Aerospace Standards Newsletter - December 2014 - 7

MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION STEERING GROUP LAUNCHED
Many SAE standards call out the use of substances that are
banned or restricted due to their environmental impact. There
is a risk that different committees working on such standards
may each develop independent solutions in terms of materials
that may be substituted for these environmentally unfriendly
materials. This could lead to confusion, wasted effort, and
different acceptance criteria for substituted material.
To address this issue, the SAE International Aerospace Council
has created a Material Substitution Steering Group to provide
committees with an open coordinated source of communication
on banned and restricted substances. This group will work with
committees, SAE staff, the Aerospace Council, and external
environmental agencies and organizations to coordinate
information on current and emerging banned and restricted
substances affecting aerospace standards.

The steering group will monitor and oversee aerospace standards
content and inform affected committees of the banned or
restricted substances in their respective standards. The group
will also provide standard processes to follow in addressing
committee, document, and customer impact, as well as methods
to show compliance with regulatory agencies. Where there is no
clear material substitution solution, the group will bring the need
for a solution to the attention of the Aerospace Council.
The Material Substitution Steering Group's charter and scope are
currently in development. If you are interested in participating
and developing the processes, contact Becky DeGutis at
bdegutis@sae.org.

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TASK GROUP SEEKS MEMBERS
Recognizing that additive manufacturing is an emerging
technology within the aerospace industry, SAE International
is seeking additional participants for its International Additive
Manufacturing Task Group, which is discussing standardization
approaches for process-dependent materials. Aerospace
engineering professionals with an interest in additive
manufacturing are welcome to participate.

Principal Materials Engineer, U.S. Air Force, and Mark Freisthler,
Aerospace Engineer, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA - who
discussed additive manufacturing lessons learned and regulatory
requirements.
If you're interested in participating in the SAE International
Additive Manufacturing Task Group, contact Laura Feix at lfeix@
sae.org or +1-724-799-9198.

The task group's most recent meeting on September 24 in
Grand Rapids, Michigan, featured two speakers - Jeff Calcaterra,

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT LEADER AND PARTNER
SAE has become the world's largest standards development organization by partnering with
industry for nearly 100 years to discover solutions to its common problems. Today, it works with
companies - and other SDO's around the world-to create and harmonize standards for the
advancement of the global aerospace industry.
* AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD-STAN)
* Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC)
* NATO Standardization Agency (NSA)
* European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE)
* International Air Transport Association (IATA)
* National Center for Advanced Materials Performance (NCAMP)
* Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
* European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
* International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
* China Aero Polytechnical Establishment (CAPE)
* International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG).

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