"Standardization in the field of specialty metals and minerals. It includes: terminology, classification, sampling, testing and chemical analysis methods, and delivery conditions. A list of specialty metals and minerals is included as follows: antimony, beryllium, cobalt, chromium, graphite, niobium, platinum group metals.
Excluded:
- Finished products;
- Sustainability issues;
- Mining, already covered by ISO/TC 82 ¿Mining¿;
- Elements already covered by existing ISO technical committees: ISO/TC 18 ¿Zinc and zinc alloys¿, ISO/TC 20/SC 18 ¿Materials¿ (under ISO/TC 20 ¿Aircraft and space vehicles¿), ISO/TC 26 ¿Copper and copper alloys¿, ISO/TC 79 ¿Light metals¿ (aluminum, titanium, magnesium), ISO/TC 132 ¿Ferroalloys¿ (manganese, chrome in ferroalloys), ISO/TC 155 ¿Nickel and nickel alloys¿, ISO/TC 183 ¿Copper, lead, zinc and nickel ores and concentrates¿, ISO/TC 298 ¿Rare earth¿, ISO/TC 333 ¿Lithium¿.
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