ASTM E352-23
(Test Method)Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Tool Steels and Other Similar Medium- and High-Alloy Steels
Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Tool Steels and Other Similar Medium- and High-Alloy Steels
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 These test methods for the chemical analysis of metals and alloys are primarily intended as referee methods to test such materials for compliance with compositional specifications particularly those under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys. It is assumed that all who use these test methods will be trained analysts capable of performing common laboratory procedures skillfully and safely. It is expected that work will be performed in a properly equipped laboratory under appropriate quality control practices such as those described in Guide E882.
SCOPE
1.1 These test methods cover the chemical analysis of tool steels and other similar medium- and high-alloy steels having chemical compositions within the following limits:
Element
Composition Range, %
Aluminum
0.005 to 1.5
Boron
0.001 to 0.10
Carbon
0.03 to 2.50
Chromium
0.10 to 14.0
Cobalt
0.10 to 14.0
Copper
0.01 to 2.0
Lead
0.001 to 0.01
Manganese
0.10 to 15.00
Molybdenum
0.01 to 10.00
Nickel
0.02 to 4.00
Nitrogen
0.001 to 0.20
Phosphorus
0.002 to 0.05
Silicon
0.10 to 2.50
Sulfur
0.002 to 0.40
Tungsten
0.01 to 21.00
Vanadium
0.02 to 5.50
1.2 The test methods in this standard are contained in the sections indicated below:
Sections
Carbon, Total, by the Combustion—
Thermal Conductivity Method—
Discontinued 1986
125–135
Carbon, Total, by the Combustion Gravimetric
Method—Discontinued 2012
78–88
Chromium by the Atomic Absorption
Spectrometry Method
(0.006 % to 1.00 %)
174–183
Chromium by the Peroxydisulfate
Oxidation—Titration Method
(0.10 % to 14.00 %)
184–192
Chromium by the Peroxydisulfate-Oxidation
Titrimetric Method—Discontinued 1980
117–124
Cobalt by the Ion-Exchange—
Potentiometric Titration Method
(2 % to 14 %)
52–59
Cobalt by the Nitroso-R-Salt
Spectrophotometric Method
(0.10 % to 5.0 %)
60–69
Copper by the Neocuproine
Spectrophotometric Method
(0.01 % to 2.00 %)
89–98
Copper by the Sulfide Precipitation-
Electrodeposition Gravimetric Method
(0.01 % to 2.0 %)
70–77
Lead by the Ion-Exchange—Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry Method
(0.001 % to 0.01 %)
99–108
Manganese by the Periodate
Spectrophotometric Method
(0.10 % to 5.00 %)
9–18
Molybdenum by the Ion Exchange–
8-Hydroxyquinoline Gravimetric Method
203–210
Molybdenum by the Thiocyanate Spectrophotometric Method
(0.01 % to 1.50 %)
162–173
Nickel by the Dimethylglyoxime
Gravimetric Method
(0.1 % to 4.0 %)
144–151
Phosphorus by the Alkalimetric Method
(0.01 % to 0.05 %)
136–143
Phosphorus by the Molybdenum Blue
Spectrophotometric Method
(0.002 % to 0.05 %)
19–29
Silicon by the Gravimetric Method
(0.10 % to 2.50 %)
45–51
Sulfur by the Gravimetric
Method—Discontinued 1988
29–35
Sulfur by the Combustion-Iodate
Titration Method—Discontinued 2012
36–44
Sulfur by the Chromatographic
Gravimetric Method—Discontinued 1980
109–116
Tin by the Solvent Extraction—
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Method
(0.002 % to 0.10 %)
152–161
Vanadium by the Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry Method
(0.006 % to 0.15 %)
193–202
1.3 Test methods for the determination of carbon and sulfur not included in this standard can be found in Test Methods E1019.
1.4 Some of the composition ranges given in 1.1 are too broad to be covered by a single test method and therefore this standard contains multiple test methods for some elements. The user must select the proper test method by matching the information given in the Scope and Interference sections of each test method with the composition of the alloy to be analy...
