Tin, iron, chromium and nickel can be determined as alloying constituents in Zircaloys by the point-to-plane spark method of spectrographic analysis. Under appropriate conditions this method can be applied to the analysis of rolled sheet and thin-walled tubing as well as to the analysis of masssive blocks Coefficients of variation are four per cent for tin, chromium and nickel, and six per cent for iron.
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