GB/T 13748.9-2026Methods for chemical analysis of magnesium and magnesium alloys - Part 9: Determination of iron and silicon content - Spectrophotometry (English PDF)
镁及镁合金化学分析方法 第9部分:铁、硅含量的测定 分光光度法
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SAMR; SAC
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
May 25, 2026
Implementation date
December 1, 2026
Scope
GB/T 13748.9-2026 is the English-translated version of 镁及镁合金化学分析方法 第9部分:铁、硅含量的测定 分光光度法.
GB/T 13748.9-2026 is the Chinese national standard covering iron and silicon in magnesium alloys - iron above a few hundred parts per million destroys the corrosion resistance of magnesium entirely, which is why this determination exists. It replaces GB/T 13748.9-2013 and takes effect on 1 December 2026, one of the GB/T 13748 parts revised together. It was issued on 25 May 2026 and takes effect on 1 December 2026, replacing GB/T 13748.9-2013. The document is under the responsibility of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association. This page is published from the official record of the 2026 edition; the clause text of a standard this recent is not yet in circulation, and the figures, limits and tables it contains are those of the document itself, delivered in full with the English translation.
Document preview — GB/T 13748.9-2026
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 77.120.20
- Classification
- H 12
- Replacing
- GB/T 13748.9-2013
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC
Contents
- 6 Determination of Iron Content - o-Phenanthroline Spectrophotometric Method
- 6.2.8 Iron Standard Solution A (25 µg/mL). Transfer
- 6.2.9 Iron Standard Solution B (5 µg/mL). Transfer
- 6.3 Test Procedure
- 6.3.4 Measurement
- 6.4 Drawing the working curve
- 6.5 Experimental Data Processing
- 6.6 Precision
- 7 Determination of Silicon Content - Molybdenum Blue Spectrophotometry
- 7.2.11 Magnesium matrix solution (10 mg/mL). Weigh
- 7.2.13 Silicon Standard Solution A (10 µg/mL). Transfer
- 7.2.14 Silicon Standard Solution B (5 µg/mL). Transfer
- 7.3 Test Procedure
- 7.3.4 Measurement
- 7.4 Drawing the working curve
- 7.5 Experimental Data Processing
- 7.6 Precision
- 8 Test Report
- 9 Determination of Iron and Silicon Content Spectrophotometry
Foreword
This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part
1.Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents". Drafting. This document is Part 9 of GB/T 13748, "Chemical Analysis Methods for Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys". GB/T 13748 has published the following... part.
1.Determination of Aluminum Content;
2.Determination of Tin, Beryllium, Copper, Nickel and Titanium Content by Spectrophotometry;
3.Determination of Lithium and Silver Content by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry;
4.Determination of Manganese and Zirconium Content by Spectrophotometry;
8.Determination of Rare Earth Content;
9.Determination of Iron and Silicon Content by Spectrophotometry;
13.Determination of Lead, Calcium, Potassium and Sodium Content by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry;
15.Determination of Zinc Content;
18.Determination of Chlorine Content using the Silver Chloride Turbidity Method;
20.Determination of Elemental Content by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry;
21.Determination of Elemental Content by Direct-Reading Atomic Emission Spectrometry;
22.Determination of Thorium Content;
6 Determination of Iron Content - o-Phenanthroline Spectrophotometric Method
6.1 Method Overview The sample was dissolved in hydrochloric acid, and ferric iron was reduced with hydroxylamine hydrochloride. In an acetate buffer medium with a pH of 3.5-4.5, ferrous ions reacted with ortho-ferric ions. The diazoxide-phenanthroline complex formed an orange-red complex, and its absorbance was measured at a wavelength of 510 nm using a spectrophotometer. The iron content was calculated based on the working curve. quality.
6.2 Reagents Unless otherwise specified, only reagents confirmed to be of analytical grade and grade II water conforming to GB/T 6682 shall be used in the analysis.
6.2.1 Hydrogen peroxide (rho=1.10g/mL).
6.2.2 Hydrofluoric acid (rho=1.14g/mL).
6.2.3 Hydrochloric acid (1 1).
6.2.4 Hydroxylamine hydrochloride solution (10 g/L).
6.2.5 Acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution. Weigh 272g of sodium acetate (CH3COONa·3H2O) and dissolve it in 500mL of water, add... Dilute 240 mL of acetic acid (rho =
1.05 g/mL) with water to 1000 mL and mix well. 6.2.6 1,10-Phenanthroline solution (10 g/L). Weigh
5.0 g of 1,10-1,10-Phenanthroline and dissolve it in 100 mL of anhydrous ethanol, then dilute with water to a final concentration of 10 g/L. Mix 500mL thoroughly.
