ASTM E396-98 - 10.5.1998
 
1. Scope

1.1 These test methods cover the chemical analysis of cadmium having chemical compositions with the following limits:

Element Concentration, max, % Zinc 0.035 Copper 0.015 Lead 0.025 Tin 0.010 Silver 0.010 Antimony 0.001 Arsenic 0.003 Thallium 0.003

1.2 The test methods appear in the following order:

Sections Copper by the Neocuproine Photometric Method 9 to 18 Lead by the Dithizone Photometric Method 19 to 28 Thallium by the Rhodamine B Photometric Method 29 to 38 Arsenic by the Molybdenum Blue Photometric Method 39 to 49 Copper, Lead, Silver, and Zinc by the Atomic Absorption Method 50 to 60 Antimony by the Rhodamine B Photometric Method 61 to 71 Tin by the 8-Quinolinol Photometric Method 72 to 81

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, 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 precautionary information is given in Section 5 and Note 4.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E135-23a

Standard Terminology Relating to Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials (Includes all amendments and changes 7/17/2023).

B440-12(2021)

Standard Specification for Cadmium

E173-93

Practice for Conducting Interlaboratory Studies of Methods for Chemical Analysis of Metals (Withdrawn 1997)

E1601-19

Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Evaluate the Performance of an Analytical Method

D1193-06(2018)

Standard Specification for Reagent Water

E60-11(2022)e1

Standard Practice for Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials by Spectrophotometry (Includes all amendments and changes 6/29/2022).

E55-23

Standard Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals and Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition

E50-17

Standard Practices for Apparatus, Reagents, and Safety Considerations for Chemical Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials

E29-22

Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E88-11(2017)

Standard Practice for Sampling Nonferrous Metals and Alloys in Cast Form for Determination of Chemical Composition