ASTM_F_3055_-_14a.pdf

Designation:F305514aStandard Specification forAdditive Manufacturing Nickel Alloy(UNS N07718)withPowder Bed Fusion1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3055;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers additively manufactured UNSN07718 components using full-melt powder bed fusion such aselectron beam melting and laser melting.The componentsproduced by these processes are used typically in applicationsthat require mechanical properties similar to machined forgingsand wrought products.Components manufactured to thisspecification are often,but not necessarily,post processed viamachining,grinding,electrical discharge machining(EDM),polishing,and so forth to achieve desired surface finish andcritical dimensions.1.2 This specification is intended for the use of purchasersor producers,or both,of additively manufactured UNS N07718components for defining the requirements and ensuring com-ponent properties.1.3 Users are advised to use this specification as a basis forobtaining components that will meet the minimum acceptancerequirements established and revised by consensus of themembers of the committee.1.4 User requirements considered more stringent may bemet by the addition to the purchase order of one or moresupplementary requirements,which may include,but are notlimited to,those listed in Supplementary RequirementsS1S16.1.5 UnitsThe values stated in SI units are to be regardedas the standard.No other units of measurement are included inthis standard.1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2B213 Test Methods for Flow Rate of Metal Powders Usingthe Hall Flowmeter FunnelB214 Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Metal PowdersB243 Terminology of Powder MetallurgyB311 Test Method for Density of Powder Metallurgy(PM)Materials Containing Less Than Two Percent PorosityB769 Test Method for Shear Testing of Aluminum AlloysB880 Specification for General Requirements for ChemicalCheck Analysis Limits for Nickel,Nickel Alloys andCobalt AlloysB964 Test Methods for Flow Rate of Metal Powders Usingthe Carney FunnelD3951 Practice for Commercial PackagingE3 Guide for Preparation of Metallographic SpecimensE8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-terialsE9 Test Methods of Compression Testing of Metallic Mate-rials at Room TemperatureE10 Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic MaterialsE11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and TestSievesE18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Ma-terialsE21 Test Methods for Elevated Temperature Tension Tests ofMetallic MaterialsE23 Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Me-tallic MaterialsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE238 Test Method for Pin-Type Bearing Test of MetallicMaterialsE354 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of High-Temperature,Electrical,Magnetic,and Other Similar Iron,Nickel,and Cobalt AlloysE384 Test Method for Knoop and Vickers Hardness ofMaterials1This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F42 on AdditiveManufacturing Technologies and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF42.05 on Materials and Processes.Current edition approved Nov.15,2014.Published March 2014.Originallyapproved in 2014.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F3055-141.DOI:10.1520/F3055-14A.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 E399 Test Method for Linear-Elastic Plane-Strain FractureToughness KIcof Metallic MaterialsE407 Practice for Microetching Metals and AlloysE466 Practice for Conducting Force Controlled ConstantAmplitude Axial Fatigue Tests of Metallic MaterialsE606 Test Method for Strain-Controlled Fatigue TestingE647 Test Method for Measurement of Fatigue CrackGrowth RatesE1019 Test Methods for Determination of Carbon,Sulfur,Nitrogen,and Oxygen in Steel,Iron,Nickel,and CobaltAlloys by Various Combustion and Fusion TechniquesE1417 Practice for Liquid Penetrant TestingE1450 Test Method for Tension Testing of Structural Alloysin Liquid HeliumE1473 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel,Cobalt,and High-Temperature AlloysE1820 Test Method for Measurement of Fracture ToughnessE1941 Test Method for D