6.2.7 Iron Standard Stock Solution (250 µg/mL). Weigh 0.2500 g of iron (wFe >= 99.99%) into a 100 mL beaker, add 30 mL of... Hydrochloric acid (6.2.3), cover with a watch glass, heat slowly until completely dissolved, cool, transfer to a 1000mL volumetric flask, dilute with water to the mark, mix. Uniform. This solution contains 250 µg of iron per mL. Alternatively, a certified standard solution may be used.
6.2.8 Iron Standard Solution A (25 µg/mL). Transfer
50.00 mL of the iron standard stock solution (6.2.7) to a 500 mL volumetric flask and dilute with water. Dilute to the mark and mix well. 1 mL of this solution contains 25 µg of iron.
6.2.9 Iron Standard Solution B (5 µg/mL). Transfer
50.00 mL of iron standard solution A (6.2.8) to a 250 mL volumetric flask and dilute with water. Fill to the mark and mix well. This solution contains 5 µg of iron per mL. Prepare fresh before use.
6.3 Test Procedure
6.3.1 Sample Weigh the sample according to Table 1 (Chapter 5), accurate to 0.0001g, and record it as m0.
6.3.2 Parallel Tests Perform the experiment twice in parallel and take the average value.
6.3.3 Blank Test A blank test was performed along with the sample.
6.3.4 Measurement
6.3.4.1 Place the sample in a 250mL beaker, add 5mL of water, and then add 20mL of hydrochloric acid in portions (6.2.3). Cover the beaker with the top layer of water. After a vigorous reaction, add 2 drops of hydrogen peroxide (6.2.1), heat until completely dissolved, and boil to decompose excess hydrogen peroxide (6.2.1). Continue heating and evaporating until a paste is formed (the volume of the blank test solution accompanying the sample is approximately
0.5 mL). Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Transfer the test solution to... In a 100mL volumetric flask (filter if turbid). For samples containing zirconium or silicon, if there is insoluble residue, add 1 drop of hydrogen. Fluoroic acid (6.2.2) is used as a solubilizer.
6.3.4.2 Dilute with water to approximately 50 mL and mix well. Add 4 mL of hydroxylamine hydrochloride solution (6.2.4) and 15 mL of acetate-sodium acetate. The buffer solution (6.2.5) and 10 mL of o-phenanthroline solution (6.2.6) were diluted with water to the mark, mixed well, and left to stand for
0.5 h.
6.3.4.3 Transfer a portion of the test solution into the cuvette recommended in Table 1, using the blank test solution accompanying the sample as a reference, and measure the solution at the wavelength of the spectrophotometer. The absorbance was measured at 510 nm, and the corresponding mass of iron (mFe) was obtained from the working curve.
6.4 Drawing the working curve
6.4.1 Based on the mass fraction of iron in the sample, a series of standard solutions were prepared in the following manner.
---When the mass fraction of iron is 0.0010%~0.0050%. transfer 0 mL,
0.50 mL,
2.00 mL, respectively.
6.00 mL of iron standard solution B (6.2.9) were placed in a set of 100 mL volumetric flasks and proceeded according to 6.3.4.2.
---When the iron mass fraction is greater than 0.0050%~0.010%. transfer 0 mL,
0.50 mL,
2.00 mL, respectively.
6.00 mL of iron standard solution A (6.2.8) were placed in a set of 100 mL volumetric flasks and proceeded according to 6.3.4.2.
---When the iron mass fraction is greater than 0.010%~0.100%. transfer 0 mL,
0.50 mL,
3.00 mL, respectively.
9.00 mL of iron standard solution A (6.2.8) were placed in a set of 100 mL volumetric flasks and proceeded according to 6.3.4.2.
6.4.2 Transfer a portion of the test solution into the cuvette recommended in Table 1, using the "zero" concentration solution in the working curve series of standard solutions as a reference, and dilute it at a
6.6 Precision
6.6.1 Repeatability The measured values of two independent test results obtained under repeatability conditions, within the range of the average values given in Table 2, represent the two test results. The absolute difference does not exceed the repeatability limit (r), and the number of cases exceeding the repeatability limit (r) does not exceed 5%. The repeatability limit (r) is calculated using linear data from Table 2. It can be obtained by interpolation or extension.
6.6.2 Reproducibility The measured values of two independent test results obtained under reproducibility conditions, within the range of the average values given in Table 3, represent the two test results. The absolute difference should not exceed the reproducibility limit (R), and the number of cases exceeding the reproducibility limit (R) should not exceed 5%. The reproducibility limit (R) is determined according to the data in Table 3. Obtained by linear interpolation or extrapolation.
