Additive manufacturing of metals - Powder bed fusion - Presentation of material properties in material data sheets (ISO/ASTM 52929:2025)

This document specifies minimum content to be reported in material data sheets to justify the published material property values. This document does neither aim to define compulsory test quantities nor to define any basis for qualification purposes. Individual additions and extensions are permissible. This document is intended for use by organisations throughout the additive manufacturing supply-chain, e.g., manufacturers of PBF-LB/M or PBF-EB/M machines or comparable metal-powder-bed equipment, powder suppliers, service providers and users of the additively manufactured components.

Additive Fertigung von Metallen - Pulverbettbasiertes Schmelzen - Darstellung von Werkstoffkennwerten in Materialdatenblättern (ISO/ASTM 52929:2025)

Dieses Dokument legt den Mindestinhalt fest, der in Materialdatenblättern anzugeben ist, um die veröffentlichten Materialwerte zu begründen. Dieses Dokument zielt weder darauf ab, verbindliche Prüfmengen festzulegen, noch eine Grundlage für Qualifizierungszwecke zu definieren. Einzelne Ergänzungen und Erweiterungen sind zulässig. Dieses Dokument richtet sich an Organisationen entlang der gesamten Lieferkette der additiven Fertigung, z. B. Hersteller von PBF LB/M  oder PBF EB/M Maschinen oder vergleichbaren Metallpulverbettanlagen, Pulverlieferanten, Dienstleister und Personen, die die additiv gefertigten Bauteile anwenden.

Fabrication additive de métaux - Fusion sur lit de poudre - Présentation des propriétés des matériaux dans les fiches de données de matériaux (ISO/ASTM 52929:2025)

Le présent document spécifie le contenu minimum à consigner dans les fiche technique d’un matériau pour justifier les valeurs des propriétés des matériaux. Le présent document n’a pas pour objectif de définir les grandeurs d’essai obligatoires, ni de définir une base à des fins de qualification. Les ajouts et extensions individuels sont autorisés. Le présent document est destiné aux organisations de la chaîne d’approvisionnement de la fabrication additive, par exemple les fabricants de machines PBF-LB/M ou PBF-EB/M ou d’équipements comparables de fusion sur lit de poudre métallique, les fournisseurs de poudres, les prestataires de services et les utilisateurs des composants réalisés par fabrication additive.

Dodajalna izdelava kovinskih izdelkov - Spajanje prahu na podlagi (PBF) - Predstavitev lastnosti materialov v podatkovnih listih (ISO/ASTM 52929:2025)

Ta dokument določa minimalno vsebino, ki jo je treba navesti v podatkovnih listih materialov za utemeljitev objavljenih vrednosti lastnosti materiala. Ta dokument ne namerava določiti obveznih količin preskusov niti ne določa kakršne koli osnove za namene kvalifikacije. Posamezne dodatke in razširitve so dovoljene. Ta dokument je namenjen uporabi v organizacijah po celotni dobavni verigi aditivne proizvodnje, npr. proizvajalcem strojev PBF-LB/M ali PBF-EB/M ali primerljive opreme za kovinske prašne postelje, dobaviteljem prahu, ponudnikom storitev in uporabnikom aditivno izdelanih komponent.

General Information

Status
Published
Public Enquiry End Date
19-Dec-2023
Publication Date
06-Apr-2026
Technical Committee
VAR - Welding
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
27-Jan-2026
Due Date
03-Apr-2026
Completion Date
07-Apr-2026

Relations

Effective Date
28-Jan-2026
Effective Date
28-Jan-2026
Effective Date
28-Jan-2026

Overview

EN ISO/ASTM 52929:2025 - Additive manufacturing of metals - Powder bed fusion - Presentation of material properties in material data sheets (ISO/ASTM 52929:2025) defines the minimum content and contextual information that must be reported in material data sheets for metal parts produced by powder bed fusion (PBF). The standard improves transparency and comparability of published material properties by requiring clearly stated boundary conditions, feedstock details, process-parameter sets and test-context information. It is a CEN adoption of the ISO/ASTM joint document and is intended for the entire additive manufacturing supply chain.

Key topics and requirements

  • Minimum material properties to report: chemical composition (alloy constituents in wt%), core mechanical values such as hardness, yield strength, tensile strength, elongation at break, and relative density.
  • Optional / application-specific properties: impact energy, modulus of elasticity, fracture toughness, fatigue, thermal/electrical conductivity, corrosion resistance, surface roughness, average grain size, etc.
  • Boundary conditions to be documented:
    • Applied PBF machine(s) (make/model)
    • Feedstock details: production method (e.g., atomization), inert gas, particle size distribution (dv10, dv50, dv90) and powder state coding (e.g., 1A virgin lot, 1B virgin blend, 2A used lot, 2B used blend)
    • Process-parameter set: uniquely named per machine model; declaration of multi-laser modes (parallel/cooperative)
    • Shielding gas, powder spreading device and all post-processing steps
  • Testing context: specimen orientation and measuring directions (tensile, impact, hardness, density), number of specimens and build jobs, and how characteristic values are reported.
  • Documentation: Annex A provides an example material data sheet to illustrate required reporting.

