Standard Practice for Sampling Nonferrous Metals and Alloys in Cast Form for Determination of Chemical Composition

Published by	Publication Date	Number of Pages
ASTM	09/01/2017	2

Category: ASTM

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ASTM E88 – Standard Practice for Sampling Nonferrous Metals and Alloys in Cast Form for Determination of Chemical Composition

1.1 This practice covers the sampling, for the determination of chemical composition (Note 1) of nonferrous metals and alloys, excluding aluminum, in cast form for remelting or mechanical working.

1.1.1 Refer to Practice E255 for copper and copper alloys.

Note 1: The selection of correct portions of material and the preparation of a representative sample from such portions are necessary prerequisites to every analysis, the analysis being of no value unless the sample actually represents the average composition of the material from which it was selected.