7 Determination of Silicon Content - Molybdenum Blue Spectrophotometry
7.1 Method Overview The sample was dissolved in bromine water-sulfuric acid or bromine water-nitric acid, and silicon was complexed with potassium fluoride. At a pH of 1.0-1.5, silicon reacted with ammonium molybdate to form silicon. Molybdenum heteropoly acid, in the presence of tartaric acid in sulfuric or nitric acid medium, is reduced to silicomolybdenum blue with ascorbic acid. The blue color is then measured at a spectrophotometer wavelength. The absorbance was measured at 810 nm, and the mass of silicon was calculated based on the working curve.
7.2 Reagents Unless otherwise specified, only reagents confirmed to be of analytical grade and grade II water conforming to GB/T 6682 shall be used in the analysis.
7.2.1 Bromine water (saturated solution).
7.2.2 Sulfuric acid (2 5).
7.2.3 Nitric acid (1 1).
7.2.4 Hydrochloric acid (1 1).
7.2.5 Ammonia (1.1).
7.2.6 Potassium fluoride solution (50 g/L), stored in plastic bottles.
7.2.7 Saturated boric acid solution.
7.2.8 Ammonium molybdate solution (100 g/L).
7.2.9 Tartaric acid solution (200 g/L).
7.2.10 Ascorbic acid solution (20g/L), prepared fresh before use.
7.2.11 Magnesium matrix solution (10 mg/mL). Weigh
5.00 g of magnesium (wMg >= 99.99%, wSi <= 0.0005%) into a 500 mL beaker. Add 50 mL of hydrochloric acid (7.2.4) in portions, cover with a watch glass, and after the vigorous reaction stops, heat slowly until completely dissolved. Then add a few drops of... Add hydrogen peroxide (rho =
1.10 g/mL), continue heating to boiling for 5 minutes, then cool to room temperature. Transfer to a 500 mL volumetric flask and dilute with water to the mark. Mix well and transfer to a plastic bottle.
7.2.12 Silicon standard stock solution (100 µg/mL). Weigh 0.2140 g of silicon dioxide (wSiO2>=99.99%, pre-calcined at 1000°C). (After 1 hour and cooling to room temperature in a desiccator) In a platinum crucible, add 5g of anhydrous sodium carbonate, stir well, then cover with 1g of anhydrous sodium carbonate. Melt at 950°C until transparent, then cool. Extract with hot water, heat until the solution is transparent, and cool to room temperature. Transfer to a 1000mL volumetric flask and add water. Dilute to the mark, mix well, and store in a plastic bottle. 1 mL of this solution contains 100 µg of silicon. Alternatively, use a certified standard solution.
7.2.13 Silicon Standard Solution A (10 µg/mL). Transfer
50.00 mL of silicon standard stock solution (7.2.12) to a 500 mL volumetric flask, and use... Dilute with water to the mark, mix well, and store in a plastic bottle. 1 mL of this solution contains 10 µg of silicon. Prepare fresh before use.
7.2.14 Silicon Standard Solution B (5 µg/mL). Transfer
25.00 mL of silicon standard stock solution (7.2.12) to a 500 mL volumetric flask, and use... Dilute with water to the mark, mix well, and store in a plastic bottle. 1 mL of this solution contains 5 µg of silicon. Prepare fresh before use.
7.2.15 p-Nitrophenol solution (1 g/L).
7.3 Test Procedure
7.3.1 Sample Weigh the sample according to Table 4 (Chapter 5), accurate to 0.0001g, and record it as m1.
7.3.2 Parallel Tests Perform the experiment twice in parallel and take the average value.
7.3.3 Blank Test A blank test was performed along with the sample.
7.3.4 Measurement
7.3.4.1 Place the sample in a.200 mL polytetrafluoroethylene beaker, add 15 mL of bromine water (7.2.1), and slowly add
2.4 mL of sulfuric acid. (7.2.2) Cover the cup. If the orange color of bromine disappears or residue precipitates during the dissolution process, add bromine water (7.2.1). Wait until the sample is completely dissolved. After dissolving, heat to boiling until the orange color disappears. For samples containing silver or calcium, use
3.5 mL of nitric acid (7.2.3) instead of sulfuric acid. (7.2.2).
7.3.4.2 Dilute with water to approximately 30 mL, cool to room temperature, add 1 mL of potassium fluoride solution (7.2.6), and gently shake to combine. Place at 60°C~70°C for 15min~20min, then add 10mL of saturated boric acid solution (7.2.7), mix well, and cool to room temperature.
7.3.4.3 When the mass fraction of silicon is not greater than 0.040%, transfer the test solution to a 100 mL volumetric flask (if turbidity occurs, use a slow quantitative filter). (Filter via paper), dilute with water to approximately 60 mL. When the mass fraction of silicon is greater than 0.040%, transfer the test solution to the corresponding volume according to Table 4. In a volumetric flask (filter using slow-speed quantitative filter paper if turbid), dilute to the mark with water and mix well. Aliquot the corresponding volumes of the test solution according to Table 4. Dilute with water to approximately 60 mL in a 100 mL volumetric flask.