Applications and users

This standard is aimed at organizations involved in metal additive manufacturing:

  • PBF-LB/M and PBF-EB/M machine manufacturers
  • Powder suppliers and feedstock producers
  • Service providers and AM bureaus
  • Design engineers, quality/inspection teams, procurement specialists and end-users of additively manufactured components

Practical uses include producing standardized material data sheets for supplier declarations, enabling fair comparison between materials and vendors, supporting material selection, and improving data transparency for R&D and production planning. Note: the standard specifies reporting requirements and does not prescribe compulsory test quantities or serve as a qualification basis.

Related standards

  • ISO/ASTM 52900 (AM fundamentals and vocabulary)
  • ISO/ASTM 52927, ISO 17295, ISO 6892-1
  • ASTM E8/E8M
  • ISO/ASTM 52907 and ISO/ASTM 52928 (powder characterisation)

Keywords: additive manufacturing, powder bed fusion, PBF-LB/M, PBF-EB/M, material data sheet, material properties, process parameters, feedstock, particle size distribution.

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SIST EN ISO/ASTM 52929:2026 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Additive manufacturing of metals - Powder bed fusion - Presentation of material properties in material data sheets (ISO/ASTM 52929:2025)". This standard covers: This document specifies minimum content to be reported in material data sheets to justify the published material property values. This document does neither aim to define compulsory test quantities nor to define any basis for qualification purposes. Individual additions and extensions are permissible. This document is intended for use by organisations throughout the additive manufacturing supply-chain, e.g., manufacturers of PBF-LB/M or PBF-EB/M machines or comparable metal-powder-bed equipment, powder suppliers, service providers and users of the additively manufactured components.

This document specifies minimum content to be reported in material data sheets to justify the published material property values. This document does neither aim to define compulsory test quantities nor to define any basis for qualification purposes. Individual additions and extensions are permissible. This document is intended for use by organisations throughout the additive manufacturing supply-chain, e.g., manufacturers of PBF-LB/M or PBF-EB/M machines or comparable metal-powder-bed equipment, powder suppliers, service providers and users of the additively manufactured components.

SIST EN ISO/ASTM 52929:2026 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 25.030 - Additive manufacturing. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2026
Dodajalna izdelava kovinskih izdelkov - Spajanje prahu na podlagi (PBF) -
Predstavitev lastnosti materialov v podatkovnih listih (ISO/ASTM 52929:2025)
Additive manufacturing of metals - Powder bed fusion - Presentation of material
properties in material data sheets (ISO/ASTM 52929:2025)
Additive Fertigung von Metallen - Pulverbettbasiertes Schmelzen - Darstellung von
Werkstoffkennwerten in Materialdatenblättern (ISO/ASTM 52929:2025)
Fabrication additive de métaux - Fusion sur lit de poudre - Présentation des propriétés
des matériaux dans les fiches de données de matériaux (ISO/ASTM 52929:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO/ASTM 52929:2025
ICS:
25.030 3D-tiskanje Additive manufacturing
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO/ASTM 52929
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 25.030
English Version
Additive manufacturing of metals - Powder bed fusion -
Presentation of material properties in material data sheets
(ISO/ASTM 52929:2025)
Fabrication additive de métaux - Fusion sur lit de Additive Fertigung von Metallen - Pulverbettbasiertes
poudre - Présentation des propriétés des matériaux Schmelzen - Darstellung von Werkstoffkennwerten in
dans les fiches de données de matériaux (ISO/ASTM Materialdatenblättern (ISO/ASTM 52929:2025)
52929:2025)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 October 2025.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO/ASTM 52929:2025) 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.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2026, and conflicting national standards shall be
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
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North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO/ASTM 52929:2025 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO/ASTM 52929:2025 without
any modification.
International
Standard
ISO/ASTM 52929
First edition
Additive manufacturing of metals —
2025-10
Powder bed fusion — Presentation
of material properties in material
data sheets
Fabrication additive de métaux — Fusion sur lit de poudre —
Présentation des propriétés des matériaux dans les fiches de
données de matériaux
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Abbreviations . 1
5 Material properties to be displayed . . 2
6 Optional material properties to be displayed . 2
7 Boundary conditions for the determination of material properties . 3
7.1 General .3
7.2 Applied PBF machine(s) .3
7.3 Applied feedstock .3
7.4 Applied process parameters .4
7.5 Applied shielding gas .4
7.6 Applied powder spreading device .4
7.7 Post-processing applied .4
8 Material property testing . 5
8.1 General .5
8.2 Tensile testing .5
8.3 Hardness testing .6
8.4 Density testing . .6
9 Generating and handling test data . 6
9.1 Number of specimens and build jobs .6
9.2 Combination of data .7
10 Reporting of characteristic values . 8
Annex A (informative) Example of a material data sheet . 10
Bibliography . 14

