Flexible-packaging glossary

WVTR

Water-vapor transmission rate: a measured rate at which water vapor passes through a material under stated conditions.

Why buyers encounter it

Do not compare WVTR values unless their units, temperature, humidity gradient, method, and specimen are comparable.
Oxygen and water-vapor transmission through film
Buyer diagramReference diagram for wvtr.

Use the term carefully

This definition helps interpret a packaging conversation. It does not establish a complete film structure, machine setting, regulatory conclusion, shelf-life result, or approval for a particular application.

Research source: PC-029. Application-specific details remain subject to manufacturer and technical review.