Product evidence

Certificate of Conformance: AS9102 glossary definition

A Certificate of Conformance is a supplier or processor record stating that delivered material, processing, or product conforms to specified requirements.

Updated July 3, 2026

What Certificate of Conformance means

A Certificate of Conformance is a supplier or processor record stating that delivered material, processing, or product conforms to specified requirements.

In a FAIR, the certificate is objective evidence only when it can be tied to the correct specification, supplier, lot, part, purchase order, or process requirement.

Use this term as a review cue: it should help connect a drawing requirement, specification, certificate, result, or approval field to the evidence a customer will inspect. If the purchase order or customer portal uses stricter wording, follow that controlled source instead of this glossary entry.

Where it appears in AS9102

AS9102 Form 2 field 10 records the certificate of conformance number when applicable. Related rows should also identify the material or process name, specification number, supplier, and approval status when required.

In an Articul review, this term is treated as part of the traceability path from source drawing or flowed requirement to form field, evidence, validation issue, and final approval. Use the AS9102 standard text as the controlled source, and use this glossary to clarify reviewer-facing meaning before export. When the term is ambiguous, keep the reviewer note close to the row or field it affects.

Review notes

Check certificate numbers against attachments and make sure the document covers the same requirement recorded on Form 2.
Do not attach a certificate without a Form 2 row or enter a certificate number that cannot be found in the FAIR package.
Keep wording, units, identifiers, and attachment names consistent across the drawing, Forms 1-3, evidence files, and any customer portal submission.

AS9102 Forms 1-3 guideField-by-field hub for the complete FAIR package AS9102 Form 2 templateProduct accountability rows for material, process, and certificate evidence How to fill out Form 2Evidence review for material, process, supplier, and certificate rows

Product AccountabilityProduct accountability is the Form 2 discipline of recording the material, special process, functional test, supplier, specification, and certificate evidence required for the part.Material CertificateA material certificate is objective evidence that material used for a part matches the specified material, grade, form, heat, lot, or other required traceability condition.Special ProcessA special process is a manufacturing or treatment process whose output cannot be fully verified by later inspection alone, so qualification, approval, and certificate evidence matter.

FAQ

What does Certificate of Conformance mean in an AS9102 FAIR?

A Certificate of Conformance is a supplier or processor record stating that delivered material, processing, or product conforms to specified requirements. Check certificate numbers against attachments and make sure the document covers the same requirement recorded on Form 2.

Source notes

This Articul glossary entry is based on the public AS9102 field matrix used in product validation and on the internal review patterns linked from the related guides. It is not a replacement for purchased AS9102 text, customer requirements, or purchase order flowdowns.

Changelog

July 3, 2026: Published the first Certificate of Conformance glossary entry with DefinedTerm, FAQPage, and BreadcrumbList schema plus links to related AS9102 guides and terms.

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