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Standard Test Methods for Determination of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel, Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys by Various Combustion and Fusion Techniques

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Standard Test Methods for Determination of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel, Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys by Various Combustion and Inert Gas Fusion Techniques
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Scope

1.1 These test methods cover the determination of carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen, in steel and in iron, nickel, and cobalt alloys having chemical compositions within the following limits:

ElementConcentration Range, %
Aluminum0.001 to 18.00
Antimony0.002 to 0.03
Arsenic 0.0005 to 0.10
Beryllium0.001 to 0.05
Bismuth 0.001 to 0.50
Boron 0.0005 to 1.00
Cadmium 0.001 to 0.005
Calcium 0.001 to 0.05
Carbon 0.001 to 4.50
Cerium 0.005 to 0.05
Chromium0.005 to 35.00
Cobalt 0.01 to 75.0
Columbium0.002 to 6.00
Copper 0.005 to 10.00
Hydrogen0.0001 to 0.0030
Iron 0.01 to 100.0
Lead 0.001 to 0.50
Magnesium0.001 to 0.05
Manganese0.01 to 20.0
Molybdenum0.002 to 30.00
Nickel 0.005 to 84.00
Nitrogen0.0005 to 0.50
Oxygen 0.0005 to 0.03
Phosphorus0.001 to 0.90
Selenium0.001 to 0.50
Silicon 0.001 to 6.00
Sulfur (Metal Reference
Materials)
0.002 to 0.35
Sulfur (Potassium Sulfate)0.001 to 0.600
Tantalum0.001 to 10.00
Tellurium0.001 to 0.35
Tin 0.002 to 0.35
Titanium0.002 to 5.00
Tungsten0.005 to 21.00
Vanadium0.005 to 5.50
Zinc 0.005 to 0.20
Zirconium0.005 to 2.500

1.2 The test methods appear in the following order:

Sections
Carbon, Total, by the CombustionInstrumental Measurement
Test Method

10-20
Nitrogen by the Inert Gas FusionThermal Conductivity
Test Method
32-42
Oxygen by the Inert Gas Fusion Test Method43-54
Sulfur by the Combustion-Infrared Absorption Test Method
(Calibration with Metal Reference Materials)

55-65
Sulfur by the CombustionInfrared Absorption Test Method
(Potassium Sulfate Calibration)

21-31

1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific hazards statements are given in Section 6.

10.1 This test method covers the determination of carbon in concentrations from 0.005 % to 4.5 %.

21.1 This test method covers the determination of sulfur in the range of 0.001 % to 0.01 %. As written, this test method is not applicable to cast iron samples.

32.1 This test method covers the determination of nitrogen (N) in concentrations from 0.0010 % to 0.2 % (Note 12).

Note 12—The upper limit of the scope has been set at 0.2 % because sufficient numbers of test materials containing higher nitrogen contents were unavailable for testing in accordance with Practice E 173. However, recognizing that commercial nitrogen determinators are capable of handling higher concentrations, this test method provides a calibration procedure up to 0.5 %. Users of this test method are cautioned that use of it above 0.2 % is not supported by interlaboratory testing. In this case, laboratories should perform method validation using reference materials.

43.1 This test method covers the determination of oxygen in the range 0.001 % to 0.005 % in steel.

Note 22—The upper limit of the scope has been set at 0.005 % because sufficient numbers of test materials containing higher oxygen contents were unavailable for testing in accordance with Practice E 173. However, recognizing that commercial oxygen determinators are capable of handling higher concentrations, it may be that this test method can be used for oxygen concentrations outside of the scope. In this case, laboratories should perform method validation using reference materials. Users of this test method are cautioned that use of it above 0.005 % is not supported by interlaboratory testing.

55.1 These test methods cover the determination of sulfur in the range of 0.002 % to 0.35 %.

Significance and Use

These test methods for the chemical analysis of metals and alloys are primarily intended to test such materials for compliance with compositional specifications. It is assumed that all who use these test methods will be trained analysts, capable of performing common laboratory procedures skillfully and safely. It is expected that work will be performed in a properly equipped laboratory.

Keywords

carbon content; cobalt alloys; combustion; determination; fusion; gas dosing; inert gas fusion; infrared absorption; iron alloys; nickel alloys; oxygen content; sulfur content; thermal conductivity; Nitrogen content--metals/alloys; Oxygen content--metals/alloys; Steel; Sulfur--metals/alloys; Carbon content--metals/alloys; Cobalt alloys; Hydrogen content; Hydrogen content--metals/alloys; Inert gas fusion; Infrared spectrophotometry; Iron alloys; Iron-nickel-cobalt alloys; Nickel alloys (chemical analysis)

To find similar documents by ASTM Volume:

03.05 (Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials: E 32 - latest)

To find similar documents by classification:

77.040.30 (Chemical analysis of metals Chemical analysis in general, see 71.040.40 Chemical analysis of ferrous metals, see 77.080 Chemical analysis of ferroalloys, see 77.100 Chemical analysis of non-ferrous metals, see 77.120 Chemical analysis of sintered metals and hard metals, see 77.160)

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Document Number

ASTM-E1019-08

Revision Level

2008 EDITION

Status

Superseded

Modification Type

Revision with Title Change

Publication Date

Nov. 1, 2008

Document Type

Test Method

Page Count

21 pages

Committee Number

E01.01