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Part 1:
Mine ais de fe — Dosage de l’aluminium—
Parti e 1: Mé th d e p r spe trométri e d ’a sorpti on atomi que d ans
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1 Sc ope 1
2 Nor mati ve r eferenc es 1
3 Terms an definitions 1
4 Principle 1
5 Re g ents 1
6 A pparatus 2
7 S mpl n and samples 3
7.1 L b ratory sample
3 7.2 Pr eparation of pr edried tes samples 3
8 Proc ed re .3
8.1 Numbe of dete minations 3
8.2 Tes p rtion 4
8.3 Blan tes and che k tes 4
8.4 Dete mination 4
8.4.1 De omp sition of the tes p rtion 4
8.4.2 Tr eatment of the r esid e 4
8.4.3 Pr ep ration of the tes solution 4
8.4.4 A djustment of the atomic a sorption spe tr omete 5
8.4.5 Atomic a sorption measur ement 5
9 Ex pres io of r esults 6
9.1 Calculation of mas fraction of aluminium 6
9.2 General tr eatment of r esult 6
9.2.1 Repeatabi ty an pe mis ible toleranc 6
9.2.2 Dete mination of analytical r esult 7
9.2.3 Betwe n-la oratoriesprecision 7
9.2.4 Che k for truenes 7
9.2.5 C lculation of final r esult 8
9.3 Ox ide factor 9
10 Test rep r t 9
A nne x A (informative)Flowshe t of the pr oc ed re for the ac c eptanc e of anal ytical values for test samples 10
A nne x B (informative)Deri vation of r epe tabiity and permis ible toleranc e for mula 11
A nne x C (informative) Pr ecisio data o tained by inter national anal ytical tr ials 12
Biblog raphy 13
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det ermination of aluminium as a r fe e method
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WARNING — This d cument may in olve hazardo s materials, o eratio s and equipment This
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This document desc ibes a flame at omic a sorption spe trometric method for the det ermination of the
mas fraction of aluminium in iron or s
This method is a plca le t o mas fractions of aluminium betwe n 0,1 % an 5,0% in natural iron or s,
iron or conc ntrat es an a glome at es, inclu ing sint er prod ct
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3 Terms and definitions
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4 Principle
The t es p rtion is de omposed b tr atment with hydrochloric acid an a smal amount of nitric acid
The mixtur is ev p rat ed t o dehydrat e si ca, folowed b diution and f iltration
The r sid e is ignit ed an si ca is r mo ed b ev poration with hydrofluoric and sulfuric acids The
r sid e is then fused with sodium carbonat e and the co led melt is dis olved in the filtrat e
The solution o tained is aspirat ed int o the flame of an at omic a sorption spe tromet er using a
dinitrog en o ide /ac ty lene burne
The a sorb nc v lues o tained for aluminium ar comp r d with those o tained from the calbration
solutions
During analy sis, use only r ag ent of r co niz d analytical grade and only dis i ed wat er or wat er of
eq iv lent purity
5.1 Sodium car bo ate (Na
2 CO
3 ), an ydr ous
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5.3 Nitric acid, ρ 1,4 g /ml
5.4 Hy rochloric acid, ρ 1,1 g /ml, diuted 1 +9
5.5 Hy rofluor ic acid, ρ 1, 1 g /ml, 40% (mas fr action), or ρ 1,1 5 g /ml, 48% (mas fraction)
5.6 Sulfuric acid, ρ 1,84 g /ml, diuted 1+ 1
5.7 Backg round solution
Dis olve 1 g of high purity iron [minimum purity 9 , 9 % (mas fraction)] of mas fraction of aluminium
les than 0,0 2 %, in 5 ml of hydrochloric acid (5.2) an o idiz b ad ing nitric acid (5.3) dro b dro
Ev porat e u ti a syrup consist ency is o tained A dd 2 ml of hydrochloric acid (5.2) an di ut e t o
2 0 ml with wat er Dis olve 1 g of sodium carb nat e (5.1) in wat er and ad it t o the iron solution
Trans e the solution t o a 1 0 0 ml one-mark v lumetric flask an diut e t o v lume with wat er
5.8 A luminium standar d solutio , 5 0 µg A l/ml
Dis olve 0,5 0 0 g of high purity aluminium [minimum purity 9 , 9 % (mas fraction)] in 2 ml of
hydrochloric acid (5.2) C ol, trans e t o a 1 0 0 ml one-mark volumetric flask, diut e t o v lume with
