ASTM E400-02 PDF

Scope: 1.1 This test method covers the spectrographic analysis of ores, minerals, and rocks for silver, palladium, platinum, gold and rhodium. The concentrations of precious metals which can be determined in the material being analyzed depend on the amount of sample assayed (Note 1). Concentration ranges for the lead fire assay beads are as follows: ElementConcentration Range,%Silver0.028 to 1.40Palladium0.004 to 0.14Platinum0.004 to 0.14Gold0.003 to 0.14Rhodium0.004 to 0.07 Note 1—The amounts used are large enough to minimize weighing errors. A wide range of precious metal concentrations in rocks, minerals and ores can be covered by a modest range of percentages in the lead beads by regulating the weights of the initial sample and the lead bead. Also, both gold and silver can be determined in the lead bead. When either of these metals is used as a collector for the others in the assay, as is generally done, it cannot be determined without another assay. 1.2 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 hazard statements are given in Section 9.

ASTM E400-02 Referenced Document

ASTM D1193 Standard Specification for Reagent Water
ASTM E115 Standard Practice for Photographic Processing in Optical Emission Spectrographic Analysis (Withdrawn 2002)*， 2021-02-18 Update
ASTM E116 Standard Practice for Photographic Photometry in Spectrochemical Analysis (Withdrawn 2002)
ASTM E130 Standard Practice for Designation of Shapes and Sizes of Graphite Electrodes
ASTM E135 Standard Terminology Relating to Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
ASTM E172 Practice for Describing and Specifying the Excitation Source in Emission Spectrochemical Analysis (Withdrawn 2001)
ASTM E356 Practices for Describing and Specifying the Spectrograph
ASTM E50 Standard Practice for Apparatus, Reagents, and safety Precautions for Chemical Analysis of Metals
ASTM E882 Standard Guide for Accountability and Quality Control in the Chemical Analysis Laboratory

2017 ASTM E400-02 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Ores, Minerals, and Rocks by the Fire Assay Preconcentration Optical Emission Spectroscopy (Withdrawn 2007)
1997 ASTM E400-97 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Ores, Minerals, and Rocks by the Fire Assay Preconcentration Optical Emission Spectroscopy