1 Scope
This International Standard specifies a spectrophotometric method for the determination
of phosphorus in steel and iron with the following limitations.
The method is applicable to phosphorus contents between 0,001 0 % (m/m) and 1,0 % (m/m).
Arsenic, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, titanium, and tungsten interfere in determining
phosphorus, but the interferences tan be partially overcome by formation of complexes
and use of small quantities of test portion. Depending on the concentration of the
interfering elements, the application ranges and test portions given in table 1 apply.
The lower end of the application range tan only be reached in test samples with low
contents of the interfering elements.