1.1 ,These test methods apply to the chemical analysis of refined nickel and other forms of metallic nickel having chemical compositions within the following limits:
| Element | Mass Fraction, % |
| , | , |
| Antimony, less than | 0.005 |
| Arsenic, less than | 0.005 |
| Bismuth, less than | 0.01 |
| Cadmium, less than | 0.0025 |
| Carbon, max | 0.03 |
| Cobalt, max | 1.00 |
| Copper, max | 1.00 |
| Hydrogen, max | 0.003 |
| Iron, max | 0.15 |
| Lead, less than | 0.01 |
| Manganese, less than | 0.20 |
| Nickel, min | 98.0 |
| Nitrogen, less than | 0.50 |
| Oxygen, less than | 0.03 |
| Phosphorus, less than | 0.005 |
| Selenium, less than | 0.0010 |
| Silicon, less than | 0.005 |
| Silver, less than | 0.01 |
| Sulfur, max | 0.01 |
| Tellurium, less than | 0.0010 |
| Thallium, less than | 0.0010 |
| Tin, less than | 0.005 |
| Zinc, less than | 0.015 |