This standard describes a spectrographic method for the determin-ation of the following elements when present as alloying elements or
as impurities in steels by the point to plane spark technique in the con-centration ranges shown below:
Element Concentration Range,
Percent
Silicon 0·4-0·8
Manganese 0·8-2·0
Nickel 8·0-15·0
Chromium 12·0-20·0
Molybdenum 0·2-0·8
Copper 0·1-0·2
Cobalt 0·1-0·3
Titanium 0·02-0·2
Niobium 0·2-0·6
IS 9879-1981 history
1981IS 9879-1981 Method for spectral analysis of austenitic and ferritic stainless steels using the point-to-surface technique