Resin

Somos 9120 Chemical-Resistant Resin — SLA 3D printing

SLA Available Express available

The polypropylene-like SLA — flexible, fatigue-tough and chemically resistant.

Somos 9120 Chemical-Resistant Resin 3D printing material

Somos 9120 is a translucent, polypropylene-like SLA resin with superior chemical, water and fatigue resistance and strong memory retention — the go-to for snap-fit and living-hinge prototypes and parts that see moisture or solvents. It trades ultimate stiffness for durability.

What Somos 9120 Chemical-Resistant Resin is used for

Somos 9120 is used for durable, snap-fit functional prototypes and aerospace-style parts, including components that face moisture or chemicals where a resilient, fatigue-resistant resin is needed.

Property profile

Strength
Stiffness
Toughness
Flexibility
Heat
Detail
UV / Outdoor

Strengths

  • Polypropylene-like — flexible and fatigue-tough
  • Superior chemical and water resistance
  • Strong memory retention for snap-fits and living hinges
  • Good detail and surface for a durable resin

Know the limits

  • Lower stiffness than rigid resins
  • Translucent natural colour only
  • Embrittles slowly under prolonged UV

Maximum build size

2700 × 900 × 800 mm

Surface finish & colours

Smooth translucent surface off the printer; flexes without cracking and holds fine detail.

Available translucent natural, per manufacturer.

Translucent natural

Best suited for

Chemical / moisture exposure Fine detail Impact-tough Water-resistant

Lead time

Standard 10 business days
Express Express available 2–4 business days

Lead times are indicative and start from order confirmation. Actual turnaround varies model by model, depending on part geometry, print time, quantity and shipping location. Express service incurs an additional charge. Express availability is subject to current machine capacity — please confirm when ordering.

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Typical technical data

Price$77.92
Tensile strength30 MPa
Elongation at break20 %
Heat deflection (0.45 MPa)48 °C
Hardness~80 Shore D
Density1.13 g/cm³
Water absorption (24 h)0.2 %
Layer / tolerance±0.10–0.20 mm or ±0.2%

View technical data sheet (TDS)

Finishing & post-processing for Somos 9120 Chemical-Resistant Resin

Parts printed in Somos 9120 Chemical-Resistant Resin in SLA can be finished a number of ways at KAD3D, from a clean functional surface to a fully painted, display-ready result. The treatments below are the ones we most often apply to this material.

Sanding
Hand or machine sanding knocks back layer lines and blemishes, stepping up through grits toward a smooth, even surface ready for paint or display.
Painting / Priming
Primer fills the last micro-texture so colour coats lie down evenly; the part can then be finished in any custom colour, gloss level or brand match.

What this material supports

✓ Paintable ✓ Easy to sand
  • Paint & custom colour: Somos 9120 Chemical-Resistant Resin primes and paints well, so parts can be matched to any brand colour, gloss level or metallic look.
  • Sanding & smoothing: responds well to sanding, so layer lines can be worked back to a smooth, paint-ready surface.

Most popular finish: Sand and clear-coat to slow UV yellowing; paint where a colour is needed.

Reference #3DBenchy — like-for-like pricing

To make material costs easy to compare, KAD3D prints the same standard model — the #3DBenchy — in every material. The price shown is what that identical benchmark part costs in Somos 9120 Chemical-Resistant Resin, so you can weigh materials against each other on a genuine like-for-like basis before uploading your own file.

Benchy in this material $77.92

Benchmark price is a guide for comparison only; your part is quoted on its own size, geometry and finishing. Upload your model for an exact price.

These prices were taken on 1 July 2026 and are still in place.

Where it fits

Snap-fit and living-hinge prototypes, and moisture- or solvent-exposed parts.

Often chosen by Perth and Brisbane teams for snap-fit and living-hinge prototypes and moisture-exposed parts, where a polypropylene-like, chemically resistant resin suits the duty.

Behaves like injection-moulded polypropylene.

Somos 9120 Chemical-Resistant Resin (SLA)

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Material data on these pages was compiled with the assistance of online research tools, in good faith, and may contain inaccuracies. Values are indicative only and intended to give a closer idea of each material's behaviour. For accurate, batch-specific TDS or SDS documentation, please contact KAD3D directly. KAD3D accepts no liability for any reliance on this information.