1.1 ,This test method describes the graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometric analysis of nickel, such as specified by ASTM Committee B02, and having chemical compositions within the following limits:
| Element | Application Range |
| Aluminum | 0. 01 - 6.00 |
| Boron | 0. 01 - 0.10 |
| Carbon | 0. 01 - 0.15 |
| Chromium | 0. 01 - 33.00 |
| Copper | 0.01 - 35.00 |
| Cobalt | 0. 01 - 20.00 |
| Iron | 0.05 - 50.00 |
| Magnesium | 0. 01 - 0.020 |
| Molybdenum | 0. 01 - 30.0 |
| Niobium | 0. 01 - 6.0 |
| Nickel | 25.00 - 100.0 |
| Phosphorous | 0.001 - 0.025 |
| Silicon | 0.01 - 1.50 |
| Sulfur | 0.0001 - 0.01 |
| Titanium | 0.0001 - 6.0 |
| Tungsten | 0.01 - 5.0 |
| Vanadium | 0.0005 - 1.0 |