ASTM E1898 : 13

Standard Test Method for Determination of Silver in Copper Concentrates by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Standard Details

1.1 This test method covers the determination of silver in the range of 13 μg/g to 500 μg/g by acid dissolution of the silver and measurement by atomic absorption spectrometry. Copper concentrates are internationally traded within the following content ranges:

Element	Unit	Content Range
Aluminum	%	0.05	to	2.50
Antimony	%	0.0001	to	4.50
Arsenic	%	0.01	to	0.50
Barium	%	0.003	to	0.10
Bismuth	%	0.001	to	0.16
Cadmium	%	0.0005	to	0.04
Calcium	%	0.05	to	4.00
Carbon	%	0.10	to	0.90
Chlorine	%	0.001	to	0.006
Chromium	%	0.0001	to	0.10
Cobalt	%	0.0005	to	0.20
Copper	%	10.0	to	44.0
Fluorine	%	0.001	to	0.10
Gold	μg/g	1.40	to	100.0
Iron	%	12.0	to	30.0
Lead	%	0.01	to	1.40
Magnesium	%	0.02	to	2.00
Manganese	%	0.009	to	0.10
Mercury	μg/g	0.05	to	50.0
Molybdenum	%	0.002	to	0.25
Nickel	%	0.0001	to	0.08
Silicon	%	0.40	to	20.0
Silver	μg/g	18.0	to	8000
Sulfur	%	10.0	to	36.0
Tin	%	0.004	to	0.012
Zinc	%	0.005	to	4.30

1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.3 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to its use.