ASTME3061-17StandardTestMethodforAnalysisofAluminumandAluminumAlloysbyInductivelyCoupledPlasmaAtomicEmissionSpectrometry(ICP-AES)isastandardizedproceduredevelopedbyASTMInternationalforthequantitativedeterminationofvariouselementsinaluminumandaluminumalloys.Thismethodutilizesinductivelycoupledplasmaatomicemissionspectrometry,ahighlysensitiveandpreciseanalyticaltechnique,tomeasuretheconcentrationsofalloyingandimpurityelementsinaluminummaterials.Thestandardprovidesdetailedguidelinesforsamplepreparation,instrumentcalibration,analyticalprocedures,anddatainterpretationtoensureaccurateandreproducibleresults.Itiswidelyusedinindustriessuchasaerospace,automotive,andmanufacturingforqualitycontrolandmaterialcertificationpurposes.Themethodcoversarangeofelementstypicallyfoundinaluminumalloysandisapplicabletobothsolidandliquidsamples.ByfollowingASTME3061-17,laboratoriescanachievereliableelementalanalysisresultsthatmeetindustryandregulatoryrequirements.