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Analytical Chemistry Standards

ASTM's analytical chemistry standards are instrumental primarily in chemical analysis of various metals, alloys, and ores. These analytical chemistry standards present various test methods and techniques in determining the chemical composition of alloys and ores which include molecular absorption spectrometry, X-ray emission spectrometry, optical emission vacuum spectrometry, atomic emission vacuum spectrometry, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, atomic absorption spectroscopy, spark atomic emission spectrometry, ultraviolet spectrometry, direct current plasma emission spectrometry, electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, gravimetry, and titrimetry. The analytical chemistry standards also describe and specify certain instruments and equipments used in chemical analysis.

List of analytical chemistry standards developed by ASTM:

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Aluminum and Magnesium

Designation	Title
E34 - 94(2002)	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum-Base Alloys
E607 - 02	Standard Test Method for Atomic Emission Spectrometric Analysis Aluminum Alloys by the Point to Plane Technique Nitrogen Atmosphere
E716 - 94(2002)	Standard Practices for Sampling Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Spectrochemical Analysis
E1251 - 07	Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Atomic Emission Spectrometry

Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Sn, Be, their Alloys and Related Metals

Designation	Title
E37 - 05	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Pig Lead
E53 - 07	Standard Test Method for Determination of Copper in Unalloyed Copper by Gravimetry
E55 - 91(2005)	Standard Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals and Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition
E62 - 89(2004)	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
E75 - 76(2004)	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Nickel and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys
E88 - 91(2005)	Standard Practice for Sampling Nonferrous Metals and Alloys in Cast Form for Determination of Chemical Composition
E106 - 83(2004)	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Beryllium Alloys
E118 - 89(2004)	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Chromium Alloys
E121 - 83(2004)	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Tellurium Alloys
E255 - 07	Standard Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition
E396 - 05	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Cadmium
E439 - 04a	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Beryllium
E478 - 08	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys
E536 - 08	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Zinc and Zinc Alloys
E581 - 04e1	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Manganese-Copper Alloys
E634 - 05	Standard Practice for Sampling of Zinc and Zinc Alloys for Optical Emission Spectrometric Analysis
E1277 - 08	Standard Test Method for Chemical Analysis of Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloys by ICP Emission Spectrometry
E1659 - 05	Standard Test Methods Coating Weight and Chemical Analysis of Zinc-Nickel Alloy Electrolytically Coated on Steel Sheet
E1771 - 07	Standard Test Method for Determination of Copper in Anode and Blister Copper
E1833 - 07a	Standard Practice for Sampling of Blister Copper in Cast Form for Determination of Chemical Composition
E2575 - 08	Standard Test Method for Determination of Oxygen in Copper and Copper Alloys

Fundamental Practices

Designation	Title
E50 - 00(2005)	Standard Practices for Apparatus, Reagents, and Safety Considerations for Chemical Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
E60 - 98(2004)	Standard Practice for Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials by Molecular Absorption Spectrometry
E130 - 08	Standard Practice for Designation of Shapes and Sizes of Graphite Electrodes
E305 - 07	Standard Practice for Establishing and Controlling Atomic Emission Spectrochemical Analytical Curves
E406 - 81(2008)	Standard Practice for Using Controlled Atmospheres in Spectrochemical Analysis
E520 - 08	Standard Practice for Describing Photomultiplier Detectors in Emission and Absorption Spectrometry
E1059 - 91(2006)	Standard Practice for Designating Shapes and Sizes of Nongraphite Counter Electrodes
E1097 - 07	Standard Guide for Direct Current Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry Analysis
E1172 - 87(2003)	Standard Practice for Describing and Specifying a Wavelength-Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer
E1184 - 02	Standard Practice for Electrothermal (Graphite Furnace) Atomic Absorption Analysis
E1257 - 93(2008)	Standard Guide for Evaluating Grinding Materials Used for Surface Preparation in Spectrochemical Analysis
E1282 - 98(2004)	Standard Guide for Specifying the Chemical Compositions and Selecting Sampling Practices and Quantitative Analysis Methods for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
E1306 - 07	Standard Practice for Preparation of Metal and Alloy Samples by Electric Arc Remelting for the Determination of Chemical Composition
E1361 - 02(2007)	Standard Guide for Correction of Interelement Effects in X-Ray Spectrometric Analysis
E1479 - 99(2005)	Standard Practice for Describing and Specifying Inductively-Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometers
E1507 - 98(2003)	Standard Guide for Describing and Specifying the Spectrometer of an Optical Emission Direct-Reading Instrument
E1621 - 05	Standard Guide for X-Ray Emission Spectrometric Analysis
E1770 - 95(2006)	Standard Practice for Optimization of Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Equipment
E1832 - 08	Standard Practice for Describing and Specifying a Direct Current Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometer
E1916 - 97(2004)	Standard Guide for Identification and/or Segregation of Mixed Lots of Metals
E2028 - 99(2005)	Standard Practice for Receiving, Testing and Reporting Results of Investigation of Metal, Ore, or Metal Related Samples that Are or May Be Involved in Litigation

