Designation:E1277−14StandardTestMethodforAnalysisofZinc-5%Aluminum-MischmetalAlloysbyICPEmissionSpectrometry1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1277;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthechemicalanalysisofzincalloyshavingchemicalcompositionswithinthefollowinglimits:ElementCompositionRange,%Aluminum3.0–8.0Antimony0.002maxCadmium0.025maxCerium0.03–0.10Copper0.10maxIron0.10maxLanthanum0.03–0.10Lead0.026maxMagnesium0.05maxSilicon0.015maxTin0.002maxTitanium0.02maxZirconium0.02max1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Includedareproceduresforelementsinthefollowingcompositionranges:ElementCompositionRange,%Aluminum3.0–8.0Cadmium0.0016–0.025Cerium0.005–0.10Iron0.0015–0.10Lanthanum0.009–0.10Lead0.002–0.0261.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.SpecificsafetyhazardsstatementsaregiveninSection8,11.2,and13.1.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1193SpecificationforReagentWaterE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecificationsE50PracticesforApparatus,Reagents,andSafetyConsid-erationsforChemicalAnalysisofMetals,Ores,andRelatedMaterialsE55PracticeforSamplingWroughtNonferrousMetalsandAlloysforDeterminationofChemicalCompositionE88PracticeforSamplingNonferrousMetalsandAlloysinCastFormforDeterminationofChemicalCompositionE135TerminologyRelatingtoAnalyticalChemistryforMetals,Ores,andRelatedMaterialsE173PracticeforConductingInterlaboratoryStudiesofMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofMetals(Withdrawn1998)3E876PracticeforU...
