ASTM E1277-02
Historical Standard: ASTM E1277-02 Standard Test Method for Chemical Analysis of Zinc-5% Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloys by ICP Emission Spectrometry
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ASTM E1277
1. Scope
1.1 This test method covers the chemical analysis of zinc alloys having chemical compositions within the following limits:
| Element | Concentration Range, % |
| Aluminum | 3.0-8.0 |
| Antimony | 0.002 max |
| Cadmium | 0.025 max |
| Cerium | 0.03-0.10 |
| Copper | 0.10 max |
| Iron | 0.10 max |
| Lanthanum | 0.03-0.10 |
| Lead | 0.026 max |
| Magnesium | 0.05 max |
| Silicon | 0.015 max |
| Tin | 0.002 max |
| Titanium | 0.02 max |
| Zirconium | 0.02 max |
1.2 Included are procedures for elements in the following concentration ranges:
| Element | Concentration Range, % |
| Aluminum | 3.0-8.0 |
| Cadmium | 0.0016-0.025 |
| Cerium | 0.005-0.10 |
| Iron | 0.0015-0.10 |
| Lanthanum | 0.009-0.10 |
| Lead | 0.002-0.026 |
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 safety hazards statements are given in Section 7, 11.2, and 13.1.
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
E55 Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals and Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition
E88 Practice for Sampling Nonferrous Metals and Alloys in Cast Form for Determination of Chemical Composition
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
E876 Practice for Use of Statistics in the Evaluation of Spectrometric Data
E1601 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Evaluate the Performance of an Analytical Method
NIST Standard Reference Materials
SRM 728 Zinc, Intermediate PurityKeywords
Inductively-coupled argon plasma atomic emission spectrometer; mischmetal; rare earths; spectrometry; zinc alloys; Cadmium content--Al/Al alloys; Cerium content--metals/alloys; Chemical analysis--metals/alloys; Copper content--metals/alloys; Iron content--metals/alloys; Lead content--Al/Al alloys; Magnesium content--Zn/Zn alloys; Silicon content--Mg/Mg alloys; Tin content--Al/Al alloys; Titanium content--metals/alloys; Aluminum alloys--spectrochemical analysis; Zirconium content--Al/Al alloys; Antimony content; Argon plasma spectrometry/spectroscopy; D-C plasma spectrometers; ICP-AES (inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry); Lanthanum content; Mischmetal alloy-coated steel wire; Zinc; Aluminum content;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.040.30 (Chemical analysis of metals)
DOI: 10.1520/E1277-02
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