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Designation: E352 − 23
Standard Test Methods for
Chemical Analysis of Tool Steels and Other Similar Medium-
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and High-Alloy Steels
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E352; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
Sections
Copper by the Sulfide Precipitation-
1.1 These test methods cover the chemical analysis of tool
Electrodeposition Gravimetric Method (0.01 % to 2.0 %) 70–77
steels and other similar medium- and high-alloy steels having Lead by the Ion-Exchange—Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry Method (0.001 % to 0.01 %) 99–108
chemical compositions within the following limits:
Manganese by the Periodate
Element Composition Range, % Spectrophotometric Method (0.10 % to 5.00 %) 9–18
Aluminum 0.005 to 1.5
Molybdenum by the Ion Exchange–
Boron 0.001 to 0.10 8-Hydroxyquinoline Gravimetric Method 203–210
Carbon 0.03 to 2.50 Molybdenum by the Thiocyanate
Chromium 0.10 to 14.0 Spectrophotometric Method (0.01 % to 1.50 %) 162–173
Cobalt 0.10 to 14.0 Nickel by the Dimethylglyoxime
Copper 0.01 to 2.0 Gravimetric Method (0.1 % to 4.0 %) 144–151
Lead 0.001 to 0.01 Phosphorus by the Alkalimetric Method (0.01 % to 0.05 %) 136–143
Manganese 0.10 to 15.00 Phosphorus by the Molybdenum Blue
Molybdenum 0.01 to 10.00 Spectrophotometric Method (0.002 % to 0.05 %) 19–29
Nickel 0.02 to 4.00 Silicon by the Gravimetric Method (0.10 % to 2.50 %) 45–51
Nitrogen 0.001 to 0.20 Sulfur by the Gravimetric
Method—Discontinued 1988 29–35
Phosphorus 0.002 to 0.05
Silicon 0.10 to 2.50 Sulfur by the Combustion-Iodate
Titration Method—Discontinued 2012 36–44
Sulfur 0.002 to 0.40
Tungsten 0.01 to 21.00 Sulfur by the Chromatographic
Vanadium 0.02 to 5.50 Gravimetric Method—Discontinued 1980 109–116
Tin by the Solvent Extraction—
1.2 The test methods in this standard are contained in the
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Method (0.002 % to 0.10 %) 152–161
sections indicated below: Vanadium by the Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry Method (0.006 % to 0.15 %) 193–202
Sections
Carbon, Total, by the Combustion— 1.3 Test methods for the determination of carbon and sulfur
Thermal Conductivity Method—
not included in this standard can be found in Test Methods
Discontinued 1986 125–135
E1019.
Carbon, Total, by the Combustion Gravimetric
Method—Discontinued 2012 78–88
1.4 Some of the composition ranges given in 1.1 are too
Chromium by the Atomic Absorption
broad to be covered by a single test method and therefore this
Spectrometry Method (0.006 % to 1.00 %) 174–183
Chromium by the Peroxydisulfate
standard contains multiple test methods for some elements.
Oxidation—Titration Method (0.10 % to 14.00 %) 184–192
The user must select the proper test method by matching the
Chromium by the Peroxydisulfate-Oxidation
Titrimetric Method—Discontinued 1980 117–124 information given in the Scope and Interference sections of
Cobalt by the Ion-Exchange—
each test method with the composition of the alloy to be
Potentiometric Titration Method (2 % to 14 %) 52–59
analyzed.
Cobalt by the Nitroso-R-Salt
Spectrophotometric Method (0.10 % to 5.0 %) 60–69
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
Copper by the Neocuproine
standard.
Spectrophotometric Method (0.01 % to 2.00 %) 89–98
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
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responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
These test methods are under the jurisdiction of the ASTM Committee E01 on
Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials and are the direct
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
responsibility of Subcommittee E01.01 on Iron, Steel, and Ferroalloys.
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Current edition approved Nov. 15, 2023. Published December 2023. Originally
ɛ1 Specific hazards statements are given in Section 6 and in
approved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 2018 as E352 – 18 . DOI:
10.1520/E0352-23. special “Warning” paragraphs throughout these test methods.
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1.7 This international standard was developed in accor- 3. Terminology
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
3.1 For definitions of terms used in these test methods, refer
ization establi
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This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
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Designation: E352 − 18 E352 − 23
Standard Test Methods for
Chemical Analysis of Tool Steels and Other Similar Medium-
1
and High-Alloy Steels
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E352; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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ε NOTE—An editorial correction was made in Table 5 in February 2022.
