ASTM E1806-18

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 It is intended that this practice include most requirements for sampling steel and iron for analysis. Standard analytical methods that reference this practice need contain only special modifications and exceptions.  
4.3 It is assumed that all who use these procedures will be trained samplers capable of performing common sampling operations skillfully and safely. It is expected that only proper sampling equipment will 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 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 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: Historical
• Publication Date: 14-Mar-2018
• 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

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Designation: E1806 − 18
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
Sections Sampling of Leaded Steel 12.5
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination 12.6
Requirements for Sampling and Sample Preparation 6
General 6.1 of Oxygen
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
Spoon Sampling 7.2 Annexes
Sampling Probes for Use with Liquid Iron and Steel Annex A1
Probe Sampling 7.3
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 7.4 Sampling Probes for Use with Liquid Steel for the Annex A2
Determination of Hydrogen
Liquid Iron for Cast Iron Production 8
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
General 8.1
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
Spoon Sampling 8.2
Probe Sampling 8.3
standard.
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 8.4
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination of 8.5
Oxygen and Hydrogen
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Liquid Steel for Steel Production 9
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
General 9.1
Probe Sampling 9.2
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Spoon Sampling 9.3
For specific statements, see 6.4.3.5, 9.4.4.3, and 12.5.1 as well
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 9.4
as Section 5.
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination 9.5
of Oxygen
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
Sampling and Sample Preparation for the Determination 9.6
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
of Hydrogen
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Pig Irons 10
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
General 10.1
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Increment Sampling 10.2
Preparation of a Sample for Analysis 10.3 Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Cast Iron Products 11
2. Referenced Documents
General 11.1
2
Sampling and Sample Preparation 11.2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
A48/A48M Specification for Gray Iron Castings
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
Current edition approved March 15, 2018. Published April 2018. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2016 as E1806 – 09 (2016). Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
DOI: 10.1520/E1806-18. the ASTM website.
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A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemi- 3.2.14 test portion, n—part of the sample for analysis, or
cal Analysis of Steel Products part of the sample taken from the melt, actually analyzed.
E135 Terminology Relating to Analytical Chemistry for 3.2.14.1 Discussion—In certain cases, the test portion may
Metals, Ores, and Related Materials be selected from the sample product itself.
E415 Test Method for Analysis of Carbon and Low-Alloy
3.2.15 thermal method of analysis, n—method for the de-
Steel by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
termination of chemical composition in which the sample is
E1010 Practice for Preparation of Disk Specimens of Steel
submitted to a process of heating, combustion, or fusion.
and Iron by Remelting for Spectrochemical Analysi
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Designation: E1806 − 09 (Reapproved 2016) E1806 − 18
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
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
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
Subcommittee E01.01 on Iron, Steel, and Ferroalloys.
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2016March 15, 2018. Published March 2016April 2018. Originally approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 20092016 as
E1806 – 09.E1806 – 09 (2016). DOI: 10.1520/E1806-09R16.10.1520/E1806-18.
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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 safety, health, and healthenvironmental 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 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, Practices, and Terminology 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
E1010 Practice for Preparation of Disk Specimens of Steel and Iron by Remelting for Spectrochemical Analysis
2.2 ISO Documents:
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 practice, refer to Terminology E135.
3
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