Designation:D4951−14(Reapproved2019)StandardTestMethodforDeterminationofAdditiveElementsinLubricatingOilsbyInductivelyCoupledPlasmaAtomicEmissionSpectrometry1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4951;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthequantitativedeterminationofbarium,boron,calcium,copper,magnesium,molybdenum,phosphorus,sulfur,andzincinunusedlubricatingoilsandadditivepackages.1.2Theprecisionstatementsarevalidfordilutionsinwhichthemass%sampleinsolventisheldconstantintherangeof1%to5%bymassofoil.1.3Theprecisiontablesdefinetheconcentrationrangescoveredintheinterlaboratorystudy.However,bothlowerandhigherconcentrationscanbedeterminedbythistestmethod.ThelowconcentrationlimitsaredependentonthesensitivityoftheICPinstrumentandthedilutionfactor.Thehighconcentrationlimitsaredeterminedbytheproductofthemaximumconcentrationdefinedbythelinearcalibrationcurveandthesampledilutionfactor.1.4Sulfurcanbedeterminediftheinstrumentcanoperateatawavelengthof180nm.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.7Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1552TestMethodforSulfuri...
