Terms of use and licensing.
The Metal Toolkit is free for engineers, buyers and students to use in their own work.
Who owns the toolkit
The Metal Toolkit, its software, design and its grade equivalence database are compiled, selected and arranged by Steel Impex India. The database is protected as a compilation under copyright law, including the Indian Copyright Act, 1957. Every database entry carries a unique data reference code that identifies Steel Impex India as its source.
What you may do free of charge
Look up grades, calculate weights and use the results in your own enquiries, drawings, quotations, purchase orders and internal work. You may quote individual results with credit to “Steel Impex India Metal Toolkit, steelimp.com”.
What needs written permission
Copying, downloading, scraping or extracting the database or a substantial part of it by any means; republishing it on another website, app, catalogue or software; or using it in a commercial product or service. Automated access is monitored and limited.
Licensing the data
Software companies, publishers, training institutes and other businesses can licence the data or embed the toolkit. Write to sanjay@steelimp.com with your intended use.
Accuracy and responsibility
Data is a guide drawn from published standards. Equivalents marked “nearest” are not identical. Always verify against the current edition of the governing standard and your purchase specification. Weights are theoretical. Steel Impex India is not liable for decisions made using the toolkit without such verification.