This European Standard specifies a procedure on how to improve the performance of a routine XRF method,
already in use for analysis of high alloy steels, by using a ”near by technique”.
The ”near by technique” requires at least one target sample (preferable a CRM) of a similar composition as
the unknown sample.The method is applicable to analysis of either chill-cast or wrought samples having a diameter of at least
25 mm and with a carbon concentration of less than 0,3 % (see NOTE). Other elements should have a
concentration below 0,2 %.
NOTE High carbon concentrations, in combination with high Mo and Cr concentrations, could have undesirable
structural effects on the sample and could affect the determination of phosphorus and chromium, in particular.
Matrix effects exist between the elements listed. To compensate for those inter-element effects, mathematical
corrections shall be applied. A variety of computer programs for corrections is commonly used and included in
the software package from the manufacturers.
BS EN 10315:2006 Referenced Document
EN ISO 10280 Steel and Iron - Determination of Titanium Content - Diantipyrylmethane Spectrophotometric Method (ISO 10280 : 1991)
EN ISO 10700 Steel and Iron - Determination of Manganese Content - Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Method (ISO 10700 : 1994)
EN ISO 10714 Steel and iron - Determination of phosphorus content - Phosphovanadomolybdate spectrophotometric method
EN ISO 14284 Steel and iron - Sampling and preparation of samples for the determination of chemical composition (ISO 14284:2022)*， 2022-11-16 Update
ISO 11652 Steel and iron - Determination of cobalt content - Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method
ISO 4829-1 Steel and cast iron - Determination of total silicon contents - Reduced molybdosilicate spectrophotometric method - Part 1: Silicon contents between 0,05 % and 1,0 %*， 2018-03-01 Update
ISO 4829-2 Steels - Determination of total silicon contents - Reduced molybdosilicate spectrophotometric method - Part 2: Silicon contents between 0,01 % and 0,05 %*， 2016-02-01 Update
ISO 4937 Steel and iron; Determination of chromium content; Potentiometric or visual titration method
ISO 4938 Steel and iron - Determination of nickel content - Gravimetric or titrimetric method*， 2016-02-01 Update
ISO 4942 Steels and irons - Determination of vanadium content - N-BPHA spectrophotometric method*， 2016-07-01 Update
ISO 4946 Steel and cast iron — Determination of copper — 2,2'-Biquinoline spectrophotometric method*， 2016-02-02 Update
ISO 9441 Steel; determination of niobium content; PAR spectrophotometric method
ISO/TS 13899-1 Steel - Determination of Mo, Nb and W contents in alloyed steel - Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometric method - Part 1: Determination of Mo content
BS EN 10315:2006 history
0000 BS EN 10315:2006(2010)
2009BS EN 10315:2006 Routine method for analysis of high alloy steel by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) by using a near by technique