wat er an mix
5.9 A luminium calbratio solutio s
Trans e 2,0 ml; 5,0 ml; 1 ,0 ml; 2 ,0 ml; 40,0 ml; an 5 ,0 ml p rtions of aluminium s an ard solution
(5.8)t o 2 0 ml v lumetric flasks Diut e t o a out 1 0 ml Ad 6 ml of hydrochloric acid (5.2) an 6 ml of
b ckgrou d solution (5.7) t o each flask Pr p r a z ro aluminium calbration solution b trans e ring
6 ml of the b ckgrou d solution t o a 2 0 ml volumetric flask, an ad 6 ml of hydrochloric acid (5.2)
Diut e al the solutions t o 2 0 ml with wat er and mix (F or an at omic a sorption spe tromet er ha ing
high sensitivity, smale p rtions of the s andard solution ma be used )
6 A pparatus
Ordinary la orat ory a p ratus, inclu ing one-mark pipett es an one-mark v lumetric flasks complying
with the spe if ications of ISO 648 and ISO 1 42, r spe tively, an the folowing
6.1 Platinum cr ucible, of ca acity 3 ml
6.2 Mufle furnac e, ca a le of maintaining a temper atur e of a pr ox imately 1 1 0 °C
6.3 Atomic absor ptio spectrometer, eq ip ed with a dinitr og en o ide/ c tylene burne
WARNING — F olow the manufacturer’s instructions for igniting and extinguishing the
dinitrog en o ide/acety lene flame to av id pos ible ex losio hazards We r tinted safety glas es
w heneve the flame is burning
The at omic a sorption spe tromet er used in this method should me t the folowing c it eria
a) Minimum sensitivity: the a sorb nc of the mos conc ntrat ed aluminium calbration solution
(5.9)should be at leas 0,3
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(ex r s ed as a chang e in a sorb nc ) should not be les than 0,7 of the v lue of the slo e for the
bott om 2 % of the conc ntration rang e det ermined in the same wa
c) Minimum s a i ity: the s an ard deviation of the a sorb nc of the mos conc ntrat ed calbration
solution an that ofthe z ro calbration solution, each being calculat ed from a sufficient n mbe of
r petitive measur ment , should be les than 1,5 % an 0,5 %, r spe tively, of the mean v lue of
thea sorb nc of the mos conc ntrat ed calbration solution
The use of a s rip-chart r corde an / r digital r adout devic is r commen ed t o ev luat e c it eria a),
b)an c) an for al subseq ent measur ment
NOTE Instrument parameter can vary with e ch instrument T e fol owing parameter were suc es ful y
used in several la oratories an they can b used as guidelines S lutions were aspirated into a dinitro en
o ide /acety lene flame of a premix burner
Aluminium hol ow cathode lamp, mA 2
Dinitro en o ide flow rate, l/min 1 ,8
In sy st ems w he ethe v lues shown a o e for g s flow rat esdo not a ply, the ratio of the g s flow rat es
ma s i be a useful guidelne
7 Sampl ng and samples
7.1 Laboratory sample
F or analy sis, use a la orat ory sample of min s 1 0 µm p rticle siz w hich has be n taken an pr p r d
in ac ordanc with ISO 3 8 In the case of or s ha ing significant cont ent of combined wat er or
o idiza le compou ds, use a p rticle siz of min s 1 0 µm
NOTE A guideline on signif icant contents of combined water an o idiza le compou ds is incorporated in
ISO 77 64
7.2 Preparation of predried test samples
Thoroughly mix the la orat ory sample an , taking multiple inc ement , extract a t es sample in such a
wa that it isr pr sentative of the w hole cont ent of the containe Dry the t es sample at 1 5 °C ± 2°C,
as spe ified in ISO 7764 (This is the pr dried t es sample
8.1 Number of deter minations
Car y out the analy sis at leas in d plcat e in ac ordanc with An ex A, in epen ently, on one pr dried
t es sample
NOTE T e e pres ion “in epen ently” me ns that the secon an an subseq ent result is not afected
by the previous result s) F or this particular analytical method, this con ition implies that the repetition of the
proced re is car ied out either by the same operat or at a diferent ime or by a diferent operat or inclu ing, in
either case, ap ropriat e recalibration