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Foreword
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Introduction
Equipment manufacturers and service providers publish material properties for additively manufactured
components or specimens produced by powder bed fusion of metals using laser or electron beams.
Such published material properties are not always comparable, due to missing specifications on how
associated measurements were conducted. For example, the number of specimens tested, the number of
build jobs used, the specimen´s geometry and variations due to orientation are individually determined and
usually not published.
The objective of this document is to specify the minimum requirements for the determination and reporting
of material properties to support transparency and uniformity of material data sheets.

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International Standard ISO/ASTM 52929:2025(en)
Additive manufacturing of metals — Powder bed fusion —
Presentation of material properties in material data sheets
1 Scope
This document specifies minimum content to be reported in material data sheets to justify the published
material property values. This document does neither aim to define compulsory test quantities nor to define
any basis for qualification purposes. Individual additions and extensions are permissible. This document is
intended for use by organisations throughout the additive manufacturing supply-chain, e.g., manufacturers
of PBF-LB/M or PBF-EB/M machines or comparable metal-powder-bed equipment, powder suppliers, service
providers and users of the additively manufactured components.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 3534-1, Statistics — Vocabulary and symbols — Part 1: General statistical terms and terms used in
probability
1)
ISO 17295:2023 , Additive manufacturing — General principles — Part positioning, coordinates and orientation
ISO/ASTM 52900, Additive manufacturing — General principles — Fundamentals and vocabulary
ISO/ASTM 52927, Additive manufacturing — General principles — Main characteristics and corresponding
test methods
ASTM E2586, Standard Practice for Calculating and Using Basic Statistics
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/ASTM 52900 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
4 Abbreviations
For this document, the following abbreviations apply:
PBF-LB/M powder bed fusion of metals with laser beam
PBF-EB/M powder bed fusion of metals with electron beam
1) ISO 17295 cancels and replaces ISO/ASTM 52921:2013 which is still available at https:// www .astm .org/ f2921
-13r19 .html
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5 Material properties to be displayed
If a material is processed that is quantitatively specified according to its chemical composition and
mechanical properties for conventional manufacturing processes (e.g., for semi-finished products, bars,
profiles, bright products), at least those material properties shall be tested and reported (see Clause 7) that
are quantified in the respective standards for conventional means of manufacturing. An example for the
material grade 1.4404 according to EN 10088-3 is given in Annex A.
In cases where no standards are published that allow a definition of the scope of properties to be presented,
at least the following characteristic values shall be reported:
Chemical composition of the consolidated material
—  constituents mass in mass %
Mechanical properties
—  hardness e.g. in HV/HBW/HR/ HK
Vickers/Brinell/Rockwell/Knoop
—  yield strength R ; R in MPa
p e
—  tensile strength R in MPa
m
—  elongation at break A in %
Physical properties
—  relative density ρ in %
6 Optional material properties to be displayed
Optionally, properties can be shown in accordance with the material- and application requirements and the
applied test methods. Examples are (not an exhaustive list):
Mechanical properties:
— impact energy;
— modulus of elasticity;
— shear modulus;
— fracture toughness;
— fatigue curve data;
— compressive strength.
Physical properties:
— density;
— coefficient of thermal expansion;
— electrical conductivity;
— thermal conductivity.
Chemical properties:
— corrosion resistance;
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— chemical reactivity (behaviour towards acids, bases .).
Other properties:
— surface roughness;
— average grain size.
7 Boundary conditions for the determination of material properties
7.1 General
The manufacturing result of a PBF process depends on multiple influencing factors along the process chain.
Therefore, it is necessary to state the boundary conditions under which the reported properties were
derived. This includes
— the applied PBF machine(s) (see 7.2),
— the applied feedstock (see 7.3),
— the applied process parameters (see 7.4),
— the applied shielding gas (see 7.5),
— the applied powder spreading device (see 7.6), and
— the applied post-processing (see 7.7).
Thus, a material data sheet consists of two main parts:
a) The basic-information section, where the
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