Designation:F3091/F3091M−14StandardSpecificationforPowderBedFusionofPlasticMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF3091/F3091M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationdescribesamethodfordefiningre-quirementsandensuringcomponentintegrityforplasticpartscreatedusingpowderbedfusionprocesses.Materialsincludeunfilledformulationsandformulationscontainingfillers,func-tionaladditives(forexample,flameretardant),andreinforce-mentsorcombinationsthereof.ProcessesincludeallpowderbedfusionprocessesasdefinedinTerminologyF2792.1.2Thisspecificationisintendedforusebymanufacturersofplasticpartsusingpowderbedfusionandforcustomersprocuringsuchparts.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D638TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofPlasticsD4000ClassificationSystemforSpecifyingPlasticMateri-alsD6779ClassificationSystemforandBasisofSpecificationforPolyamideMoldingandExtrusionMaterials(PA)D6980TestMethodforDeterminationofMoistureinPlas-ticsbyLossinWeightE11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSievesF2792TerminologyforAdditiveManufacturingTechnologies,2.2ISO/ASTMStandard:2ISO/ASTM52921StandardTerminologyforAdditiveManufacturing–CoordinateSystemsandTestMethod-ologies2.3ISOStandards:3ISO527-1Determinationoftensileproducts–Part1:Genera...