# ISO 3816:1976 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 3816:1976, item title is Zinc ingots — Selection and preparation of samples for spectrographic analysis; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 20081:2005; withdrawn / published date is 1976-09-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 3816:1976 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Zinc ingots — Selection and preparation of samples for spectrographic analysis _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 20081:2005
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1976-09-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 9360,IS,,ISO 3816:1976,Zinc ingots — Selection and preparation of samples for spectrographic analysis,Zinc en lingots — Prélèvement et préparation des échantillons pour l'analyse spectrale d'émission,1976-09-01,1,['77.120.60'],ISO/TC 18,9599,,[35285],"['en','fr']",2,"<p>Sampling may be carried out either by drilling or by sawing slices. Both methods of sampling provide a sample for possible analyses by other standardized methods. ISO 3816 applies only to samples from zinc ingots. Alternatively, the interested parties may agree to select samples of zinc in the liquid state during production.</p>"

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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