Iron, Steel, and Ferroalloys

Designation	Title
E32 - 86(2006)e1	Standard Practices for Sampling Ferroalloys and Steel Additives for Determination of Chemical Composition
E322 - 96(2004)	Standard Test Method for X-Ray Emission Spectrometric Analysis of Low-Alloy Steels and Cast Irons
E350 - 95(2005)e1	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Carbon Steel, Low-Alloy Steel, Silicon Electrical Steel, Ingot Iron, and Wrought Iron
E351 - 93(2006)	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Cast Iron-All Types
E352 - 93(2006)	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Tool Steels and Other Similar Medium- and High-Alloy Steels
E353 - 93(2006)	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Stainless, Heat-Resisting, Maraging, and Other Similar Chromium-Nickel-Iron Alloys
E354 - 93(2006)	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of High-Temperature, Electrical, Magnetic, and Other Similar Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys
E363 - 09	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Chromium and Ferrochromium
E367 - 09	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Ferroniobium
E372 - 01(2006)	Standard Test Method for Determination of Calcium and Magnesium in Magnesium Ferrosilicon
E415 - 08	Standard Test Method for Atomic Emission Vacuum Spectrometric Analysis of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel
E485 - 94(2005)	Standard Test Method for Optical Emission Vacuum Spectrometric Analysis of Blast Furnace Iron by the Point-to-Plane Technique
E572 - 02a(2006)e2	Standard Test Method for Analysis of Stainless and Alloy Steels by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
E1009 - 95(2006)	Standard Practice for Evaluating an Optical Emission Vacuum Spectrometer to Analyze Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel
E1010 - 09	Standard Practice for Preparation of Disk Specimens of Steel and Iron for Spectrochemical Analysis by Remelting
E1019 - 08	Standard Test Methods for Determination of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel, Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys by Various Combustion and Fusion Techniques
E1085 - 95(2004)e1	Standard Test Method for X-Ray Emission Spectrometric Analysis of Low-Alloy Steels
E1086 - 08	Standard Test Method for Optical Emission Vacuum Spectrometric Analysis of Stainless Steel by the Point-to-Plane Excitation Technique
E1806 - 09	Standard Practice for Sampling Steel and Iron for Determination of Chemical Composition
E1852 - 08	Standard Test Method for Determination of Low Levels of Antimony in Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
E1999 - 99(2004)	Standard Test Method for Analysis of Cast Iron Using Optical Emission Spectrometry
E2209 - 02(2006)e2	Standard Test Method for Analysis of High Manganese Steel Using Atomic Emission Spectrometry

