1.1 This standard prescribes the methods for sampling of powders for powder metallurgical purposes and covers the reduction of the selected samples into the quantity required for testing for the determination of particle size,
moisture content, chemical composition, flow rate, compressibility, etc. The methods covered in this standard are primarily applicable to metallic powders.
1.2 This standard also lays down a method of reporting the quality of the material sampled.
IS 6492-1972 history
1972IS 6492-1972 Sampling methods for powders used in powder metallurgy