ASTM E1806-23

Standard Practice for Sampling Steel and Iron for Determination of Chemical Composition

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 This practice covers all aspects of sampling and preparing steel and iron for chemical analysis as defined in Test Methods, Practices, and Definitions A751 and Specification A48/A48M. Such subjects as sampling location and the sampling of lots are defined.  
4.2 This practice includes most requirements for sampling steel and iron for analysis. Standard test methods that reference this practice need contain only special modifications and exceptions.  
4.3 All who use these procedures should be trained samplers capable of performing common sampling operations skillfully and safely. Only proper sampling equipment should be used.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the sampling of all grades of steel, both cast and wrought, and all types (grades) of cast irons and blast furnace iron for chemical and spectrochemical determination of composition. This practice is similar to ISO 14284.  
1.2 This practice is divided into the following sections.    
Sections  
Requirements for Sampling and Sample Preparation  
6  
General  
6.1  
Sample  
6.2  
Selection of a Sample  
6.3  
Preparation of a Sample  
6.4  
Liquid Iron for Steelmaking and Pig Iron Production  
7  
General  
7.1  
Spoon Sampling  
7.2  
Probe Sampling  
7.3  
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis  
7.4  
Liquid Iron for Cast Iron Production  
8  
General  
8.1  
Spoon Sampling  
8.2  
Probe Sampling  
8.3  
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis  
8.4  
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination of  
8.5  
Oxygen and Hydrogen  
Liquid Steel for Steel Production  
9  
General  
9.1  
Probe Sampling  
9.2  
Spoon Sampling  
9.3  
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis  
9.4  
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination  
9.5  
of Oxygen  
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination  
9.6  
of Hydrogen  
Pig Irons  
10  
General  
10.1  
Increment Sampling  
10.2  
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis  
10.3  
Cast Iron Products  
11  
General  
11.1  
Sampling and Sample Preparation  
11.2  
Sections  
Steel Products  
12  
General  
12.1  
Selection of a Laboratory Sample or a Sample for  
12.2  
Analysis from a Cast Product  
Selection of a Laboratory Sample or a Sample for  
12.3  
Analysis from a Wrought Product  
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis  
12.4  
Sampling of Leaded Steel  
12.5  
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination  
12.6  
of Oxygen  
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination  
12.7  
of Hydrogen  
Keywords  
13  
Annexes  
Sampling Probes for Use with Liquid Iron and Steel  
Annex A1  
Sampling Probes for Use with Liquid Steel for the  
Annex A2  
Determination of Hydrogen  
1.3 The values stated in SI units are regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.  
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific statements, see 6.4.3.5, 9.4.4.3, 12.5.1, and Section 5.  
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-May-2023
• ICS: 71.040.50 - Physicochemical methods of analysis
• Technical Committee: E01 - Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
• Drafting Committee: E01.01 - Iron, Steel, and Ferroalloys