Laboratory Quality

Designation	Title
E826 - 08	Standard Practice for Testing Homogeneity of a Metal Lot or Batch in Solid Form by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
E882 - 87(2003)	Standard Guide for Accountability and Quality Control in the Chemical Analysis Laboratory
E1329 - 00(2005)	Standard Practice for Verification and Use of Control Charts in Spectrochemical Analysis
E1601 - 98(2003)e1	Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Evaluate the Performance of an Analytical Method
E1724 - 95(2001)	Standard Guide for Testing and Certification of Metal and Metal-Related Reference Materials
E1763 - 06	Standard Guide for Interpretation and Use of Results from Interlaboratory Testing of Chemical Analysis Methods
E1914 - 07	Standard Practice for Use of Terms Relating to the Development and Evaluation of Methods for Chemical Analysis
E1950 - 98(2003)	Standard Practice for Reporting Results from Methods of Chemical Analysis
E2027 - 05	Standard Practice for Conducting Proficiency Tests in the Chemical Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
E2093 - 05	Standard Guide for Optimizing, Controlling and Reporting Test Method Uncertainties from Multiple Workstations in the Same Laboratory Organization
E2437 - 05	Standard Practice for Designing and Validating Performance-Based Test Methods for the Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
E2438 - 05	Standard Practice for Implementing Standard Performance Based Test Methods for the Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials

Ni and Co and High Temperature Alloys

Designation	Title
E1473 - 09	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel, Cobalt, and High-Temperature Alloys
E1587 - 05	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Refined Nickel
E1834 - 09	Standard Test Method for Determination of Lead in Nickel Alloys by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
E1835 - 09	Standard Test Method for Analysis of Nickel Alloys by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
E1917 - 08	Standard Test Method for Determination of Phosphorus in Nickel, Ferronickel, and Nickel Alloys by Phosphovanadomolybdate Molecular Absorption Spectrometry
E1938 - 08	Standard Test Method for Determination of Titanium in Nickel Alloys by Diantipyrylmethane Molecular Absorption Spectrometry
E2465 - 06	Standard Test Method for Analysis of Ni-Base Alloys by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
E2594 - 09	Standard Test Method for Analysis of Nickel Alloys by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (Performance-Based Method)

