1.1 These test methods cover the chemical analysis of pig iron, gray cast iron (including alloy and austenitic), white cast iron, malleable cast iron, and ductile (nodular) iron having chemical compositions within the following limits: Element Composition Range, % Aluminum
0.003 to
0.50 Antimony
0.005 to
0.03 Arsenic
0.02 to
0.10 Bismuth
0.001 to
0.03 Boron
0.001 to
0.10 Cadmium
0.001 to
0.005 Carbon
1.25 to
4.50 Cerium
0.005 to
0.05 Chromium
0.01 to 30.00 Cobalt
0.01 to
4.50 Copper
0.03 to
7.50 Lead
0.001 to
0.15 Magnesium
0.002 to
0.10 Manganese
0.06 to
2.50 Molybdenum
0.01 to
5.00 Nickel
0.01 to 36.00 Phosphorus
0.01 to
0.90 Selenium
0.001 to
0.06 Silicon
0.10 to
6.0 Sulfur
0.005 to
0.25 Tellurium
0.001 to
0.35 Tin
0.001 to
0.35 Titanium
0.001 to
0.20 Tungsten
0.001 to
0.20 Vanadium
0.005 to
0.50 Zinc
0.005 to
0.20
1.2 The test methods in this standard are contained in the sections indicated below: Sections Carbon, Graphitic, by the Direct Combustion Infrared Absorption Method (1 % to 3 %) 108–115 Carbon, Total by the Combustion Gravimetric Method (1.25 % to
4.50 %)—Discontinued 2012 97–107 Cerium and Lanthanum by the Direct Current Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry Method (Ce:
0.003 % to
0.5 %; La:
0.001 % to
0.30 %) 237–245 Chromium by the Atomic Absorption Method (0.006 % to
1.00 %) 208–217 Chromium by the Peroxydisulfate Oxidation—Titration Method (0.05 % to 30.0 %) 218–226 Chromium by the Peroxydisulfate-Oxidation Titrimetric Method (0.05 % to 30.0 %)—Discontinued 1980 144–151 Cobalt by the Ion-Exchange—Potentiometric Titration Method (2.0 % to
4.5 %) 53–60 Cobalt by the Nitroso-R-Salt Spectrophotometric Method (0.01 % to
4.50 %) 61–70 Copper by the Neocuproine Spectrophotometric Method (0.03 % to
7.5 %) 116–125 Copper by the Sulfide Precipitation-Electrodeposition Gravimetric Method (0.03 % to
7.5 %) 81–88 Lead by the Ion-Exchange—Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Method (0.001 % to
0.15 %) 126–135 Magnesium by the Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Method (0.002 % to
0.10 %) 71–80 Manganese by the Periodate Spectrophotometric Method (0.10 % to
ASTM E351-18 Referenced Document
ASTM D1193 Standard Specification for Reagent Water
ASTM E1019 Standard Test Methods for Determination of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel and in Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys*, 2024-04-20 Update
ASTM E1024 Standard Guide for Chemical Analysis of Metals and Metal Bearing Ores by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (Withdrawn 2004)
ASTM E135 Standard Terminology Relating to Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
ASTM E1601 Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Evaluate the Performance of an Analytical Method