Designation:F2971−13StandardPracticeforReportingDataforTestSpecimensPreparedbyAdditiveManufacturing1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2971;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribesastandardprocedureforreport-ingresultsbytestingorevaluationofspecimensproducedbyadditivemanufacturing(AM).Thispracticeprovidesacom-monformatforpresentingdataforAMspecimens,fortwopurposes:(1)toestablishfurtherdatareportingrequirements,and(2)toprovideinformationforthedesignofmaterialpropertydatabases.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsarerequiredforalladditivemanufacturingrelatedstandards.However,whenthisstandardisusedincombinationwithanytestmethodorequipmentspecifiedininch-poundunitstheresultsshouldbereportedwithmathematicalconversionstoSIunitsimmediatelyfollow-inginparentheses.Theconversionsshallbeprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D638TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofPlasticsE8MTestMethodsforTensionTestingofMetallicMaterials[Metric](Withdrawn2008)3F2792TerminologyforAdditiveManufacturingTechnologies,F2921TerminologyforAdditiveManufacturing—CoordinateSystemsandTestMethodologiesF2924SpecificationforAdditiveManufacturingTitanium-6Aluminum-4VanadiumwithPowderBedFusion3.Terminology3.1Definitions—shallbeinaccordancewithTerminologiesF2792andF2921.4.SignificanceandUse4.1DuetovariablesuniquetoeachAMprocessandpieceofequipment,itiscriticaltostandardizedescriptionsusedtoreportthepreparation,processing,andpostprocessingofspecimensproducedfortestsorevaluatio...
