ISO ASTM 52901-2017 PDF

Full title and description

ISO/ASTM 52901:2017 — Additive manufacturing — General principles — Requirements for purchased AM parts. This joint ISO/ASTM international standard specifies the information and minimum requirements to be exchanged between a customer and a provider when ordering parts manufactured by additive manufacturing (AM), including order data, part definition, feedstock and material requirements, part characteristics, inspection and acceptance criteria.

Abstract

ISO/ASTM 52901:2017 defines and specifies requirements for purchased parts made by additive manufacturing. It gives guidelines for the elements that should be exchanged at the time of order — customer order information, part definition data, feedstock requirements, final part characteristics and properties, inspection requirements and part acceptance methods — and can be used as a baseline for minimum acceptance requirements while allowing more stringent supplementary requirements to be added at order time.

General information

• Status: Published (International Standard).
• Publication date: 2017-08 (Edition 1, 2017).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in cooperation with ASTM International (developed jointly by ISO/TC 261 and ASTM F42).
• ICS / categories: 25.030 (Additive manufacturing).
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (2017).
• Number of pages: 11 (as published by ISO).

Scope

Provides minimum requirements and exchange items for ordering additively manufactured parts so that purchased AM parts meet agreed acceptance criteria. The scope covers the information to be exchanged at order time (customer order information and part definition data), feedstock and material specifications, desired final part characteristics and properties, inspection requirements and methods for part acceptance. The standard is intended to be used as a baseline; purchasers and providers may add supplementary requirements to meet more stringent needs.

Key topics and requirements

• Customer order information and contractual data to be exchanged at order placement.
• Part definition data requirements (CAD, metadata, build orientation, tolerances, surface finish instructions).
• Feedstock and material requirements, traceability and certification needs.
• Specified final part characteristics and mechanical/physical property expectations.
• Inspection, testing and acceptance methods (sampling, dimensional and non-destructive checks, acceptance criteria).
• Provision for supplementary requirements to set more stringent acceptance criteria where needed.

Typical use and users

Used by AM service providers, part producers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), procurement and supply-chain teams, quality and inspection personnel, and design engineers to define and communicate minimum requirements for purchased AM parts. Widely applied across sectors that use AM, including aerospace, medical devices, automotive and industrial manufacturing.

Related standards

ISO/ASTM 52901:2017 is part of the broader ISO/ASTM AM collection of standards. Key related documents include ISO/ASTM 52900 (fundamentals and vocabulary) which provides AM terminology and principles, and the ISO 17296 series (parts addressing process categories, feedstock and test methods) and subsequent revisions that cover characteristics and test methods for AM parts. Several regional/adopted versions exist (EN/ISO adoptions).

Keywords

additive manufacturing; AM; purchased parts; ordering requirements; feedstock; part acceptance; inspection; ISO/ASTM 52901; procurement.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/ASTM 52901:2017 is an international standard that specifies the minimum information and requirements to be exchanged between customer and provider when ordering parts produced by additive manufacturing.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers customer order information, part definition data, feedstock and material requirements, final part characteristics and properties, inspection requirements, and methods for part acceptance; it is intended as a baseline that can be supplemented with more stringent, project-specific requirements.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Procurement teams, AM service providers and part manufacturers, design and quality engineers, and OEMs across industries that use additive manufacturing (e.g., aerospace, medical, automotive, industrial manufacturing).

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO/ASTM 52901:2017 is published and remains the established international document for requirements for purchased AM parts; national and regional adoptions (EN ISO/ASTM versions) exist. Users should confirm any later revisions or related newer documents in the ISO/TC 261 work program for normative changes.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it belongs to the ISO/ASTM family of additive manufacturing standards (the 52900 series and related ISO 17296 series) that together cover terminology, process overviews, feedstock, characteristics and test methods, and other AM lifecycle topics.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Additive manufacturing, purchased parts, ordering requirements, feedstock, part acceptance, inspection, AM procurement, ISO/ASTM 52901.