Computational Materials for Aviation Additive Manufacturing Qualification

NIST Publications

Published March 4th, 2026

Detected March 7th, 2026

Summary

NIST has published guidance on computational materials approaches for the qualification and certification of metal additive manufacturing in the aviation sector. This document, authored by researchers from NASA and other institutions, provides insights into process-intensive materials.

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This publication from NIST details advancements in computational materials approaches for qualifying and certifying metal additive manufacturing processes within the aviation industry. It focuses on process-intensive materials and aims to mature these methodologies for practical application.

While this document is a guidance publication and does not impose new regulatory requirements, manufacturers in the aviation sector utilizing additive manufacturing may find it beneficial for understanding best practices and potential pathways for qualification and certification. No specific compliance deadlines or penalties are associated with this guidance.

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Maturation of computational materials approaches in qualification and certification for metal additive manufacturing (as an example of process-intensive materials) in aviation

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March 4, 2026

Author(s)

Edward Glaessgen, Michael Gorelik, Lyle Levine, Corbett Battaile, Michael Kane, Nam Phan, Alexander Plotkowski, Edwin Schwalbach, Derrick Lamm, Narendran Raghavan, Nate Ashmore, Richard Barto, James Dobbs, Matthew Lynch, Markus Heinimann, Peter Kantzos, Alonso Peralta-Duran, Carl Popelar, Prabhjot Singh, Suresh Sundarraj, Paul Toivonen, Vasisht Venkatesh, Bret Vogel, Deborah Whitis, Harry Millwater, Anthony Rollett, Sankaran Mahadevan, Caglar Oskay, Todd Palmer, Gregory Wagner Citation NASA Technical Publication Pub Type Others

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Keywords

Qualification and Certification, additive manufacturing, aviation Manufacturing and Additive manufacturing

Citation

Glaessgen, E.
, Gorelik, M.
, Levine, L.
, Battaile, C.
, Kane, M.
, Phan, N.
, Plotkowski, A.
, Schwalbach, E.
, Lamm, D.
, Raghavan, N.
, Ashmore, N.
, Barto, R.
, Dobbs, J.
, Lynch, M.
, Heinimann, M.
, Kantzos, P.
, Peralta-Duran, A.
, Popelar, C.
, Singh, P.
, Sundarraj, S.
, Toivonen, P.
, Venkatesh, V.
, Vogel, B.
, Whitis, D.
, Millwater, H.
, Rollett, A.
, Mahadevan, S.
, Oskay, C.
, Palmer, T.
and Wagner, G.

(2026),
Maturation of computational materials approaches in qualification and certification for metal additive manufacturing (as an example of process-intensive materials) in aviation, NASA Technical Publication, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=958724       
  (Accessed March 7, 2026)