In a recent 12th annual conference held by ISO Nickel and Nickel Alloy Technology Committee (TC155), it was decided that TISCO would lead a working team that is shouldered the responsibility of drafting an international specification named “a method of measure FeNi with spark spectrum”. It is the first time for the company to play a dominant and leading role in working out of ISO international standards.

FeNi is one of the most important raw material for stainless steel making. An international inspection method for FeNi will be beneficial to the international trade settlement and process quality control for both manufacturers and users of FeNi. Compared with traditional inspection method, the spark spectrum is superior with high efficiency, fast speed, accuracy and environmental friendliness in measuring the composition of metals and alloys. In the 11th ISO/TC155 annual meeting held in September of 2017, TISCO was appointed as a team leader of the research team of “FeNi measurement with spark spectrum”. Since then, the company has paid highly attention to the task and set up a dedicated technology group. In the following two years, the group committed itself to the research of a whole set of specimens for FeNi spectrum which perfectly matched with the internationally adopted standard samples for high-Ni steel grade. This achievement breaks the dilemma of absence of valid calibration curves for FeNi spectrum analysis, and has been tested and verified in a number of labs in China. Based on this, in the 12th annual conference, representatives from other countries and companies highly affirmed the work done by TISCO, and reached a consensus that TISCO being the leader in the drafting of ISO standard for “a method of measure FeNi with spark spectrum”.

ISO is the largest and most active international standardization organization in the world, with ISO standard the most authoritative standard accepted by the globe. Leading the draft of an ISO standard marks the first step to participate in the international standard making. With the participation, innovation achievements with TISCO characteristics will be integrated into international standard system; the company’s international reputation and its right to speak in related fields will be improved. It is of great significance for TISCO to strengthen international communication and cooperation, expand its business, and further improve its management and technical level.