ASTM Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies:

Definition:

​ASTM Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies was formed in 2009. F42 meets twice a year, usually in January and July, with about 70 members attending two days of technical meetings. The Committee, with a current membership of approximately 215, has up to now 4 technical subcommittees; all standards developed by F42 are published in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Volume 10.04.

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Committee Scope:

​The promotion of knowledge, stimulation of research and implementation of technology through the development of standards for additive manufacturing technologies. The work of this Committee will be coordinated with other ASTM technical committees and other national and international organizations having mutual or related interestes.

F42 subcommittees and standards under the jurisdiction of F42:

1- Subcommittee F42.01 on Test Methods:

Current Standards:

• F2971-13 Standard Practice for Reporting Data for Test Specimens Prepared by Additive Manufacturing.
• F3122-14 Standard Guide for Evaluating Mechanical Properties of Metal Materials Made via Additive Manufacturing Processes.
• ISO/ASTM52921-13 Standard Terminology for Additive Manufacturing-Coordinate Systems and Test Methodologies.

Work item under development:

• WK49798 New Guide for Intentionally Seeding Flaws in Additively Manufactured (AM) Parts.
• WK49229 New Guide for Anisotropy Effects in Mechanical Properties of AM Parts.
• WK49272 New Test Methods for Characterization of Powder Flow Properties for AM Applications.

2- Subcommittee F42.04 Design:

Current Standards:

• ISO/ASTM52915-13 Standard Specification for Additive Manufacturing File Format (AMF) Version 1.1.

Work item under development:

• WK38342 New Guide for Design for Additive Manufacturing.
• WK48549 New Specification for AMF Support for Solid Modeling: Voxel Information, Constructive Solid Geometry Representations and Solid Texturing.
• WK51841 Principles of Design Rules in Additive Manufacturing.

3- Subcommittee F42.05 Materials and Processes:

Current Standards:

• F2924-14 Standard Specification for Additive Manufacturing Titanium-6 Aluminum-4 Vanadium with Powder Bed Fusion.
• F3001-14 Standard Specification for Additive Manufacturing Titanium-6 Aluminum-4 Vanadium ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) with Powder Bed Fusion.
• F3049-14 Standard Guide for Characterizing Properties of Metal Powders Used for Additive Manufacturing Processes.
• F3055-14a Standard Specification for Additive Manufacturing Nickel Alloy (UNS N07718) with Powder Bed Fusion.
• F3056-14e1 Standard Specification for Additive Manufacturing Nickel Alloy (UNS N06625) with Powder Bed Fusion.
• F3091/F3091M-14 Standard Specification for Powder Bed Fusion of Plastic Materials.

Work item under development:

• WK51282 Additive Manufacturing, General Principles, Requirements for Purchased AM Parts.
• WK51329 New Specification for Additive Manufacturing Cobalt-28 Chromium-6 Molybdenum Alloy (UNS R30075) with Powder Bed Fusion.
• WK37654 New Guide for Directed Energy Deposition of Metals.
• WK46188 New Practice for Metal Powder Bed Fusion to Meet Rigid Quality Requirements.
• WK48732 New Specification for Additive Manufacturing Stainless Steel Alloy (UNS S31603) with Powder Bed Fusion.

4- Subcommittee F42.06 Environment, Health, and Safety: 
(Under development).

5- Subcommittee F42.90 Executive: 
(Under development).

6- Subcommittee F42.91 Terminology:

Current Standards:

• F2792-12a Standard Terminology for Additive Manufacturing Technologies

7- Subcommittee F42.94 Strategic Planning:
(Under development).

8- Subcommittee F42.95 US TAG to ISO TC 261:
(Under development).