Aerospace Standards Newsletter - December 2016 - 5

NEW REVISION OF FORMER FEDERAL COLOR MATCHING STANDARD TO BE ISSUED
AMS-STD-595A ("Colors Used in Government Procurement")
is expected to be published by the AMS G8 Aerospace Organic
Coatings Committee early in 2017.

Air Force. It will also include corrections to the references to the
old federal standard. New color chips and other related media
to support the standard will also be published by SAE.

This standard presents the colors used in government
procurement in a format suitable for color selection, color
matching, and quality control inspection for paints and
coatings. As Federal Standard 595, it dates back to 1956.
In 2014, SAE International was recognized as the standards
development organization that would develop a standard to
supersede the federal standard.

The standard is used by the Department of Defense and other
federal agencies as a source of color reference, primarily for
paints and coatings. Additionally, compliance with certain military
specifications requires up-to-date color matching material.
The printed color matching material associated with AMS-STD595A that is also available from SAE is individual color chips, a
complete set of color chips, and a fan deck of all color chips.

The forthcoming document contains 42 new colors added at
the request of the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and Canadian

RECENT SAE AEROSPACE AWARD WINNERS
William Harkness won the Steven M. Atkins Ability and
Achievement in Science, Engineering, and Technology
(AASET) Award.
JJ Machon won the Franklin W. Kolk Air Transportation
Progress Award.
Upcoming Nomination Deadlines for Aerospace Awards
William Littlewood Memorial Lecture-Deadline January 15, 2017.
This award provides for an annual lecture dealing with a broad
phase of civil air transportation considered of current interest
and major importance. The objective is to advance air transport
engineering and to recognize those who make personal
contributions to the field. The award consists of a framed

William Harkness

JJ Machon

certificate and a $8,000 honorarium and is presented each year
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