This part of EN 725 describes a method for the determination of impurities in barium titanate powders using
inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES).
The method is applicable only to stoichiometric barium titanate. The maximum concentrations measured for
each impurity are as follows:
Sr 4 mg/g (4 000 ppm)
Ca 500 μg/g (500 ppm)
K 200 μg/g (200 ppm)
Na, Mg, Al, Fe, Nb 100 μg/g (100 ppm)
The minimum concentration or detection limits are from 1 μg/g to 5 μg/g (1 ppm to 5 ppm).
BS EN 725-2:2007 Referenced Document
EN ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories*, 2017-12-01 Update
BS EN 725-2:2007 history
2007BS EN 725-2:2007 Advanced technical ceramics - Methods of test for ceramic powders - Determination of impurities in barium titanate