ASTM C760-90(2020) pdf free download.Standard Test Methods for Chemical and Spectrochemical Analysis of Nuclear-Grade Silver-Indium-Cadmium Alloys.
ASTM C760-90(2020) cover procedures for the chemical and spectrochemical analysis of nuclear grade silver-indium-cadmium (Ag-In-Cd) alloys to determine compliance with specifications.
Referenced Documents
ASTM E50 Practices for Apparatus, Reagents, and Safety Considerations for Chemical Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials.
ASTM E115 Practice for Photographic Processing in Optical Emission Spectrographic Analysis.
Silver-indium-cadmium alloy is used as a control material in nuclear reactors. In order to be suitable for this purpose, the material must meet the specifications for assay and impurity content. These test methods are designed to show whether or not a given material meets the specifications as given in Specification C752.
Reagent grade chemicals shall be used in all tests. Unless otherwise indicated, it is intended that all reagents shall conform to the specifications of the Committee on Analytical Reagents of the American Chemical Society,5 where such specifications are available. Other grades may be used, provided it is first ascertained that the reagent is of sufficiently high purity to permit its use without lessening the accuracy of the determination.
This test method is applicable to the determination of silver, indium, and cadmium in alloys of approximately 80 % silver, 15 % indium, and 5 % cadmium used in nuclear reactor control rod applications. The titrimetric methods presented6,7 will yield results with a bias of the order of 0.1 %.
A weighed sample is dissolved in nitric acid and diluted to a known volume, and aliquots are removed for analysis. Silver is determined first by titrating with standardized sodium chloride solution to the potentiometric endpoint indicated by a chloride-selective ion electrode. Following the silver titration, the solution is boiled to coagulate the silver chloride. The pH is adjusted to 2.5 and the indium content is titrated with EDTA, using PAN (1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol) indicator. The pH is then raised to 6.0 and the cadmium is titrated with EDTA using the same indicator. The entire process requires approximately 20 min per aliquot, exclusive of sample weighing and dissolution.
This test method is applicable to the determination of the trace impurities listed in 19.1 in silver-indium-cadmium alloys.
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