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Taking seve al inc ement , weigh, t o the near s 0,0 0 2 g, a pro imat ely 1 g of the pr dried t es
sample o tained in ac ordanc with 7.2
The t es p rtion should be taken and weighed q ickly t o a oid r a sorption of mois ur
8.3 Blank test and check test
In each ru , one blan t es and one analy sis of a c rtif ied r fe enc mat erial of the same ty e of or
should be car ied out in p ralel with analy sis of the or sample() u de the same con itions A
pr dried t es sample of the c rtif ied r fe enc mat erial should be pr p r d as spe if ied in 7.2
The c rtified r fe enc mat erial should be of the same ty e as the sample t o be analy sed, an the
pro e ties of the two mat erialsshould be suff iciently simi ar t o ensur that, in eithe case, no signif icant
chang es in the analytical proc d r wi l be ome ne es ary
Whe e the analy sis is car ied out on seve al samples at the same time, the blank v lue ma be
r pr sent ed b one t es , pro ided that the proc d r is the same and that the r ag ent used ar from
the same r ag ent b t les
Whe e the analysis is car ied out on seve al samples of the same ty e of or at the same time, the
analytical v lue of one c rtified r fe enc mat erial ma be used
8.4 Deter mination
8.4.1 Dec ompositio of the test por tion
Trans e the t es portion (8.2) t o a 2 0 ml beaker Moist en with a few mi i itr s of wat er, ad 2 ml
of hydrochloric acid (5.2), co e with a wat ch-glas an heat g ently Inc ease the heat and dig es jus
below b i ng, u ti no furthe at ack is a p r nt Ad 2 ml of nitric acid (5.3) an dig es for seve al
min t es R emo e the wat ch-glas an ev porat e the solution t o drynes Heat hesalt on the hot-plat e
at 1 5 °C t o 1 0 °Cfor 3 min A dd 5 ml of hydrochloric acid (5.2), co e the beake with a wat ch-glas ,
an warm for seve al min t es Ad 5 ml of wat er, heat t o b i ing, wash the wat ch-glas an the wals
of the beaker, an f ilt er the solution through a medium-t extur p pe int o a 2 0 ml beake C r fuly
r mo e al ad e ing particles with a rub er-tip ed rod or moist ened f ilt er p pe Wash thr e times
with hydrochloric acid (5.4), then with hot wat er unti the filt er p pe is fr e of iron Trans e the pa e
an r sid e t o a platin m c ucible (6.1) Ev p rat e the filtrat e t o a out 1 0 ml an r tain it
8.4.2 Treatment of the r esidue
Ignit e the p pe an r sid e in the platin m c ucible (6.1) at a low t empe atur (5 0 °C t o 8 0 °C) C ol,
moist en with a few dro s of wat er, ad 3 or 4 dro s of sulfuric acid (5.6) an 1 ml of hydrofluoric acid
(5.5), Ev p rat e slow ly t o ex el si ica an then fume t o r mo e the ex ces sulfuric acid Ignit e at a out
7 0 °C A dd 1,0 g of sodium carb nat e (5.1) t o the r sid e ( e Not e), co e the c ucible, and fuse o e a
burne or in a muf le furnac (6.2) u ti a clear melt is o tained (at a out 1 1 0 °C for 1 min)
NOTE If diff iculties are e perienced with the fusion, 2 g of sodium carb nate (5.1) can b used, with a
doubled volume of hydrochloric acid (5.2) In this case, prepare the b ckgrou d solution (5.7) with doubled
q antities of sodium carb nat e an hydrochloric acid
8.4.3 Preparatio of the test solution
Dis olve the co led melt in the r tained f iltrat e ( e 8.4.1), then r mo e an wash in the c ucible an
co e ( e next para ra h)
If the solution is clou y at this s ag e, in icating the pr senc of subs antial amount of hydroly sed
titanium, it hould be filt er d prior t o the trans e t o the 2 0 ml v lumetric flask
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this solution ( he t es solution) dir ctly for the at omic a sorption measur ment , if the mas fraction of
aluminium in the t es sample isbetwe n 0,1 % an 2,5 % F or mas fractions of aluminium gr at er than
2,5 %, trans e a 40 ml alq ot t o a 2 0 ml one-mark v lumetric flask ( e next para ra h), ad 5 ml
of b ckgrou d solution (5.7) an 4 ml of hydrochloric acid (5.2) Diut e t o v lume with wat er an mix
(Thissolution is the diut ed t es solution )
