Plastic packaging has several advantages that are strong but lightweight, inert, not rusty and are

thermoplastic (heat seal) and can be colored. Identifying the physical properties of such plastics is
necessary to know the exact plastic characteristics used as packaging materials for certain types of
products. Identifying the plastic can be done by several tests, among others, the measurement of
density and grammatures, tensile strength test and elongation break, friction resistance test, and
fuel test.

Measurement of density values in plastics is very important, because density can show the plastic
structure in general. Applications of this matter that can be seen the ability of plastic in protecting
the product from some substances such as water, O2 and CO2. In trading it may be used gramatur
unit, because this unit is enough to represent the producer (plastic weight) and consumer (plastic
area), but density is what determines the plastic properties as packaging (Numinah 2002). Based on
observations, PVC plastic is thicker and heavier than other types of plastics tested. Similarly, the
value of gramatur and density. This can be due to the presence of PVC
straight chain formation, so the density is high. According to Suyitno (1990) PVC has a hard, rigid,
clear and shiny nature, very difficult to penetrate water and low gas permeability so appropriate to
pack food that contains lots of water.

Overall (vertical and horizontal position), the results show HDPE has the highest breaking extension
which means HDPE type of plastic is hard to break. This plastic has elastic and chewy properties so it
is difficult to tear. Additives in the form of plasticizers can be added in plastics to cause the effect of
elasticity and substances of enforcement to provide rigid properties. Plastics can be determined side
of MD and CD. Due to the time of manufacture, the liquid polymer is extruded by pressure through a
narrow gap with a certain width to obtain a smooth and flat plastic (Alok 1981). Plastic is quite gazed
towards the light source to determine the position of MD and CD.

PVC showed good friction resistance based on experimental results. From the data obtained up to
one hundred frictionPVC still has not been damaged. This means excellent PVC in terms of sensitivity
of friction with other objects. Friction resistance is strongly influenced by additives being added so
that plastics tend to be smooth and smooth. Additive substances serves to minimize friction that
occurs. In general, plastic is very susceptible to friction, especially from rough media. If the friction
against the plastic happens continuously it will arise the subsequent scratch will be a small tear. The
felt and roll of a plastic is very difficult to determine. This is due to the texture of both felt and roll
surfaces identical. In addition, the results of the test results are almost identical (Bierley 1988)

Plastic fuel test is a form of test which can be used to identify the polymer type of a plastic by
burning the plastic on a flame. Flame propagation velocity of the packaging material depends on the
density of the constituent elements of the plastic. Based on observations, HDPE plastics have the
highest flame velocity flame so that it has low compiler density. Packaging medium speed or slow
speed has a good density so it is not easily broken or torn. The color of the fire generated during
combustion depends on the monomers of the plastics. The flame color of the practicum material is
orange and yellow. Smoke formation occurs on all different packaging smells, this is caused by the
reaction on the functional group. (Rahayu and Widajati 2007).
Conclusion
Physical properties such as tensile strength, breaking stress, friction resistance, combustion
properties, resistance fall on each different type of plastic. That's because the monomers that make
up the plastic are not the same as each other. Good quality plastic is plastic that has high tensile
strength, elastic, and high friction resistance,