least 11,100 Pa·s to 14,100 Pa·s.