ASTM E1806-96(2001)
Historical Standard: ASTM E1806-96(2001) Standard Practice for Sampling Steel and Iron for Determination of Chemical Composition
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ASTM E1806
1. Scope
1.1 This practice covers the sampling of all grades of steel, both cast and wrought, and all types (grades) of cast irons and blast furnace iron for chemical and spectrochemical determination of composition. This practice is similar to ISO 14284.
1.2 This practice is divided into the following sections.
| Sections | |
| Requirements for Sampling and Sample Preparation | 6 |
| General | 6.1 |
| Sample | 6.2 |
| Selection of a Sample | 6.3 |
| Preparation of a Sample | 6.4 |
| Liquid Iron for Steelmaking and Pig Iron Production | 7 |
| General | 7.1 |
| Spoon Sampling | 7.2 |
| Probe Sampling | 7.3 |
| Preparation of a Sample for Analysis | 7.4 |
| Liquid Iron for Cast Iron Production | 8 |
| General | 8.1 |
| Spoon Sampling | 8.2 |
| Probe Sampling | 8.3 |
| Preparation of a Sample for Analysis | 8.4 |
| Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination of | |
| Oxygen and Hydrogen | 8.5 |
| Liquid Steel for Steel Production | 9 |
| General | 9.1 |
| Probe Sampling | 9.2 |
| Spoon Sampling | 9.3 |
| Preparation of a Sample for Analysis | 8.4 |
| Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination | |
| of Oxygen | 9.5 |
| Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination | |
| of Hydrogen | 9.6 |
| Pig Irons | 10 |
| General | 10.1 |
| Increment Sampling | 10.2 |
| Preparation of a Sample for Analysis | 10.3 |
| Cast Iron Products | 11 |
| General | 11.1 |
| Sampling and Sample Preparation | 11.2 |
| Steel Products | 12 |
| General | 12.1 |
| Selection of a Laboratory Sample or a Sample for | |
| Analysis from a Cast Product | 12.2 |
| Selection of a Laboratory Sample or a Sample for | |
| Analysis from a Wrought Product | 12.3 |
| Preparation of a Sample for Analysis | 12.4 |
| Sampling of Leaded Steel | 12.5 |
| Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination | |
| of Oxygen | 12.6 |
| Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination | |
| of Hydrogen | 12.7 |
| Keywords | 13 |
| Annexes | |
| Sampling Probes for Use with Liquid Iron and Steel | Annex A1 |
| Sampling Probes for Use with Liquid Steel for the | Annex A2 |
| Determination of Hydrogen |
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.
1.4 For specific precautions, see 6.4.3.5, 9.4.4.3, and 12.5.1.1 as well as 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
A48/A48M Specification for Gray Iron Castings
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
E135 Terminology Relating to Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
E415 Test Method for Atomic Emission Vacuum Spectrometric Analysis of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel
E1010 Practice for Preparation of Disk Specimens of Steel and Iron for Spectrochemical Analysis by Remelting
ISO Documents
ISO 14284 Steel and iron--Sampling and preparation of samples for the determination of chemical compositionKeywords
castings; iron sample; sample lot; steel sample; Composition analysis--metals/alloys; Iron; Sampling metals/alloys; Steel; Steel sampling ;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 71.040.50 (Physicochemical methods of analysis)
DOI: 10.1520/E1806-96R01
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