ISO/ASTM52910:2017(E)StandardGuidelinesforDesignforAdditiveManufacturing1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationISO/ASTM52910;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.1.Scope1.1Thisdocumentgivesguidelinesandbestpracticesforusingadditivemanufacturing(AM)inproductdesign.1.2Itisapplicableduringthedesignofalltypesofproducts,devices,systems,components,orpartsthatarefabricatedbyanytypeofAMsystem.TheseguidelineshelpdeterminewhichdesignconsiderationscanbeutilizedinadesignprojectorthatcanbeutilizedtotakeadvantageofthecapabilitiesofanAMprocess.1.3Generalguidanceandidentificationofissuesaresupported,butspecificdesignsolutionsandprocess-specificormaterial-specificdataarenotsupported.Theintendedaudiencecomprisesthreetypesofusers:1.3.1designerswhoaredesigningproductstobefabricatedinanAMsystemandtheirmanagers,1.3.2studentswhoarelearningmechanicaldesignandcomputer-aideddesign,1.3.3developersofAMdesignguidelinesanddesignguid-ancesystems.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.Normativereferences2.1Therearenonormativereferencesinthisdocument.2,33.TerminologyAdditivemanufacturingprocesses3.1Definitions:Forthepurposesofthisdocument,thetermsanddefinitionsgiveninASTMF2792-10,fordefinitionsofAMprocessesandconcepts,andASTMF2921-11,forcoordinatesystemsandtestmethodologies,andthefollowingapply.43.1.1binderjetting—AMprocessinwhichaliquidbondingagentisselectivelydepositedtojoinpowdermaterials.3.1.2directedenergydeposition—AMprocessinwhichfocusedthermalenergyisusedtofusematerialsbymeltingastheyarebeingdeposited.3.1.3materialextrusion—AMprocessinwhichmaterialisselectivelydispensedthroughanozzleororifice...