7.3.4.4 Add 1 drop of p-nitrophenol solution (7.2.15) to the test solution, adjust to a bright yellow color with ammonia (7.2.5), and then adjust to a darker color with hydrochloric acid (7.2.4). Colorless and in excess (1 mL). Add 5 mL of ammonium molybdate solution (7.2.8), mix well, and let stand for 10 min. For samples containing silver, use nitric acid... (7.2.3) Replace hydrochloric acid (7.2.4) to adjust to colorless and add
0.8 mL in excess.
7.3.4.5 Add 5 mL of tartaric acid solution (7.2.9), 10 mL of sulfuric acid (7.2.2), and 5 mL of ascorbic acid solution (7.2.10), and dilute with water to the specified concentration. Mark the scale, mix well, and let stand for 15 minutes. For samples containing silver or calcium, use
14.6 mL of nitric acid (7.2.3) instead of sulfuric acid (7.2.2).
7.3.4.6 Transfer a portion of the test solution into the cuvette recommended in Table 4, using the blank test solution accompanying the sample as a reference, and measure the solution at the wavelength of the spectrophotometer. The absorbance was measured at 810 nm, and the corresponding silicon mass (mSi) was obtained from the working curve.
7.4 Drawing the working curve
7.4.1 Based on the mass fraction of silicon in the sample, a series of standard solutions were prepared in the following manner.
---When the mass fraction of silicon is 0.0010%~0.010%. transfer 0 mL,
0.50 mL,
2.00 mL, respectively.
5.00 mL of silicon standard solution B (7.2.14) were added to a series of 100 mL plastic volumetric flasks. Dilute 20 mL of magnesium matrix solution (7.2.11) with water to a volume of approximately 60 mL and mix well. Proceed according to 7.3.4.4~7.3.4.5.
---When the mass fraction of silicon is greater than 0.010%~1.50%. transfer 0 mL,
4.00 mL, respectively.
10.00 mL of silicon standard solution A (7.2.13) were placed in a series of 100 mL plastic volumetric flasks, and the solution was mixed with... A suitable amount of magnesium matrix solution (7.2.11) was diluted with water to approximately 60 mL and mixed thoroughly. Follow the steps in
7.3.4.4 to 7.3.4.5. conduct.
7.4.2 Transfer a portion of the test solution into the cuvette recommended in Table 4, using the "zero" concentration solution in the standard solution series of the working curve as a reference, and dilute it at a
1.1 ratio. The absorbance was measured at a wavelength of 810 nm using a photometer. A working curve was plotted with the mass of silicon on the x-axis and absorbance on the y-axis. The linear correlation coefficient of the curve should not be less than 0.999.
7.6 Precision
7.6.1 Repeatability The measured values of two independent test results obtained under repeatability conditions, within the range of the average values given in Table 5, represent the two test results. The absolute difference should not exceed the repeatability limit (r), and the number of cases exceeding the repeatability limit (r) should not exceed 5%. The repeatability limit (r) is calculated using linear data from Table 5. It can be obtained by interpolation or extension.
7.6.2 Reproducibility The measured values of two independent test results obtained under reproducibility conditions, within the range of the average values given in Table 6, represent the two test results. The absolute difference should not exceed the reproducibility limit (R), and the number of cases exceeding the reproducibility limit (R) should not exceed 5%. The reproducibility limit (R) is determined according to the data in Table 6. Obtained by linear interpolation or extrapolation.
8 Test Report
The test report should include at least the following.
---Test subjects;
---Document number;
---The method used;
---Analysis results and their representation;
---Differences from basic analytical procedures;
---Observed anomalies;
9 Determination of Iron and Silicon Content Spectrophotometry
1.Scope This document describes a spectrophotometric method for determining the iron and silicon content in magnesium and magnesium alloys. This document applies to the determination of iron and silicon content in magnesium and magnesium alloys. Determination range (mass fraction). Iron content 0.0010%~ 0.100%, with a silicon content of 0.0010%~1.50%.
3.Terms and Definitions This document does not contain any terms or definitions that need to be defined.
4.Instruments Spectrophotometer.
The sample was processed into fragments with a thickness of no more than 1 mm.
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Editions of GB/T 13748.9
| Edition | Title | Revision | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB/T 13748.9-2026 | Methods for chemical analysis of magnesium and magnesium alloys - Part 9: Determination of iron and silicon content - Spectrophotometry | current edition | Current |
| GB/T 13748.9-2013 | Methods for chemical analysis of magnesium and magnesium alloys - Part 9: Determination of iron and silicon content - Spectrophotometry | previous edition | In force until 1 December 2026 |
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