The national standard for stainless steel powder used in additive manufacturing is about to be implemented, with Liaoning Guanda participating in its drafting.


The standard ‌GB/T 46187—2025 Additive manufacturing — Materials — Stainless steel powder has been jointly released** by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) on August 29, 2025. This standard will be implemented as of March 1, 2026.

 

What types of stainless steel powder are included in the national standard for additive manufacturing?

The standard specifies the technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marking, packaging, transportation, storage, accompanying documentation, and order content for ‌five types of stainless steel powder‌ used in additive manufacturing.

It is applicable to additive manufacturing processes including ‌laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), electron beam powder bed fusion (EB-PBF), and laser-directed energy deposition (L-DED)‌.

 

Code

Chinese Grade

Type

Common Name

S30408

06Cr19Ni10

Austenitic stainless steel

304

S31603

022Cr17Ni12Mo2

Austenitic stainless steel

316L

S51380

04Cr13Ni8Mo2Al

Precipitation-hardening stainless steel

13-8PH

S51550

05Cr15Ni5Cu4Nb

Precipitation-hardening stainless steel

15-5PH

S51740

05Cr17Ni4Cu4Nb

Precipitation-hardening stainless steel

17-4PH

Drafting Organizations and Contributors‌

‌Drafting Organizations:‌

  • Central Iron & Steel Research Institute Co., Ltd.
  • Xi'an Ouzhong Advanced Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
  • GRINM Additive Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Xi'an Sailong Additive Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Changzhou CISRI-Guangzhi Additive Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
  • Anderen (Chongqing) Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Liaoning Guanda New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
  • AMMT (Aviation Manufacturing Material Technology) Co., Ltd.
  • BGRIMM Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.
  • Harbin Zenith Additive Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University
  • China Machinery Industry Standardization Research Institute (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
  • Metallurgical Industry Information & Standardization Institute

‌Principal Drafters:‌
Zhang Shaoming, Liang Jianxiong, Lan Jian, Hu Qiang, Wang Changjun, Tan Jianjun, Zhou Xingchen, Yu Hai, Wang Yifan, Wang Wei, Che Pengcheng, Ma Yao, Chu Weihan, Lin Xin, Zuo Zhenbo, Li Jishen, Feng Han, Qiu Sha, Zhang Xiwen, Zhao Shuyuan, Ying Hua, Chen Xin, He Huaizhi, Hu Yu, Wang Lin, He Jianguo, Liu Shifeng, Sun Pingsheng.

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