Designation:E1085−16StandardTestMethodforAnalysisofLow-AlloySteelsbyWavelengthDispersiveX-RayFluorescenceSpectrometry1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1085;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThistestmethodcoversthewavelengthdispersiveX-rayfluorescenceanalysisoflow-alloysteelsforthefollow-ingelements:ElementMassFractionRange,%Calcium0.001to0.007Chromium0.04to2.5Cobalt0.03to0.2Copper0.03to0.6Manganese0.04to2.5Molybdenum0.005to1.5Nickel0.04to3.0Niobium0.002to0.1Phosphorus0.010to0.08Silicon0.06to1.5Sulfur0.009to0.1Vanadium0.012to0.6NOTE1—Unlessexceptionsarenoted,massfractionrangescanbeextendedandadditionalelementscanbeincludedbytheuseofsuitablereferencematerialsandmeasurementconditions.Deviationsfromthepublishedscopemustbevalidatedbyexperimentalmeans.SeeGuideE2857forinformationonvalidationoptions.1.2ThevaluesstatedintheInternationalSystemofUnits(SI)aretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstootherunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonly,becausetheymayusedinoldersoftwareandlaboratoryprocedures.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specificprecau-tionarystatementsaregiveninSection10.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecificationsE135TerminologyRelatingtoAnalyticalChemistryforMetals,Ores,andRelatedMaterialsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethodE1361GuideforCorrectionofInterelementEffectsinX-RaySpectrometricAnalysisE1621GuideforElementalAnalysisbyWavelengthDisper-siveX-RayFl...
