CEN ISO/ASTM TR 52952:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2023
Aditivna proizvodnja kovin - Surovine - Korelacija med meritvami rotirajočega
bobna in raztresljivostjo prahu v strojih za lasersko spajanje prahu v postelji (PBF-
LB) (ISO/ASTM TR 52952:2023)
Additive Manufacturing of metals - Feedstock materials - Correlating of rotating drum
measurement with powder spreadability in PBF-LB machines (ISO/ASTM TR
52952:2023)
Additive Fertigung von Metallen - Ausgangsmaterialien - Korrelation zwischen der
Messung der rotierenden Trommel und der Pulververteilbarkeit in PBF-LB-Maschinen
(ISO/ASTM TR 52952:2023)
Fabrication additive de métaux - Matières premières - Corrélation de la mesure du
tambour rotatif avec la capacité d'étalement de la poudre dans les machines PBF-LB
(ISO/ASTM TR 52952:2023)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN ISO/ASTM TR 52952:2023
ICS:
25.030 3D-tiskanje Additive manufacturing
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

CEN ISO/ASTM TR 52952
TECHNICAL REPORT
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
July 2023
TECHNISCHER REPORT
ICS 25.030
English Version
Additive Manufacturing of metals - Feedstock materials -
Correlating of rotating drum measurement with powder
spreadability in PBF-LB machines (ISO/ASTM TR
52952:2023)
Fabrication additive de métaux - Matières premières - Additive Fertigung von Metallen - Ausgangsmaterialien
Corrélation de la mesure du tambour rotatif avec la - Korrelation zwischen der Messung der rotierenden
capacité d'étalement de la poudre dans les machines Trommel und der Pulververteilbarkeit in PBF-LB-
PBF-LB (ISO/ASTM TR 52952:2023) Maschinen (ISO/ASTM TR 52952:2023)

This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 13 June 2023. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 438.

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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (CEN ISO/ASTM TR 52952:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC
261 "Additive manufacturing" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 438 “Additive
Manufacturing” the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
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Endorsement notice
The text of ISO/ASTM TR 52952:2023 has been approved by CEN as CEN ISO/ASTM TR 52952:2023
without any modification.
TECHNICAL ISO/ASTM TR
REPORT 52952
First edition
2023-06
Additive manufacturing of metals —
Feedstock materials — Correlating
of rotating drum measurement with
powder spreadability in PBF-LB
machines
Fabrication additive de métaux — Matières premières — Corrélation
de la mesure du tambour rotatif avec la capacité d'étalement de la
poudre dans les machines PBF-LB
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Designation . 2
5 Methodology .2
5.1 General principle . 2
5.2 Powder selection . 3
5.3 Layer homogeneity evaluation . 3
5.4 Rotating drum . 4
6 Results and discussion .5
6.1 Spreadability . 5
6.2 Rotating drum analysis . 7
6.2.1 Experimental protocol . 7
6.2.2 Experimental results . 7
6.3 Discussion . 9
7 Conclusions .10
8 Additional data .11
9 Perspectives .12
Bibliography .13
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Foreword
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Introduction
Granular materials and fine powders are widely used in industrial applications. To support control and
optimize processing methods, these materials have to be precisely characterized. Characterization
methods are related either to the properties of the grains (granulometry, morphology, chemical
composition, etc.) or to the behaviour of the bulk powder (flowability, density, blend stability,
electrostatic properties, etc.). The complex behaviours of granular and powder materials have motivated
the development of numerous techniques to obtain reproducible and interpretable results. Many
industries are concerned in different fields: additive manufacturing, food processing, pharmaceuticals,
bulk material handling. This document is focused on Additive Manufacturing (AM).
Metallic powders are widely used in AM processes involving powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M PBF-EB/M
etc.) or binder jetting. During such operations, successive thin layers of powder are deposited with a
blade or with a rotating cylinder. Each layer is then fused (most commonly melted) by an energy beam
or joined by an adhesive binder to build the parts. The layer thickness defines the vertical resolution
of the process; a thin layer leads to a better resolution. In order to obtain a thin layer, the powder is as
fine as possible. However, if it is assumed that among the cohesive forces, the Van der Waal forces are
[25]
predominant, it can be stated that as the grain size decreases, cohesiveness typically increases . This
increase in cohesiveness could have an impact on the spreadability of a powder.
The quality of the parts built with AM is thus directly
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