F or ins rument ha ing high sensitivity, smal e portions of the t es solution ma be pr fe a le In this
case, the amou t of backgroun solutions (5.7)an hydrochloric acid (5.2) should be adjust ed
Trans e a 40 ml alq ot of blank t es solution t o a 2 0 ml volumetric flask A dd 5 ml ofb ckgrou d
solution (5.7)an 4 ml of hydrochloric acid (5.2) Diut e t o v lume with wat er an mix (This solution is
the di ut ed blank t es solution )( Se next para ra h )
The t es solution should be measur d t og ethe with the blan t es solution, and the diut ed t es solution
with the diut ed blank t es solution
8.4.4 Adjustment of the atomic absorptio spectr ometer
S t the wa elength for aluminium (3 6,2 nm) t o o tain minimum a sorb nc Fit the cor e t burne
for dinitrog en o ide an , in ac ordanc with the man factur r’ s ins ructions, lght the flame Aft er
1 min of pr heating the burne , adjus the fuel flow an burne t o o tain ma imum a sorb nc w hi e
aspirating the calbration solution of highes mas fraction of aluminium (5 9) Then ev luat e the
c it eria in 6.3
Aspirat e wat er an the calbration solution of highes mas fraction of aluminium, t o es a l sh that the
a sorb nc r ading is not drif ing, an then set the r ading for wat er t o z ro a sorb nc
8.4.5 Atomic absor ptio me sur ements
Aspirat e the aluminium calbration solutions (5 9) an t es solutions ( e 8.4.3) in orde ofinc easing
a sorption, s arting with the z ro calbration solution an the blank t es or diut ed blank t es solutions
When a s a le r sp nse is o tained for each solution, r cord the r adings Aspirat e the t es solutions
or diut ed t es solutions at the a pro riat e point in the calbration se ies and r cord the r adings
Aspirat e wat er betwe n each calbration solution and t es solution
R epeat the measur ment at leas twic
If ne es ary, conve t the averag e of the r adings for each calbration solution t o a sorb nc Obtain
the net a sorb nc of each calbration solution b subtracting the a e ag e a sorbanc of the z ro
calbration solution In a simiar man e , o tain the net a sorb nc of the t es solution, or that of the
diut ed t es solution, b subtracting the a sorb nc of the blan t es solution, or that of the diut ed
blank t es solution, r spe tively
Pr p r a cal bration gra h b plot ing the net a sorb nc v lues of the calbration solutions a ains
the mas conc ntration of aluminium, in mic o rams pe mi l itr (The t es solution, or in thecase of a
diution, the diut ed t es solution, is the final t es solution )
Conve t the net a sorb nc v lue of the final t es solution t o mic o rams of aluminium pe mi l itr b
means of the calbration gra h
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9.1 Calculation of mas fraction ofaluminium
The mas fraction of aluminium, w
AI
ex r s ed as a pe c ntag e, is calculat ed t o four de imal plac s
using F rmula (1):
w
m
m
A l
A l
A l
=
×
×
=
×
ρ
ρ
2 0
1 0 0
5
(1)
w he e
ρ
l
is the mas conc ntration, in mic o rams pe mi l itr , of aluminium in the final t es solution;
m is the mas , in grams, of sample contained in 2 0 ml of the final t es solution
9.2 General tr eatment of r esults
9.2.1 Repe tabiity and permis ible toleranc e
The pr cision of this analytical method is ex r s ed b the r gr s ion shown in F ormulae (2), (3), (4 )
an (5):
NOTE Ad itional information is given in An ex es B an C
d
=0 0 25
05 42
,
,
(2)
P=0 1 23X
05 38
,
,
(3)
σ
d
=0 0 91
05 42
,
,
σ
L
=0 0 63
061 1
,
,
w he e
R
d
is the in epen ent d plcat e l mit ;
P is the pe mis ible t ole anc between la orat ories;
σ
d
is the in epen ent d plcat e s an ard deviation;
σ
L
is the between-la orat ories s an ard deviation;
X is the mas fraction of aluminium, ex r s ed as a pe c ntag e, in the pr -dried tes sample,
calculat ed as folow s:
— within-la orat ory F ormulae (2) an (4 ):the arithmetic mean of the d plcat e v lues;
— betwe n-la orat ories Form ulae (3) an (5): the arithmetic mean of the final r sult (9.2.3)
of the two la orat ories