Ores, Concentrates, and Related Metallurgical Materials

Designation	Title
E246 - 01(2005)	Standard Test Methods for Determination of Iron in Iron Ores and Related Materials by Dichromate Titration
E247 - 01(2005)	Standard Test Method for Determination of Silica in Manganese Ores, Iron Ores, and Related Materials by Gravimetry
E248 - 07	Standard Test Method for Determination of Manganese in Manganese Ores by Pyrophosphate Complexed Permanganate Potentiometric Titrimetry
E276 - 03(2008)e1	Standard Test Method for Particle Size or Screen Analysis at No. 4 (4.75-mm) Sieve and Finer for Metal-Bearing Ores and Related Materials
E278 - 01(2005)	Standard Test Method for the Determination of Phosphorus in Iron Ores by Phosphomolybdate Coprecipitation and Nitric Acid Titrimetry
E279 - 97(2005)	Standard Test Method for Determination of Abrasion Resistance of Iron Ore Pellets and Sinter by the Tumbler Test
E314 - 00(2005)	Standard Test Methods for Manganese in Iron Ores
E316 - 00(2005)	Standard Test Method for Determination of Iron in Manganese Ores by Hydrogen Sulfide Reduction-Dichromate Titration
E342 - 04	Standard Test Method for Determination of Chromium Oxide in Chrome Ores by Permanganate Titrimetry
E382 - 07	Standard Test Method for Determination of Crushing Strength of Iron Ore Pellets
E389 - 03(2008)e1	Standard Test Method for Particle Size or Screen Analysis at No. 4 (4.75-mm) Sieve and Coarser for Metal-Bearing Ores and Related Materials
E463 - 09	Standard Test Method for Determination of Silica in Fluorspar by Silico-Molybdate Visible Spectrometry
E465 - 00(2005)	Standard Test Methods for Determination of Manganese (IV) in Manganese Ores by Redox Titration
E507 - 08	Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum in Iron Ores by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
E508 - 09	Standard Test Method for Determination of Calcium and Magnesium in Iron Ores by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
E738 - 00(2005)	Standard Test Method for Determination of Aluminum in Iron Ores and Related Materials by Complexometric Titration
E815 - 04	Standard Test Method for Determination of Calcium Fluoride in Fluorspar by Complexometric Titration
E841 - 04	Standard Test Method for Determination of Copper in Iron Ores and Related Materials by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
E877 - 08	Standard Practice for Sampling and Sample Preparation of Iron Ores and Related Materials for Determination of Chemical Composition
E878 - 01(2005)	Standard Test Method for Determination of Titanium in Iron Ores and Related Materials by Diantipyrylmethane Ultraviolet Spectrometry
E945 - 07	Standard Test Method for Determination of Zinc in Zinc Ores and Concentrates by Complexometric Titrimetry
E1070 - 00(2005)	Standard Test Method for Determination of Phosphorus in Iron Ores by the Phosphometric Method
E1568 - 03(2008)e1	Standard Test Method for the Determination of Gold in Activated Carbon by Fire Assay Gravimetry
E1600 - 07	Standard Test Method for Determination of Gold in Cyanide Solutions by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
E1805 - 07	Standard Test Method for Fire Assay Determination of Gold in Copper Concentrates by Gravimetry
E1898 - 07	Standard Test Method for Determination of Silver in Copper Concentrates by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
E1915 - 07a	Standard Test Methods for Analysis of Metal Bearing Ores and Related Materials by Combustion Infrared-Absorption Spectrometry
E2050 - 99(2004)	Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Carbon in Mold Powders by Combustion-Infrared Absorption Method
E2242 - 07	Standard Test Method for Column Percolation Extraction of Mine Rock by the Meteoric Water Mobility Procedure
E2293 - 03(2008)e1	Standard Practice for Drying of Metal Bearing Ores, Concentrates and Related Metallurgical Materials for the Determination of Mercury
E2294 - 03(2008)e1	Standard Practice for Proof Silver Corrections in Metal Bearing Ores, Concentrates and Related Materials by Fire Assay Gravimetry
E2295 - 03(2008)e1	Standard Practice for Fire Assay Silver Corrections in Analysis of Metal Bearing Ores, Concentrates, and Related Metallurgical Materials by Silver Determination in Slags and Cupels
E2296 - 03(2008)e1	Standard Practice for Silver Corrections in Metal Bearing Ores, Concentrates, and Related Metallurgical Materials by Fire Assay Slag Recycling and Cupel Proof Gravimetry

Precious Metals

Designation	Title
E1335 - 08	Standard Test Methods for Determination of Gold in Bullion by Fire Assay Cupellation Analysis
E1446 - 05	Standard Test Method for Chemical Analysis of Refined Gold by Direct Current Plasma Emission Spectrometry

Terminology and Editorial

Designation	Title
E135 - 09	Standard Terminology Relating to Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials

Ti, Zr, W, Mo, Ta, Nb, Hf, Re

Designation	Title
E315 - 04	Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Molybdenum
E539 - 07	Standard Test Method for X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometric Analysis of 6Al-4V Titanium Alloy
E1409 - 08	Standard Test Method for Determination of Oxygen and Nitrogen in Titanium and Titanium Alloys by the Inert Gas Fusion Technique
E1447 - 09	Standard Test Method for Determination of Hydrogen in Titanium and Titanium Alloys by the Inert Gas Fusion Thermal Conductivity/Infrared Detection Method
E1552 - 08	Standard Test Method for Determining Hafnium in Zirconium and Zirconium Alloys By Direct Current Plasma—Atomic Emission Spectrometry
E1569 - 09	Standard Test Method for Determination of Oxygen in Tantalum Powder by Inert Gas Fusion Technique
E1941 - 04	Standard Test Method for Determination of Carbon in Refractory and Reactive Metals and Their Alloys
E2371 - 04	Standard Test Method for Analysis of Titanium and Titanium Alloys by Atomic Emission Plasma Spectrometry
E2626 - 08e1	Standard Guide for Spectrometric Analysis of Reactive and Refractory Metals

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