Our first attempts involved the use of a method of complexing or masking interfering elements, so as to reach the titration stage without filtering, or at the worst with only one filtration before complexometric titration. Procedure for Mg in Al alloys: The sample is decomposed with NaOH, KCN and H
2O
2. The residue is filtered and are treated with dilute hot H
2SO
4(5%) to free any entrapped Mg. Then, citric acid,triethanolamine ascorbic acid, NH
3 aqua and KCN are added to the solution and Mg
+2 in the solution is titrated with complexon (Na
2 H
2Y) using eriochrom black T(EBT) as indicator at pH 10∼10.5. This method is applicable for 0.1∼10%Mg and the procedure takes 25 minutes. Procedure for Zn in Al alloys: The sample is decomposed with NaOH and hydrazine, and the solution is boiled and filtered. Then, sulphosalicylic acid, triethanolamine and NH
3 aqua are added to the filtrate, and Zn
+2 is titrated with complexon (Na
2H
2Y) using EBT as indicator. This method is applicable for 1∼10%Zn and the procedure takes 20 minutes. Procedure for small amounts of Mg in zinc diecast alloys: The sample is decomposed with HCl and HNO
3, dried to syrup, and is dissolved with hot water and NaOH, KCN are added and the precipitate of magnesium is filtered. The residue is treated with hot dilute HCl to free any entrapped Mg. Then, ascorbic acid, triethanolamine, NH
3 aqua and KCN are added to the solution and Mg
+2 is titrated with complexon (Na
2 H
2Y) using EBT as indicator. The procedure takes 40 minutes.
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