1 Scope
This Technical Report lists, under Clause 3, the European Standards, which are currently available for the determination of the
chemical composition of steel and iron. In Clause 4, it provides details of the range of application and gives the principle of the method
for each standard.
Annex A contains a list of other European Standards and CEN Technical Reports applicable
for the determination of the chemical composition of steels and irons.
Annex B contains a list of withdrawn Euronorms, together with the corresponding replacement
European Standards, if any.
Annex C gives graphical representations of the concentration ranges of the methods available
in this Technical Report. Figure C.1 gives the concentration ranges of the referee methods, Figure C.2 gives the concentration ranges of the routine methods and Figure C.3 represents the fields of application of all the methods available.
Annex D provides a trilingual key of the abbreviations used in the Figures given in Annex C.