Compositions and methods for use in three dimensional model printing
A radiation curing composition suitable for building a three-dimensional object by a solid freeform method is disclosed. The composition includes one or more mono-functional monomers where a respective polymer has a Glass Transition Temperature higher than about 60° C. and one or more di-functional oligomers where a respective polymer has a Glass Transition Temperature lower than about 40° C. The functional groups of the components may include meth(acrylic) and the composition has a viscosity of about 50-500 cps at ambient temperature. Further, the concentration of the mono-functional monomer may be at least 30% by weight and the concentration of the di-functional oligomer may be at least 20% by weight.
1. A radiation curing composition suitable for building a three dimensional object by a solid freeform method, the composition comprising:
one or more mono-functional monomers where a respective polymer has a Glass Transition Temperature higher than about 60° C.; and
one or more di-functional oligomers where a respective polymer has a Glass Transition Temperature lower than about 40° C.,
wherein functional groups are meth(acrylic), the composition has a viscosity of about 50-500 cps at ambient temperature, the concentration of said one or more mono-functional monomers is at least 30% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition and the concentration of said one or more di-functional oligomers is at least 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a viscosity lower than 20 cps at a temperature higher than the ambient temperature and after curing, the composition results in a solid form.
3. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a molecule having one or more epoxy substituents, a molecule having one or more vinyl ether substituents, vinylcaprolactam, vinylpyrolidone, or any combination thereof.
4. The composition of to claim 1 , further comprising a photo-initiator.
5. The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a filler.
6. The composition according to claim 5 , wherein the filler comprises particles having an average diameter of less than 100 nm.
7. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a sulfur-containing component.
8. The composition according to claim 7 , wherein said sulfur containing component is beta mercaptopropionate, mercaptoacetate, alkane thiols or any combination thereof.
9. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one pigment and at least one dispersant.
10. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a dye.
11. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the Glass Transition Temperature of the mono-functional monomer is higher than 70° C.
12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the viscosity at ambient temperature is above 80 cps.
13. The composition of claim 1 , wherein viscosity at ambient temperature is about 300 cps.
14. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the viscosity is lower than 20 cps at a temperature higher than 60° C.
15. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the viscosity is between 10 and 17 cps at a temperature higher than 60° C.
16. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the viscosity is between 10 and 17 cps at a temperature about between 70 and 110° C.
17. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the viscosity is between 12 and 15 cps at a temperature about between 70 and 90° C.
18. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a phase separation inducing component.
19. The composition of claim 18 , wherein said phase separation inducing component is a silicon oligomer and the amount of the silicon in the composition is about 5% by weight.
20. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the di-functional oligomer is urethane-acrylate oligomer or urethane methacrylate oligomer.