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: E1806 − 23
Standard Practice for
Sampling Steel and Iron for Determination of Chemical
1
Composition
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1806; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
Sections
1.1 This practice covers the sampling of all grades of steel,
Steel Products 12
both cast and wrought, and all types (grades) of cast irons and General 12.1
Selection of a Laboratory Sample or a Sample for 12.2
blast furnace iron for chemical and spectrochemical determi-
Analysis from a Cast Product
nation of composition. This practice is similar to ISO 14284.
Selection of a Laboratory Sample or a Sample for 12.3
Analysis from a Wrought Product
1.2 This practice is divided into the following sections.
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 12.4
Sampling of Leaded Steel 12.5
Sections
Requirements for Sampling and Sample Preparation 6 Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination 12.6
of Oxygen
General 6.1
Sample 6.2
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination 12.7
Selection of a Sample 6.3
of Hydrogen
Preparation of a Sample 6.4
Keywords 13
Liquid Iron for Steelmaking and Pig Iron Production 7
General 7.1
Annexes
Spoon Sampling 7.2
Probe Sampling 7.3 Sampling Probes for Use with Liquid Iron and Steel Annex A1
Sampling Probes for Use with Liquid Steel for the Annex A2
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 7.4
Determination of Hydrogen
Liquid Iron for Cast Iron Production 8
1.3 The values stated in SI units are regarded as standard.
General 8.1
No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
Spoon Sampling 8.2
Probe Sampling 8.3
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 8.4
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination of 8.5
Oxygen and Hydrogen
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
Liquid Steel for Steel Production 9
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
General 9.1
Probe Sampling 9.2
For specific statements, see 6.4.3.5, 9.4.4.3, 12.5.1, and Section
Spoon Sampling 9.3
5.
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 9.4
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination 9.5 1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
of Oxygen
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination 9.6
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
of Hydrogen
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
Pig Irons 10
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
General 10.1
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Increment Sampling 10.2
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 10.3
2. Referenced Documents
Cast Iron Products 11
2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
General 11.1
Sampling and Sample Preparation 11.2
A48/A48M Specification for Gray Iron Castings
A751 Test Methods and Practices for Chemical Analysis of
Steel Products
1
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E01 on Analytical
Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials and is the direct responsibility of
2
Subcommittee E01.01 on Iron, Steel, and Ferroalloys. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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E135 Terminology Relating to Analytical Chemistry for 3.2.14 test portion, n—part of the sample for analysis, or
Metals, Ores, and Related Materials part of the sample taken from the melt, actually analyzed.
E415 Test Method for Analysis of Carbon and Low-Alloy 3.2.14.1 Discussion—Sometimes, the test portion may be
Steel by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry selected from the sample product itself.
E1306 Practice for Preparation of Metal and Alloy Samples
3.2.15 thermal method of analysis, n—method for the de-
by Electric Arc Melting for Spectrochemical Analysis
termina
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Designation: E1806 − 18 E1806 − 23
Standard Practice for
Sampling Steel and Iron for Determination of Chemical
1
Composition
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1806; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This practice covers the sampling of all grades of steel, both cast and wrought, and all types (grades) of cast irons and blast
furnace iron for chemical and spectrochemical determination of composition. This practice is similar to ISO 14284.
1.2 This practice is divided into the following sections.
Sections
Requirements for Sampling and Sample Preparation 6
General 6.1
Sample 6.2
Selection of a Sample 6.3
Preparation of a Sample 6.4
Liquid Iron for Steelmaking and Pig Iron Production 7
General 7.1
Spoon Sampling 7.2
Probe Sampling 7.3
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 7.4
Liquid Iron for Cast Iron Production 8
General 8.1
Spoon Sampling 8.2
Probe Sampling 8.3
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 8.4
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination of 8.5
Oxygen and Hydrogen
Liquid Steel for Steel Production 9
General 9.1
Probe Sampling 9.2
Spoon Sampling 9.3
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 9.4
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination 9.5
of Oxygen
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination 9.6
of Hydrogen
Pig Irons 10
General 10.1
Increment Sampling 10.2
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 10.3
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E01 on Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee E01.01 on Iron, Steel, and Ferroalloys.
Current edition approved March 15, 2018June 1, 2023. Published April 2018July 2023. Originally approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 20162018 as
E1806 – 09 (2016).E1806 – 18. DOI: 10.1520/E1806-18.10.1520/E1806-23.
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Cast Iron Products 11
General 11.1
Sampling and Sample Preparation 11.2
Sections
Steel Products 12
General 12.1
Selection of a Laboratory Sample or a Sample for 12.2
Analysis from a Cast Product
Selection of a Laboratory Sample or a Sample for 12.3
Analysis from a Wrought Product
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 12.4
Sampling of Leaded Steel 12.5
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination 12.6
of Oxygen
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination 12.7
of Hydrogen
Keywords 13
Annexes
Sampling Probes for Use with Liquid Iron and Steel Annex A1
Sampling Probes for Use with Liquid Steel for the Annex A2
Determination of Hydrogen
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of
regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific statements, see 6.4.3.5, 9.4.4.3, and 12.5.1 as well as , and Section 5.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
A48/A48M Specification for Gray Iron Castings
A751 Test Methods and Practices for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
E135 Terminology Relating to Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
E415 Test Method for Analysis of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
E1010E1306 Practice for Preparation of Disk Specimens of Steel and Iron by RemeltingMetal and Alloy Samples by Electric
Arc Melting for Spectrochemical Analysis (Withdrawn 2022)
2.2 ISO Documents:Standards:
3
ISO 9147 Pig irons–Definition and classification
3
ISO 14284 Steel and iron—Sampling and preparation of samples for the determination of chemical composition
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms in this pr
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