BS EN 15991:2015

BS EN 15991:2015 defines a method for the determination of the trace element concentrations of Al, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Ni, Ti, V and Zr in powdered and granular silicon carbide.

Dependent on element, wavelength, plasma conditions and weight, this test method is applicable for mass contents of the above trace contaminations from about 0,1 mg/kg to about 1 000 mg/kg, after evaluation also from 0,001 mg/kg to about 5 000 mg/kg.

NOTE 1 Generally for optical emission spectrometry using inductively coupled plasma (ICP OES) and electrothermal vaporization (ETV) there is a linear working range of up to four orders of magnitude. This range can be expanded for the respective elements by variation of the weight or by choosing lines with different sensitivity.

After adequate verification, the standard is also applicable to further metallic elements (excepting Rb and Cs) and some non-metallic contaminations (like P and S) and other allied non-metallic powdered or granular materials like carbides, nitrides, graphite, soot, coke, coal, and some other oxidic materials (see [1], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] and [10]).

NOTE 2 There is positive experience with materials like, for example, graphite, B₄C, Si₃N₄, BN and several metal oxides as well as with the determination of P and S in some of these materials.


Cross References:
ISO 5022:1979
ISO 8656-1:1988
EN ISO 21068-1:2008
ISO 21068-1:2008
ISO 5725-2:1994
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3
GUM:1995
EURACHEM/CITAC GUIDE CG 4
ISO 5725-4:1994


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