1.1 ,These test methods cover the chemical analysis of carbon steels, low-alloy steels, silicon electrical steels, ingot iron, and wrought iron having chemical compositions within the following limits:
| Element | ,Composition Range, ,% |
| Aluminum | 0.001 , to 1.50 |
| Antimony | 0.002 , to 0.03 |
| Arsenic | 0.0005 to 0.10 |
| Bismuth | 0.005 , to 0.50 |
| Boron | 0.0005 to 0.02 |
| Calcium | 0.0005 to 0.01 |
| Cerium | 0.005 , to 0.50 |
| Chromium | 0.005 , to 3.99 |
| Cobalt | 0.01 , , to 0.30 |
| Columbium (Niobium) | 0.002 , to 0.20 |
| Copper | 0.005 , to 1.50 |
| Lanthanum | 0.001 , to 0.30 |
| Lead | 0.001 , to 0.50 |
| Manganese | 0.01 , , to 2.50 |
| Molybdenum | 0.002 , to 1.50 |
| Nickel | 0.005 , to 5.00 |
| Nitrogen | 0.0005 to 0.04 |
| Oxygen | 0.0001 to 0.03 |
| Phosphorus | 0.001 , to 0.25 |
| Selenium | 0.001 , to 0.50 |
| Silicon | 0.001 , to 5.00 |
| Sulfur | 0.001 , to 0.60 |
| Tin | 0.002 , to 0.10 |
| Titanium | 0.002 , to 0.60 |
| Tungsten | 0.005 , to 0.10 |
| Vanadium | 0.005 , to 0.50 |
| Zirconium | 0.005 , to 0.15 |