THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
An example of a three-dimensional (3D) printing kit includes a build material composition, an epoxy agent to be applied to at least a portion of the build material composition during 3D printing, and a fusing agent to be applied to the at least the portion of the build material composition during 3D printing. The build material composition includes a polyamide having an amino functional group. The epoxy agent includes an epoxy having an epoxide functional group to react with the amino functional group of the polyamide in the at least the portion. The fusing agent includes an energy absorber.
1 . A three-dimensional (3D) printing kit, comprising:
a build material composition including a polyamide having an amino functional group;
an epoxy agent to be applied to at least a portion of the build material composition during 3D printing, the epoxy agent including an epoxy having an epoxide functional group to react with the amino functional group of the polyamide in the at least the portion; and
a fusing agent to be applied to the at least the portion of the build material composition during 3D printing, the fusing agent including an energy absorber.
2 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the epoxy has a viscosity at 25° C. ranging from about 5 mPa·s to about 140 mPa·s.
3 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the epoxy is a glycidyl ether.
4 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the epoxy is selected from the group consisting of 2-ethylhexyl glycidyl ether, phenol (EO) 5 glycidyl ether, p-tert-butylphenyl glycidyl ether, dibromo phenyl glycidyl ether, lauryl alcohol (EO) 15 glycidyl ether, resorcinol diglycidyl ether, neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether, 1,6-hexanediol diglycidyl ether, glycerol polyglycidyl ether, trimethylolpropane polyglycidyl ether, pentaerythritol polyglycidyl ether, diglycerol polyglycidyl ether, polyglycerol polyglycidyl ether, sorbitol polyglycidyl ether, diglycidyl terephthalate, diglycidyl o-phthalate, N-glycidyl phthalimide, ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, and a combination thereof.
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16 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the epoxy is present in an amount ranging from about 5 wt % to about 50 wt %, based on a total weight of the epoxy agent.
17 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the epoxy agent further includes an aqueous vehicle.
18 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the epoxy is water-soluble.
19 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the energy absorber has an average particle size ranging from greater than 0 nm to less than 220 nm.
20 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the energy absorber is present in an amount ranging from greater than 0 wt % active to about 40 wt % active, based on a total weight of the fusing agent.
21 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the fusing agent further includes a vehicle comprising a solvent.
22 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the fusing agent further includes a silane coupling agent.
23 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the polyamide powder includes polyamide particles having an average particle size ranging from about 2 μm to about 200 μm.
24 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the build material composition further includes glass dry blended with or encapsulated by the polyamide powder.
25 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 24 wherein the glass has an average particle size ranging from about 5 μm to about 100 μm.
26 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the build material composition is dry.
27 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein both of the epoxy agent and the fusing agent are jettable from an inkjet printhead.
28 . The 3D printing kit as defined in claim 1 wherein the epoxy agent is contained separately from the build material composition.