What is ISO 15093 about?
ISO 15093 international standard discusses procedures and methods for determining gold, platinum, and palladium. ISO 15093 specifies the analytical procedure for the determination of gold, platinum, and palladium with a nominal content of and above 999 ‰ (parts per thousand).
ISO 15093 specifies a method intended to be used as the recommended method for the determination of gold, platinum, and palladium of fineness of and above 999 ‰. For the determination of fineness of and above 999,9 ‰.
Who is ISO 15093 for?
ISO 15093 on determining the purity of precious metals is useful for:
- Jewellers
- Jewellery designers
- Quality control laboratory
- ICP-OES analysts
Why should you use ISO 15093?
A method is available to determine gold, platinum, and palladium of fineness of and above 999 ‰. They however are all require the destruction of the sample and long analysis time, for example, gold cupellation.
ISO 15093 specifies the method for determining the purity of precious metals is the main factor for their monetary value. Therefore, it needs to be most accurately determined when trading precious metals or precious metal products whereby contents of up to 99 % are determined.
ISO 15093 specifies the analytical procedure for the determination of high purity of gold, platinum difference method using ICP-OES, that help you to make attractive jewellery because these metals have shiny surfaces.
What is changed since the last update?
BS ISO 15093:2020 supersedes BS ISO 15093:2015, which is withdrawn.
BS ISO 15093:2020 includes some technical changes with respect to BS ISO 15093:2015.
These include:
- Change of title of the standard
- Change of scope for also measuring gold, platinum, and palladium with a nominal content above 999 ‰ (parts per thousand)