Certificate of Analysis: Brammer Standard Company, Inc

Brammer Standard Company, Inc.
Certificate of Analysis
BS 3961
AISI Steel Grade E4320 Reference Material
Certified Estimate of Certified Estimate of

Value1 Uncertainty2 Value1 Uncertainty2
Analysis listed as percent by weight
C 0.215 0.006 N 0.0079 0.0004
Mn 0.565 0.012
P 0.016 0.001
S 0.022 0.0015
Si 0.236 0.008
Cu 0.133 0.005 Informational values3
Ni 1.67 0.01 Co (0.010)
Cr 0.510 0.008 Sn (0.008)
Mo 0.27 0.008 Ti (<0.003)
Al 0.022 0.002 V (0.002)
1
The certified value listed is the present best estimate of the true value based on the results of an interlaboratory testing program.
2
The uncertainties listed are based on value judgments of the material inhomogeneity and the 95% confidence interval. The half-width
confidence interval C(95%) is shown on page 2.
3
Data in parentheses are not certified and are provided for information only.
See reverse side for more information. Certificate Number 3961-070898p1
Brammer Standard Company, Inc., 14603 Benfer Road, Houston, TX 77069-2895

Telephone (281) 440-9396 Fax (281) 440-4432
BS 3961 Certificate Number 3961-070898p2
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Analysis C Mn P S Si Cu Ni Cr Mo Al
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1 0.2068 0.553 0.015 0.019 0.228 0.130 1.666 0.501 0.263 0.018
2 0.208 0.554 0.0152 0.0207 0.230 0.130 1.67 0.503 0.264 0.019
3 0.209 0.557 0.0155 0.0209 0.234 0.132 1.671 0.507 0.273 0.0200
4 0.212 0.564 0.016 0.0211 0.238 0.135 1.674 0.507 0.273 0.022
5 0.214 0.566 0.0163 0.0216 0.239 0.135 1.676 0.513 0.273 0.023
6 0.2154 0.579 0.0163 0.0218 0.240 0.136 1.682 0.514 0.274 0.024
7 0.2172 0.584 0.0163 0.0221 0.241 0.136 0.524 0.277 0.024
8 0.220 0.0224 0.242 0.0241
9 0.220 0.0225 0.0247
10 0.220 0.023
11 0.2226 0.0246
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Average 0.2150 0.5653 0.0158 0.0218 0.2365 0.1334 1.6732 0.5099 0.2710 0.0221
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Std Dev 0.0055 0.0122 0.0006 0.0014 0.0052 0.0027 0.0055 0.0078 0.0053 0.0025
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Certified 0.215 0.565 0.016 0.022 0.236 0.133 1.67 0.510 0.27 0.022
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t 2.2281 2.4469 2.4469 2.2281 2.3646 2.4469 2.5706 2.4469 2.4469 2.306
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C(95%) 0.0037 0.0112 0.0005 0.0010 0.0044 0.0025 0.0058 0.0073 0.0049 0.0019
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continued from above

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Analysis N Co Sn Ti V
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1 0.0074 0.008 0.0075 <0.001 0.0016
2 0.0077 0.0090 0.0075 0.0012 0.002
3 0.00787 0.012 0.008 0.002 0.002
4 0.00791
5 0.0080
6 0.0084
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Average 0.00788 0.0097 0.0077 0.0019
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Std Dev 0.00033 0.0021 0.0003 0.0002
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Certified 0.0079 (0.010) (0.008) (<0.003) (0.002)
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t 2.5706 4.3027 4.3027 4.3027
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C(95%) 0.00035 0.0052 0.0007 0.0006
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Data in parentheses are not certified but provided for information only.
Data listed as mass fraction expressed as percent.
C(95%) = (t x sd)//n The half-width confidence interval, where t is the appropriate

Student's t value, sd is the interlaboratory standard deviation, and n is the number of
acceptable mean values. For further information regarding the confidence interval for the
certified value see ISO Guide 35:1989 section 4.
Supplemental Data: A nationally known Proficiency Testing Program, with 70 laboratories

participating, produced the following data.
C Mn P S Si Cu Ni Cr Mo Al
Average 0.2142 0.5653 0.0166 0.0223 0.2365 0.1352 1.6733 0.5100 0.2730 0.0233
Std Dev 0.0060 0.0091 0.0015 0.0018 0.0092 0.0057 0.0384 0.0082 0.0058 0.0021
N Co Sn Ti V As B Nb O Zr
Average 0.0080 0.0097 0.0081 0.0019 0.0025 0.0052 0.0002 0.0024 0.0026 0.0013
Std Dev 0.0005 0.0006 0.0009 0.0007 0.0011 0.0009 0.0001 0.0014 0.0007 0.0009
Certification Process: The requirements of ISO Guide 31, ISO Guide 34, ISO Guide 35, and
ASTM Standard Guides E 1724 and E 1831 were followed for the preparation of this reference
material and certificate of analysis. This is a reference material as defined by ISO
Guide 30.
Analysis: Chemical analyses were made on chips prepared by a lathe from the certified
portion of the bars in accordance with ASTM Standard Practice E 59. The laboratories
participating in the testing normally followed the requirements of ISO Guide 25. The
individual values listed on page 2 are the average of each analyst's results. Methods of
analysis used were a combination of ASTM Standard Methods E 350 and E 1019 plus additional
ICP and AA spectrometric methods.
Co-operating Laboratories: Some of the co-operating laboratories were:

