EN ISO 21068-4:2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2024
Kemijska analiza surovin in ognjevzdržnih izdelkov, ki vsebujejo silicijev karbid,
silicijev nitrid, silicijev oksinitrid in sialon - 4. del: Metode XRD (ISO 21068-4:2024)
Chemical analysis of raw materials and refractory products containing silicon-carbide,
silicon-nitride, silicon-oxynitride and sialon - Part 4: XRD methods (ISO 21068-4:2024)
Chemische Analyse von Rohstoffen und feuerfesten Erzeugnissen, die Siliciumcarbid,
Siliciumnitrid, Siliciumoxinitrid und Sialon enthalten - Teil 4: XRD-Verfahren (ISO 21068-
4:2024)
Analyse chimique des matières premières et des produits réfractaires contenant du
carbure de silicium, du nitrure de silicium, de l’oxynitrure de silicium et du sialon - Partie
4: Méthodes de DRX (ISO 21068-4:2024)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 21068-4:2024
ICS:
71.040.40 Kemijska analiza Chemical analysis
81.080 Ognjevzdržni materiali Refractories
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 21068-4
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 81.080
English Version
Chemical analysis of raw materials and refractory
products containing silicon-carbide, silicon-nitride, silicon-
oxynitride and sialon - Part 4: XRD methods (ISO 21068-
4:2024)
Analyse chimique des matières premières et des Chemische Analyse von Rohstoffen und feuerfesten
produits réfractaires contenant du carbure de silicium, Erzeugnissen, die Siliciumcarbid, Siliciumnitrid,
du nitrure de silicium, de l'oxynitrure de silicium et du Siliciumoxinitrid und Sialon enthalten - Teil 4: XRD-
sialon - Partie 4: Méthodes de DRX (ISO 21068-4:2024) Verfahren (ISO 21068-4:2024)
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 21068-4:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 33
"Refractories" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 187 “Refractory products and
materials” the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
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North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 21068-4:2024 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 21068-4:2024 without any
modification.
International
Standard
ISO 21068-4
First edition
Chemical analysis of raw materials
2024-06
and refractory products containing
silicon-carbide, silicon-nitride,
silicon-oxynitride and sialon —
Part 4:
XRD methods
Analyse chimique des matières premières et des produits
réfractaires contenant du carbure de silicium, du nitrure de
silicium, de l’oxynitrure de silicium et du SiAlON —
Partie 4: Méthodes de DRX
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Apparatus . 2
5 Sampling . 2
6 Procedure . 2
6.1 Sample preparation .2
6.2 Measuring parameters .2
6.3 Qualitative analysis .3
6.4 Quantitative analysis .3
6.4.1 General .3
6.4.2 Calculation .4
7 Precision . 7
7.1 Repeatability .7
7.2 Reproducibility . .7
8 Test report . 7
Annex A (informative) X-ray diffraction data for the determination of β’-SiAlON content . 8
Bibliography .11

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Foreword
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Introduction
[1]
The ISO 21068 series has been developed from the combination of EN 12698-1:2007 and EN 12698-
[2] [3] [4] [5]
2:2007 and ISO 21068-1:2008, ISO 21068-2:2008 and ISO 21068-3:2008. The last three standards
[6]
have been originally developed from the combination of Japanese standard JIS R 2011:2007 and work items
developed within CEN. Because there is a wide variety of laboratory equipment in use, the most commonly
used methods are described.
[2]
This document is derived from EN 12698-2:2007 describing XRD methods for the determination of
mineralogical phases typically apparent in nitr
...