ISO/ASTM52921:2013(E)StandardTerminologyforAdditiveManufacturing—CoordinateSystemsandTestMethodologies1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationISO/ASTM52921;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.1.Scope1.1Thisterminologyincludesterms,definitionsofterms,descriptionsofterms,nomenclature,andacronymsassociatedwithcoordinatesystemsandtestingmethodologiesforadditivemanufacturing(AM)technologiesinanefforttostandardizeterminologyusedbyAMusers,producers,researchers,educators,press/media,andothers,particularlywhenreportingresultsfromtestingofpartsmadeonAMsystems.Termsincludedcoverdefinitionsformachines/systemsandtheircoordinatesystemsplusthelocationandorientationofparts.Itisintended,wherepossible,tobecompliantwithISO841andtoclarifythespecificadaptationofthoseprinciplestoadditivemanufacturing.NOTE1—Theapplicabilityofthisstandardtocladdinghastobeevaluated.Discussionsareunderprogress.NOTE2—Non-cartesiansystemsarenotcoveredbythisstandard.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D638TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofPlasticsE8/E8MTestMethodsforTensionTestingofMetallicMa-terialsF2792TerminologyforAdditiveManufacturingTechnologies,2.2ISOStandard:3ISO841IndustrialAutomationSystemsandIntegration—NumericalControlofMachines—CoordinateSystemandMotionNomenclatureISO527(allparts),Plastics—DeterminationoftensilepropertiesISO6892-1Metallicmaterials—Tensiletesting–Part1:Methodoftestatroomtemperature3.SignificanceandUse3.1AlthoughmanyadditivemanufacturingsystemsarebasedheavilyupontheprinciplesofComputerNumericalControl(CNC),thecoordinatesystemsandnomenclaturespecifictoCNCarenotsufficienttobeapplicableacrossthefullspectrumofadditivemanufacturingequipment.Thister-m...