ANAREM, Prague, Czech Republic
Auburn Analytical Lab, Inc., Auburn, Michigan
Brammer Standard Co., Inc., Houston, Texas
Crucible Specialty Steel, Syracuse, New York
J. Dirats and Co., Inc., Westfield, Massachusetts
Laboratory Testing Inc., Dublin, Pennsylvania
Midstates Analytical Laboratories, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
LECO Corporation, St. Joseph, Michigan
Shiva Analyticals (India) Ltd., Hoskote, Bangalore, India
VHG Laboratories, Inc., Manchester, New Hampshire
Homogeneity: This Reference Material was tested for homogeneity using ASTM
Standard Practice E 826 and found acceptable.
Traceability: This Reference Material was also examined by optical emission spectrometry
and found to be compatible with the following Certified Reference Materials: NIST SRM
C1173, 1261a through 1265a, 1761 through 1767; ECRM 186-1, 191-1; SS 457/1, 458/1; JSS
169-4. 170-6, 171-4.
The following Certified Reference Materials were used to validate the analytical data
listed on page 2: NIST SRM 11h, 13g, 50c, 293, 361; ECRM 112-1; BCS 455/1; ICRM C9/2,
C16/2.
Source: This material was produced by Copperweld Steel Company, Warren, Ohio. The
material was made in an electric arc furnace, degassed, and cast into ingots. The bar
stock was hot rolled and heat treated.
Available Form: This Reference Material is available in the form of a disc, approximately
44 mm (1.75") in diameter and 19 mm (0.75") thick.
Use: This Reference Material is intended for use in optical emission and
x-ray spectrometric methods of analysis. The entire depth of the disc may be used.
Caution: As with any bar material, avoid optical emission spectrometric burns in the
center of the disc (5 mm radius), as some segregation may be present.
Sample Preparation: For best analytical results, use the same method for preparing the
analytical surface on all reference materials as you use for production specimens. Avoid
overheating the disc during surface preparation.
Safety Notice: A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is not required for this material.
This material will not release or otherwise result in exposure to a hazardous chemical,
under normal conditions of use. Inquiries concerning this Reference Material should be
directed to:
Brammer Standard Co., Inc. Phone: (281) 440-9396

14603 Benfer Road
Houston, Texas 77069-2895 USA Fax: (281) 440-4432
Certified by: ____________________________ on July 8, 1998.

G. R. Brammer
Certificate Number 3961-070898p3

By Certificate Number R-021, the Quality System of Brammer Standard Com pany, Inc., is registered to ISO 9002
by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).
Brammer Standard Company's Chemical Laboratory is accredited to ISO Guide 25 by A2LA.

(Certificate Number 656.01)
References:
ASTM documents available from ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, W est Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959,
Telephone: 610-832-9500 Fax: 610-832-9555 e-mail: service@ astm.org W ebsite: www.astm.org
E 59 - 93 Standard Practice for Sam pling Steel and Iron for Determ ination of Chem ical Com position
E 350 - 90 Standard Test Methods for Chem ical Analysis of Carbon Steel, Low-Alloy Steel, Silicon Electrical Steel, Ingot
Iron, and W rought Iron
E 826 - 85 (Reapproved 1990) Standard Practice for Testing Hom ogeneity of Materials for the Developm ent of Reference
Materials
E 1019 - 93 Standard Test Methods for Determ ination of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel and in Iron,
Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys
E 1724 - 95 Standard Guide for Testing and Certification of Metal and Metal-Related Reference Materials
E 1831 - 96 Standard Guide for Preparing Certificates for Reference Materials Relating to Chem ical Com position of
Metals, Ores, and Related Materials.
ISO Guides available from American National Standards Institute, 11 W est 42nd St., 13th Floor, New York, NY 10036.
ISO Guide 25 (Third edition, 1990), General requirem ents for the com petence of calibration and testing laboratories.
ISO Guide 30 (Second edition, 1991), Term s and definitions used in connection with reference m aterials.
ISO Guide 31 (First edition, 1981), Contents of certificates of reference m aterials.
ISO Guide 33 (First edition, 1989), Uses of certified reference m aterials.
ISO Guide 34 (First edition, 1996), Quality system guidelines for the production of reference m aterials.
ISO Guide 35 (Second edition, 1989), Certification of reference m aterials - General and statistical principles.
Other useful documents available from NIST, U.S. Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
NIST Special Publication 260-100, Handbook for SRM Users
NIST Special Publication 829, Use of NIST Standard Reference Materials for Decisions on Perform ance of Analytical
Chem ical Methods and Laboratories
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Certified Estimate of Certified Estimate of

Analysis listed as percent by weight

C 0.215 0.006 N 0.0079 0.0004

Cu 0.133 0.005 Informational values3

Ni 1.67 0.01 Co (0.010)

Cr 0.510 0.008 Sn (0.008)

Mo 0.27 0.008 Ti (<0.003)

Al 0.022 0.002 V (0.002)

See reverse side for more information. Certificate Number 3961-070898p1

Brammer Standard Company, Inc., 14603 Benfer Road, Houston, TX 77069-2895

continued from above

C(95%) = (t x sd)//n The half-width confidence interval, where t is the appropriate

Supplemental Data: A nationally known Proficiency Testing Program, with 70 laboratories

Co-operating Laboratories: Some of the co-operating laboratories were:

Brammer Standard Co., Inc. Phone: (281) 440-9396

Certified by: ____________________________ on July 8, 1998.

Certificate Number 3961-070898p3

Brammer Standard Company's Chemical Laboratory is accredited to ISO Guide 25 by A2LA.

ISO Guide 31 (First edition, 1981), Contents of certificates of reference m aterials.

ISO Guide 33 (First edition, 1989), Uses of certified reference m aterials.

NIST Special Publication 260-100, Handbook for SRM Users

Certificate Number 3961-070898p4

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