1.1 ,This test method2 covers the analysis of austenitic stainless steel by spark atomic emission vacuum spectrometry for the following elements in the ranges shown
| Element | Composition Range, ,% |
| Chromium | 17.0 , , to 23.0 |
| Nickel | ,7.5 , , to 13.0 |
| Molybdenum | ,0.01 , to 3.0 , , |
| Manganese | ,0.01 , to 2.0 , , |
| Silicon | ,0.01 , to 0.90 |
| Copper | ,0.01 , to 0.30 |
| Carbon | ,0.005 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus | ,0.003 to 0.15 |
| Sulfur | , , ,0.003 to 0.065 |