# ISO 3887:1976 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 3887:1976, item title is Steel, non-alloy and low-alloy — Determination of depth of decarburization; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 3887:2003; withdrawn / published date is 1976-11-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 3887:1976 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Steel, non-alloy and low-alloy — Determination of depth of decarburization _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 3887:2003 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1976-11-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 9493,IS,,ISO 3887:1976,"Steel, non-alloy and low-alloy — Determination of depth of decarburization",Aciers non alliés et faiblement alliés — Détermination de la profondeur de décarburation,1976-11-01,1,['77.040.99'],ISO/TC 17/SC 7,9599,,[30696],"['en','fr']",3,"

Defines carburization and specifies three methods of measuring the depth of decarburization of non-alloy and low-alloy steels (micrographic method, method of measuring the micro-hardness and methods of determination of carbon content).

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