Bomar® 3D printing light-sensitive urethane (meth)acrylate oligomers are designed specifically to create rigid, tough, and flexible 3D printing resins and inks with superior mechanical properties that are used in Stereolithography (SLA), Digital Light Processing (DLP), and 3D inkjet applications. These oligomers cure with UV/EB light energy and when formulated into a photopolymer resin can greatly affect the flexibility, chemical and impact resistance, and tensile strength of parts made from the resin.
Bomar oligomers provide a wide range of mechanical properties to meet the needs of the many emerging 3D printing applications. Ancillary properties such as low shrinkage, low moisture absorption, low-to-high glass transition temperatures, and low viscosity can also be provided to accommodate each unique application. Formulators can utilize them in their 3D printing resins and inks to create new, higher-quality printing materials and to overcome challenges associated with clarity and color stability, object deformation, and the surface quality of 3D printed parts.
Bomar 3D printing oligomers are used in a wide range of industries and are especially suited for use in rapid prototyping and manufacturing of final 3D printed products.
Flexible and tear-resistant 3D printing resins are finding broader use in a wide range of applications, from sneakers and helmet lattices to rubber prototypes. Some parameters that are important to creating flexible 3D printing formulations include lower glass transition temperature, higher modulus, and low moisture absorption.
High rigidity and tensile strength are key needs for many 3D printing applications. Rigid resins with tensile strengths exceeding 85 MPa and HDTs >120°C can be formulated using Bomar oligomers, and different needs such as tin-free products, improved hydrophobicity, low ash content, or low viscosity can also be met.
Formulating 3D printing resins and inks to provide a high level of toughness while maintaining a workable formulation viscosity is a challenge. Bomar oligomers can be used to improve the tensile strength in 3D printing materials and create a formulation that is tough with high impact strength and elongation.
Quality 3D printing formulations have low viscosity, fast cure speeds, varying strengths & flexibility. The oligomeric backbone structure is key in the formulations. Bomar oligomers are designed to maintain critical mechanical properties in various 3D printing resins including rigid, tough, and flexible formulations. This enables Bomar oligomers to help developments be made in industries such as dental, aerospace, and automotive.
Use our Oligomer Product Finder to sort and compare products by backbone chemistry, reactive group, and viscosity. Products can also be refined by flexibility, weatherability, water absorption, abrasion, INCI or tin-free properties.
Non-yellowing, high-impact-strength oligomer that offers good weatherability to coatings and inks.
BR-573M is a tin-free difunctional aliphatic polyether urethane methacrylate. BR-573M is an excellent candidate to consider for use in tough 3D printing resins or nail gel applications. As a primary oligomer, BR-573M offers excellent properties of hardness, adhesion and optical clarity. As a co-oligomer, BR-573M can be used to improve an existing formulation’s adhesion and impact resistance. This product has low skin sensitivity and good optical properties.
BR-1044MB is a bio-based polyether urethane methacrylate with a majority (>80%) percentage of bio-based content. Compared to similar petrochemical-based materials, BR-1044MB combines a lower viscosity with similar flexibility, elasticity, and softness. This resin brings excellent resiliency with impact properties to formulations along with improved compatibility of all components.
Bio-based oligomer with high bio-based content, low modulus, and low temperature flexibility.
T50B is a concentrated dispersion of discrete, dispersed, and functionalized carbon nanotubes (D’Func) in UV-curable resins. A more versatile dispersion than E35A, this material can be used in SLA, DLP, or jettable resins ranging from rigid to flexible to provide conductivity and decreased surface resistivity. When compared to FDM-printed ESD parts, ESD resins produced with T50B can achieve fully isotropic conductivity with high resolution and isotropic mechanical properties.
E35B+ is a stable dispersion of discrete, dispersed, and functionalized carbon nanotubes (D’Func) in urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA), BR-952. The Masterbatch can be used in rigid, high tensile strength SLA, DLP, or jettable resins to provide conductivity and decreased resistivity. When compared to FDM-printed ESD parts, ESD resins produced with E35B+ can achieve fully isotropic conductivity with high resolution and isotropic mechanical properties.
BR-1042MB is a bio-based polyether urethane methacrylate oligomer with a substantial amount of bio-based content and is tin-free. This is a medium hardness version of our bio-based products. This oligomer has a good balance of toughness and flexibility. The bio-based backbone, methacrylate functionality and tin-free nature make this an excellent choice for consumer applications with low irritancy.
BR-1041MB is a biobased polyether urethane methacrylate oligomer with a substantial amount of biobased content and is tin-free. This is a harder version of BR-1043MB. This oligomer has a good balance of toughness and flexibility. It has the ability to adhere to a variety of plastic substrates. The biobased backbone, methacrylate functionality and tin-free nature make this an excellent choice for consumer applications with low irritancy.
Aliphatic urethane dimethacrylate used in coating applications nail care and 3D printing industries.
Provides impact resistance and toughness and has excellent adhesion to various substrates.
Low viscosity oligomer with excellent cure response for rapid prototyping 3D printing resins.
Good surface cure and high elongation for 3D printing resins, plastic adhesives, and gaskets.
Provides unique properties such as color stability for better aesthetics in 3D printing resins.
Imparts incredible toughness and flexibilty, making it ideal for impact and bend-resistant coatings.
Low shrinkage difunctional oligomer that imparts softness, flexibility, and temperature resistance.
For coatings requiring high tensile strength, low color, and scratch and weathering resistance.
Durable oligomer that offers high heat distortion temperatures for coatings and 3D printing.
Exhibits hydrolytic stability and has high tensile strength for use in impact-resistant coatings.
Tin-free, abrasion-resistant oligomer with enhanced flexiblity for film and foil coatings.
Low viscosity, rapid curing, non-yellowing oligomer ideal for 2D and 3D inkjet applications.
High tensile strength oligomer with excellent optical clarity for use in impact-resistant coatings.
Excellent plastics adhesion and hydrophobicity for temperature-resistant coatings and resins.
Ultra-low water absorption for moisture-sensitive or hydrophobic applications.
Fast-curing, high tensile strength oligomer featuring low color and high hardness.
Oligomer with excellent adhesion, toughness, and flexibility for 3D printing resins and coatings.
Low molecular weight, fast curing oligomer with high tensile strength, and moderate elongation.
Stable dispersion of discrete functionalized carbon nanotubes in urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA), BR-952, which can be used in rigid, high tensile strength SLA, DLP, or jettable resins.
Bomar partners with all size companies searching for a reliable and knowledgeable raw chemical contract manufacturing partner. Our 30+ years of experience manufacturing oligomers and resins, intermediate coatings, and other chemical materials gives us the technical background and expertise needed for successful toll manufacturing relationships.
Dymax designs and manufacturers dispense and light-curing systems. These systems are optimized to work seamlessly with Bomar oligomers to gain process efficiencies by delivering rapid surface cure, depth of cure, and speed of cure in an economical way.
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