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Why Should Your Laboratory Participate?
About Astm International Committee B09 On Metal Powders And Metal Powder Products
ASTM’s Proficiency Testing Program for Additive Manufacturing and Powder Metallurgy provides laboratories with a statistical quality assurance (SQA) tool, enabling them to compare, improve, and maintain, a high level of performance in the use of ASTM methods with other laboratories worldwide. The powder metallurgy testing and characterization program is intended to measure powder metallurgy properties related to their physical properties using ASTM International Standards. Powder Metallurgy testing laboratories and interested R&D facilities will be provided powders from manufacturers of metal powders to measure and analyze apparent density, flow rate, particle size and other properties. Additional test methods will be added to the program over the next year in order to capture other metal powder properties. The goal of this proficiency program is to support powder metallurgy, additive manufacturing and other relevant industries by improving measuring techniques.
Conducted two times annually, this program provides a different commercial sample for each test cycle. Laboratories perform tests that are routinely conducted within your facility using the specified ASTM methods cited in the program.
Samples, test instructions and data report forms are distributed electronically to each laboratory contact on the date samples are distributed. Laboratories have approximately 8 weeks to submit test data with the final statistical summary reports being electronically distributed in approximately 25 business days.
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ASTM's Proficiency Test Program provides you with:
Should you have an issue with your published results, please write to ptp@astm.org with your lab number and account number.
One kilogram of metal powder will be used in the program for each test cycle.
Powders to be used in 2024 are:
AMPM2304 - 2404 and Titanium
AMPM2310 - 2410 and Nickel
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B212 |
Test Method for Apparent Density of Free-Flowing Metal Powders Using the Hall Flowmeter Funnel |
B213 |
Test Methods for Flow Rate of Metal Powders Using the Hall Flowmeter Funnel |
B215 |
Practices for Sampling Metal Powders |
B417 |
Test Method for Apparent Density of Non-Free-Flowing Metal Powders Using the Carney Funnel |
B527 |
Test Method for Tap Density of Metal Powders and Compounds |
B822 |
Test Method for Particle Size Distribution of Metal Powders and Related Compounds by Light Scattering |
B855 |
Test Method for Volumetric Flow Rate of Metal Powders Using the Arnold Meter and Hall Flowmeter Funnel |
B923 |
Test Method for Metal Powder Skeletal Density by Helium or Nitrogen Pycnometry |
B964 |
Test Methods for Flow Rate of Metal Powders Using the Carney Funnel |
E1019 |
Test Methods for Determination of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel, Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys by Various Combustion and Inert Gas Fusion Techniques |
E1409 |
Standard Test Method for Determination of Oxygen and Nitrogen in Titanium and Titanium Alloys by Inert Gas Fusion |
E1447 |
Standard Test Method for Determination of Hydrogen in Titanium and Titanium Alloys by Inert Gas Fusion Thermal Conductivity/Infrared Detection Method |
E1834 |
Test Method for Analysis of Nickel Alloys by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
E1941 |
Standard Test Method for Determination of Carbon in Refractory and Reactive Metals and Their Alloys by Combustion Analysis |
E2465 |
Standard Test Method for Analysis of Ni-Base Alloys by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry |
E2594 |
Standard Test Method for Analysis of Nickel Alloys by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (Performance-Based Method) |
E2823 |
Standard Test Method for Analysis of Nickel Alloys by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (Performance-Based) |
E3047 |
Standard Test Method for Analysis of Nickel Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry |
E3061 |
Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (Performance Based Method) |
ISO 3923-1 |
Metallic powders – Determination of apparent Density – Funnel method NOTE: This method is equivalent to ASTM B212 and ASTM B417 |
ISO 4497 |
Metallic powders – Determination of particle size by dry sieving NOTE: This method is equivalent to ASTM B214 |
ISO 13320 |
Particle size analysis – Laser diffraction methods NOTE: This method is equivalent to ASTM B822 |
ISO 13322-1 |
Particle size analysis – Image analysis methods – Static image analysis methods |
ISO 13322-2 |
Particle size analysis – Image analysis methods – Dynamic image analysis methods |
NOTE: ASTM International reserves the right to revise this list of parameters without notice.
Test samples are prepared and distributed for ASTM International by Carpenter Additives located in Tanner, AL. Program registration fees include the cost of shipping the test samples to U.S. participants or, for international participants, to a third-party shipping agent located in the U.S.
IMPORTANT for International participants: You have the following options for receipt of samples:
Participation is on an annual fee basis and is open to all laboratories. Registration fees must be paid in advance to participate. Testing must be performed within the participant's laboratory facilities. A laboratory does not need to perform all the program tests to participate.
Committee B09 on Metal Powders and Metal Powder Products was formed in 1944. The Committee, with a membership of approximately 75 members, currently has jurisdiction of over 60 approved standards that are published in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Volume 2.05. Test information generated through the program is utilized by Committee B09 to determine if modifications to ASTM International methods or new methods are warranted and to analytically review program test results. (All data and related information generated from the program is coded to maintain lab confidentiality.)
ASTM Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies was formed in 2009. The Committee, with a current membership of approximately 400, has 6 technical subcommittees; all standards developed by F42 are published in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Volume 10.04. Test information generated through the program is utilized by Committee F42 to determine if modifications to ASTM International methods or new methods are warranted and to analytically review program test results. (All data and related information generated from the program is coded to maintain lab confidentiality.)