Standardisation in the field of ferro alloys

Indian Standards Institution has set up a separate Sectional Committee known as Ferro Alloys Sectional Commi-ttee, SMDC 8 in late fifties due to the important role played by the Ferro Alloys in the field of steel industry and in the economy of the country. Standardisation work
done by this committee so far, is outlined and some of the important standards on ferro alloys are discussed. The work done by the Methods of Sampling Sectional Committee, SMDC 4 on sampling of form alloys and by the Methods of Chemical Analysis Sectional Committee, SMDC 2 on Chemical Analysis of Ferro Alloys is also discussed. Standards prepared by the Technical Committee TC 132 of Internati-onal Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) on Ferro Alloys are also outlined in this paper.