Coreactive materials and methods for three-dimensional printing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11634599-B2
Application number	US-202017010039-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 2, 2020
Priority date	Nov 24, 2014
Publication date	Apr 25, 2023
Grant date	Apr 25, 2023

Abstract

Methods of printing a three-dimensional object using co-reactive components are disclosed. Thermosetting compositions for three-dimensional printing are also disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A composition for three-dimensional printing, comprising:
a first component comprising a first compound, wherein the first compound comprises at least one first functional group; and
a second component comprising a second compound, wherein the second compound comprises at least one second functional group,
wherein the at least one second functional group is reactive with the at least one first functional group;
wherein at least one of the first functional group and the second functional group comprises a saturated functional group;
wherein each of the first functional group and the second functional group does not comprise an ethylenically unsaturated group; and
wherein the composition comprises a filler comprising a specific gravity less than 0.7.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a specific gravity from 0.8 to 1.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a specific gravity from 0.7 to 0.9.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is characterized by: a viscosity less than 30 cP; a surface tension of 30 mN/m to 50 nM/m; a contact angle on glass of less than 20 degrees; and a contact angle on polyethylene terephthalate of less than 40 degrees.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein each of the first component and the second component comprises less than 5 wt % solvent, wherein wt % is based on the total weight of each of the respective coreactive components.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein an equivalents ratio of the at least one first functional group to the at least one second functional group is from 2:1 to 1:2.

7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the first compound and the second compound are capable of coreacting at a temperature less than 30° C.

8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein each of the first component and the second component independently comprises:
a monomer having a molecular weight less than 600 Daltons;
a prepolymer having a molecular weight with a range from 1,000 Daltons to 20,000 Daltons; or
a combination thereof.

9. The composition of claim 1 , wherein,
the composition comprises an additional coreactive component, wherein the additional coreactive component comprises a compound comprising at least one third functional group, wherein the at least one third functional group is different than the first functional group and the second functional group; and
the third functional group is reactive with the first functional group or the second functional group.

10. The composition of claim 9 , wherein a reaction rate of the third functional group with the first functional group or the second functional group is different than a reaction rate of the first functional group with the second functional group.

11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises from 1 wt % to 40 wt % of the filler.

12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the filler comprises an electrically conductive filler.

13. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the filler comprises silica.

14. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the filler comprises a magnetic filler.

15. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises a colorant.

16. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises carbon fiber, glass fiber, graphene, or a combination of any of the foregoing.

17. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises an amount of an electrically conductive filler sufficient to impart effective EMI/RFI resistance over a frequency range of 1 MHz to 18 GHz to a three-dimensional object.

18. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the first component and the second component are mixed to form an extrusion comprising a cross-sectional profile.

19. An object prepared from the composition of claim 1 .

20. The object of claim 19 , wherein the object has a specific gravity from 0.8 to 1.

21. The object of claim 19 , wherein the object has a specific gravity from 0.7 to 0.9.

22. The object of claim 19 , wherein the object comprises a shape that overhangs an underlying layer.

23. A cured composition prepared from the composition of claim 1 .

24. An object comprising the cured composition of claim 23 .

Assignees

• Ppg Ind Ohio Inc

Inventors

• Fenn David R
• Olson Kurt G
• Rock Reza M
• Kutchko Cynthia
• Donaldson Susan F
• Sun Hao

Classifications

• B29C64/112 Primary

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