Designation:D2332−13StandardPracticeforAnalysisofWater-FormedDepositsbyWavelength-DispersiveX-RayFluorescence1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2332;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThispracticecoversX-rayspectrochemicalanalysisofwater-formeddeposits.1.2Thepracticeisapplicabletothedeterminationofelementsofatomicnumber11orhigherthatarepresentinsignificantquantityinthesample(usuallyabove0.1%).1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D887PracticesforSamplingWater-FormedDepositsD1129TerminologyRelatingtoWaterD1193SpecificationforReagentWaterE11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSieves3.Terminology3.1Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthispractice,refertoTerminologyD1129.4.SummaryofPractice4.1Thesampleoritsfusionwithasuitablefluxispowderedandthepowderiscompacted(mounted).ThemountisthenirradiatedbyanX-raybeamofshortwavelength(highenergy).ThecharacteristicXraysoftheatomthatareemittedorfluoresceduponabsorptionoftheprimaryorincidentXraysaredispersed,andintensitiesatselectedwavelengthsaremeasuredbysensitivedetectors.Detectoroutputisrelatedtoconcentrationbycalibrationcurvesorcharts.4.2TheKspectrallinesareusedforelementsofatomicnumbers11to50.WhethertheKorLlinesareusedfortheelementsnumbered51orhigherdependsontheavailableinstrumentation.5.SignificanceandUse5.1Certainelementspresentinwater-formeddepositsareidentified.Concentrationlevelsoftheelementsareestimated.5.2Depositanalysisassistsinprovidingproperwatercon-ditioning.5.3Depositsformedfromorby...
