ASTM E1019-02
Historical Standard: ASTM E1019-02 Standard Test Methods for Determination of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel and in Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys
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ASTM E1019
1. 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:
| Element | Concentration Range, % |
| Aluminum | 0.001 to 18.00 |
| Antimony | 0.002 to 0.03 |
| Arsenic | 0.0005 to 0.10 |
| Beryllium | 0.001 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 |
| Chromium | 0.005 to 35.00 |
| Cobalt | 0.01 to 75.0 |
| Columbium | 0.002 to 6.00 |
| Copper | 0.005 to 10.00 |
| Hydrogen | 0.0001 to 0.0030 |
| Iron | 0.01 to 100.0 |
| Lead | 0.001 to 0.50 |
| Magnesium | 0.001 to 0.05 |
| Manganese | 0.01 to 20.0 |
| Molybdenum | 0.002 to 30.00 |
| Nickel | 0.005 to 84.00 |
| Nitrogen | 0.0005 to 0.50 |
| Oxygen | 0.0005 to 0.03 |
| Phosphorus | 0.001 to 0.90 |
| Selenium | 0.001 to 0.50 |
| Silicon | 0.001 to 6.00 |
| Sulfur (Using Metal Reference Materials) | 0.002 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (Using Potassium Sulfate) | 0.001 to 0.600 |
| Tantalum | 0.001 to 10.00 |
| Tellurium | 0.001 to 0.35 |
| Tin | 0.002 to 0.35 |
| Titanium | 0.002 to 5.00 |
| Tungsten | 0.005 to 21.00 |
| Vanadium | 0.005 to 5.50 |
| Zinc | 0.005 to 0.20 |
| Zirconium | 0.005 to 2.500 |
1.2 The test methods appear in the following order:
| Sections | |
| Carbon, Total, by the Combustion-Instrumental Measurement Method | 9-19 |
| Nitrogen by the Inert Gas Fusion-Thermal Conductivity Method | 31-41 |
| Oxygen by the Inert Gas Fusion Method | 42-53 |
| Sulfur by the Combustion-Infrared Absorption Method (Calibration with Metal Reference Materials) | 54-64 |
| Sulfur by the Combustion-Infrared Absorption Method (Potassium Sulfate Calibration) | 20-30 |
1.3 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 5.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D1193 Specification for Reagent Water
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E50 Practices for Apparatus, Reagents, and Safety Considerations for Chemical Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
E135 Terminology Relating to Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
E173 Practice for Conducting Interlaboratory Studies of Methods for Chemical Analysis of Metals
E1601 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Evaluate the Performance of an Analytical Method
E1806 Practice for Sampling Steel and Iron for Determination of Chemical Composition
Keywords
carbon content; cobalt alloys; combustion; determination; fusion; gas dosing; inert gas fusion; infrared absorption; iron alloys; nickel alloys; nitrogen content; oxygen content; steel alloys; sulfur content; thermal conductivity; 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); Nitrogen content--metals/alloys; Oxygen content--metals/alloys
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.040.30 (Chemical analysis of metals)
DOI: 10.1520/E1019-02
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