Abstract Scope |
The Computational Materials for Qualification and Certification (CM4QC) Steering Group is a recently assembled team from U.S. industry, government, and academia that is exploring ways of maturing Computational Materials (CM) framework capabilities to enable their use in the context of qualification and certification (Q&C) of metallic process intensive materials (PIM) for aeronautics applications, including, but not limited to metal additive manufacturing (AM). CM4QC will inform the industry and certifying agencies on how to enhance current Q&C practices through the insertion of CM capabilities in aeronautical metallic PIM components/applications. Additionally, CM4QC will identify technical and regulatory considerations that should enable a broader use and acceptance of CM methods within a Q&C framework. Here, we will discuss the CM4QC steering group and its community vision roadmap including identification of regulatory gaps, enablers, and requirements, identification of key CM and enabling technologies, assessment of their current maturity levels and required future development. |