Preparation and performance of ultraviolet curable silicone resins used for ultraviolet cured coating and ultraviolet-assisted 3D printing materials

Abstract

Types of curable methacryloxypropyl silicone resins were prepared by a cohydrolysis condensation reaction with 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, methyl trimethoxy silane, and dimethyl diethoxy silane. The properties of the transparent resins cured by the ultraviolet were investigated in detail. The ultraviolet cured silicone material transparency was higher than 95% in the light wavenumber range of 400 nm and 800 nm, pencil hardness from 6 B to 6 H, and thermal decomposition temperature higher than 150°C. The silicone materials prepared by ultraviolet-assisted 3D printing had a water absorption coefficient of 0.21 wt% and a line thermal expansion coefficient of 5.27 × 10-4 m/k. It showed that the silicone resins can be candidates for ultraviolet cured transparent coating and ultraviolet-assisted 3D printing.