It has been discovered that the properties of sheet or film materials of
broad molecular weight distribution ethylene/propylene rubber
impact-modified heterophasic copolymer (ICP) can be improved by blending
the ICP with a second polyolefin. The second polyolefin may be a
syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP), a random copolymer (RCP) of propylene
and comonomer (e.g. ethylene and/or butene) made using a Ziegler-Natta or
metallocene catalyst, medium density polyethylene (MDPE), linear low
density polyethylene (LLDPE), or low crystalline copolymer of
propylene/.alpha.-olefin. Improvements include, but are not necessarily
limited to, reduced motor amps, lower secant modulus, increased dart drop
strength, increased gloss, reduced haze, increased elongation to yield,
elimination of stress whitening, improved puncture resistance, and
decreased seal initiation temperature. This sheet of film materials may
be co-extruded with other resins or laminated with other materials after
extrusion.