SPECTROSCOPIC REFERENCE MATERIALS – Lead Base Alloys

These samples are intended for the calibration of optical emission and XRF instruments with respect to the alloying and trace elements below. Although they have been carefully analysed by both BAS Ltd.
and an independent laboratory, they have been classified as RMs and not CRMs in order to distinguish them from BAS CRMs which are normally analysed by at least five laboratories.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (nominal mass content in %)

Lead Base Alloy Reference Materials (Approx. 50mm x 50mm x 20mm chill cast blocks, also available as finely divided material – units of 100g). These samples have been prepared jointly by Castings Technology International
(formerly BCIRA) and BAS
Ref No. Description Cu Sn Zn Ni Cd As Sb Bi Ca Ag Al Pb

PBRM L21.01-2 0.0003 0.11 0.002 <0.0005 0.0003 <0.0005 0.0006 <0.001 0.051 <0.001 0.012 Bal
PBRM L21.02-2 0.002 0.28 0.004 <0.0005 0.0010 0.0003 0.0013 0.013 0.020 0.007 0.004 Bal
Battery Alloys
PBRM L21.03-2 <0.0005 0.38 0.002 <0.0005 0.003 <0.0005 <0.0005 0.023 0.089 0.010 0.011 Bal
PBRM L21.04-2 0.005 0.47 0.007 <0.0005 0.003 0.0002 0.0003 0.027 0.084 0.017 <0.001 Bal

SETTING-UP SAMPLES FOR DIRECT READING SPECTROGRAPHS

These samples have been thoroughly examined both spectrographically and chemically to confirm the homogeneity of the bulk samples.
Their compositions have NOT, however, been accurately determined since it is not intended that they should be used as Spectroscopic Standard CRMs or as RMs.
An Information Sheet is supplied with each sample giving the approximate composition.

Carbon, Low Alloy and Stainless Steels (Wrought) (Approx. 44mm dia. x 25, 75 or 150mm lengths)
Approximate Chemical Compositions (mass content in %)
Ref. No. Description
C Si Mn P S Cr Mo Ni Al As B Co Cu N Nb Sn Ti V W Zr Ca Others
SUS D/11 Low Alloy Steel 0.80 0.80 0.40 0.01 0.03 3.0 1.3 0.10 0.19 ... <0.001 0.29 0.11 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.10 0.12 0.16 ... ... ...
SUS G/8a Stainless Steel 0.02 0.33 1.7 0.03 0.02 16.8 2.1 10.0 0.003 ... ... 0.16 0.33 0.08 0.01 0.006 <0.005 0.08 0.04 <0.005 0.003 <0.001 Ta

Cast Irons (Approx. 60mm x 35mm x 18mm chill cast blocks.) The materials for these Cast Iron SUS were prepared using a special method of casting devised by the former British Cast Iron Research Association (BCIRA)
Approximate Chemical Compositions (mass content in %)
Ref. No. Description
C Si Mn P S Cr Mo Ni Al As B Cu Sn Ti V Bi Mg Sb Ce
SUS 1/20 Low Phosphorus Iron 3.2 2.7 0.45 0.06 0.06 0.48 0.34 0.21 0.02 ... ... 0.53 0.05 0.013 0.04 ... ... ... ...

SUS 2/50 Medium Phosphorus Iron 3.6 1.8 0.71 0.28 0.10 0.04 0.09 0.48 0.01 ... ... 0.41 0.13 0.05 0.54 ... ... ... ...

SUS 3/21 High Phosphorus Iron 3.4 2.2 0.90 1.0 0.10 0.25 <0.005 0.01 <0.005 ... ... 0.01 <0.005 0.11 0.27 ... ... ... ...

SUS 4/29 Ductile (Nodular) Iron 3.2 2.7 0.15 ... 0.01 0.10 ... 0.10 0.01 <0.005 ... 0.78 <0.005 0.06 0.51 ... 0.02 <0.005 ...

SUS 5/59 Ductile (Nodular) Iron 3.5 1.9 0.66 … 0.008 0.01 … 1.06 0.04 0.002 … 0.006 0.07 0.004 0.46 … 0.10 0.05 0.03
SUS 7/8 Malleable Iron 2.8 0.94 0.29 0.09 0.18 0.07 ... ... 0.02 ... 0.004 0.21 <0.01 ... 0.06 <0.001 ... ... ...

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