1. Scope
1.1 These test methods cover the chemical analysis of tool steels and other similar medium- and high-alloy steels having chemical
compositions within the following limits:
Element Composition Range, %
Aluminum 0.005 to 1.5
Boron 0.001 to 0.10
Carbon 0.03 to 2.50
Chromium 0.10 to 14.0
Cobalt 0.10 to 14.0
Copper 0.01 to 2.0
Lead 0.001 to 0.01
Manganese 0.10 to 15.00
Molybdenum 0.01 to 10.00
Nickel 0.02 to 4.00
Nitrogen 0.001 to 0.20
Phosphorus 0.002 to 0.05
Silicon 0.10 to 2.50
Sulfur 0.002 to 0.40
Tungsten 0.01 to 21.00
Vanadium 0.02 to 5.50
1.2 The test methods in this standard are contained in the sections indicated below:
Sections
Carbon, Total, by the Combustion—
Thermal Conductivity Method—
Discontinued 1986 125–135
Carbon, Total, by the Combustion Gravimetric
Method—Discontinued 2012 78–88
Chromium by the Atomic Absorption
Spectrometry Method (0.006 % to 1.00 %) 174–183
Chromium by the Peroxydisulfate
Oxidation—Titration Method (0.10 % to 14.00 %) 184–192
Chromium by the Peroxydisulfate-Oxidation
Titrimetric Method—Discontinued 1980 117–124
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These test methods are under the jurisdiction of the ASTM Committee E01 on Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials and are the direct
responsibility of Subcommittee E01.01 on Iron, Steel, and Ferroalloys.
Current edition approved July 1, 2018Nov. 15, 2023. Published September 2018December 2023. Originally approved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 20132018
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as E352 – 13.E352 – 18 . DOI: 10.1520/E0352-18E01.10.1520/E0352-23.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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Sections
Cobalt by the Ion-Exchange—
Potentiometric Titration Method (2 % to 14 %) 52–59
Cobalt by the Nitroso-R-Salt
Spectrophotometric Method (0.10 % to 5.0 %) 60–69
Copper by the Neocuproine
Spectrophotometric Method (0.01 % to 2.00 %) 89–98
Copper by the Sulfide Precipitation-
Electrodeposition Gravimetric Method (0.01 % to 2.0 %) 70–77
Lead by the Ion-Exchange—Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry Method (0.001 % to 0.01 %) 99–108
Manganese by the Periodate
Spectrophotometric Method (0.10 % to 5.00 %) 9–18
Molybdenum by the Ion Exchange–
8-Hydroxyquinoline Gravimetric Method 203–210
Molybdenum by the Thiocyanate
Spectrophotometric Method (0.01 % to 1.50 %) 162–173
Nickel by the Dimethylglyoxime
Gravimetric Method (0.1 % to 4.0 %) 144–151
Phosphorus by the Alkalimetric Method (0.01 % to 0.05 %) 136–143
Phosphorus by the Molybdenum Blue
Spectrophotometric Method (0.002 % to 0.05 %) 19–29
Silicon by the Gravimetric Method (0.10 % to 2.50 %) 45–51
Sulfur by the Gravimetric
Method—Discontinued 1988 29–35
Sulfur by the Combustion-Iodate
Titration Method—Discontinued 2012 36–44
Sulfur by the Chromatographic
Gravimetric Method—Discontinued 1980 109–116
Tin by the Solvent Extraction—
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Method (0.002 % to 0.10 %) 152–161
Vanadium by the Atomic
Absorption Spectrometry Method (0.006 % to 0.15 %) 193–202
1.3 Test methods for the determination of carbon and sulfur not included in this standard can be found in Test Methods E1019.
1.4 Some of the composition ranges given in 1.1 are too broad to be covered by a single test method and therefore this standard
contains multiple test methods for some elements. The user must select the proper test method by matching the information given
in the Scope and Interference sections of each test method with the composition of the alloy to be analyzed.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of
regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific hazards statements are given in Section 6 and in special
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