Steel Field Tools & Reference

The Field
Reference
The Industry
Never Built.

Calculators, spec sheets, and reference tools built by people who work in steel — not software engineers guessing at what the industry needs.

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Field Calculators

The Tools

Interactive calculators that give you the answer in the field, at your desk, on your phone.

Calculator
Pipe Weight
NPS size, schedule, quantity, length → total weight in lbs, short tons, and metric tons.
ASME B36.10M
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Calculator
Carbon Equivalent
IIW and Pcm formulas from MTR chemistry. Common grade presets. Weldability rating and preheat guidance.
FREEIIW · AWS D1.1
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Calculator
Pressure Rating
Modified Barlow's formula with code-specific design factors — B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, DOT 192. Both modes.
FREEModified Barlow's
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Calculator
Hardness Conversion
ASTM E140 interpolation. HBW, HRC, HRB, HV. Instant NACE MR0175 sour service pass/fail.
ASTM E140-12
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Calculator
Pressure Converter
PSI, kPa, MPa, bar — any to any. ANSI class pressure ratings. SMYS quick reference for all major pipe grades.
ASME B16.5
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⬡ Tools 2.0

Reference Suite

Beyond calculation — the reference tools that answer the questions you're Googling at 10pm.

Reference Chart
Pipe Chart
Full B36.10M carbon through 48" and B36.19M stainless through 36". OD, ID, wall, lbs/ft. Inline weight calc on every row.
Carbon · Stainless
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Reference Tool
TAA / Buy American
Country-of-manufacture lookup for FAR 52.225-11. Instant pass/fail. Steel-specific notes on India, China, Brazil, and the Tenaris country-of-mill problem.
FAR 52.225-11
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Reference Tool
Incoterms 2020
All 11 ICC terms. Risk transfer, cost responsibility, steel-specific practice notes. FOB vs FOB Origin finally explained.
ICC 2020
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Compliance Tool
MTR Analyzer
Enter MTR chemistry, mechanicals, and hardness — get instant PASS/FAIL against A106, A53, A312, A333, A335, API 5L. Charpy CVN, NDT, NACE, and TAA checks built in.
Multi-Spec · CVN · NDT
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AI Tool
ISO MTO Analyzer
Upload an isometric drawing (PDF or image) — AI extracts the complete material take-off. Editable line items, then export a clean Excel BOM.
AI · MTO · Excel BOM
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AI Tool
ISO MTO Analyzer
Upload an isometric drawing (PDF or image) — AI extracts the complete material take-off. Editable line items, then export a clean Excel BOM.
AI · MTO · Excel BOM
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Specification Library

The Spec Sheets

Not a PDF printout from a standards body. Deep-reference cards built for the people who buy, specify, and fabricate with these materials every day.

ASTM A106
Seamless Carbon Steel — High-Temp
Grades A, B, C with chemistry, mechanicals, and dual-cert guidance.
Grades A·B·CSeamlessHigh-Temp
ASTM A53
Welded & Seamless — General Service
Type F, E, and S. ERW heat treatment as a base spec requirement.
Type F·E·SERW · SMLSGalvanized
API 5L
Line Pipe — Transmission Pipeline
X-grade system decoded. SMLS, ERW, DSAW. PSL 1 vs PSL 2 overview.
X42–X70PSL 1·2DSAW
PSL 1 vs 2
API 5L Breakout Module
Wall tolerance math. CE limits by grade. CVN requirements. SR6, SR15, SR16.
−12.5% vs −8%CVNSour Svc.
ASTM A333
Carbon Steel — Low-Temperature
Grade 6 (−50°F) and Grade 3 (3.5% Ni, −150°F). Mandatory Charpy.
Grade 6·3−150°FCVN Reqd.
ASTM A312
Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe
TP304, 316, L grades, H grades, 321, 347. H/L mutual exclusivity.
8 GradesL · H · Stab.Sol. Ann.
ASTM A335
Alloy Steel — High-Temperature
P11, P22, P5, P9, P91, P92. P91 Type 1 vs Type 2. PWHT requirements.
P11·P22·P91Type 1·2PWHT
More Coming
A234 · A105 · A358 and more
Fittings, flanges, and additional grades added continuously.
In Progress
Why The Iron Institute

Built From
the Inside Out

01
Domain expertise, not software guessing
Every piece of content comes from years of working in steel pipe distribution. If it's in here, it's been verified against the actual standard.
02
The nuance that changes the answer
A53 can be seamless — most people don't know that. P91 Type 1 and Type 2 share the same UNS number. India is not TAA compliant despite producing fully ASTM-certified pipe.
03
Mobile-first, field-ready
Designed for the person standing next to a pipe rack, not the engineer at a second monitor. Fast, readable, works on the phone you have with you.
04
Grows with the industry
Bar, beam, fittings, flanges — the same tool suite expanding across every form of steel. One place built for everyone from buyer to engineer to field hand.
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"The field engineer shouldn't have to open four tabs, a PDF, and a spreadsheet to figure out if 6-inch SCH 40 A106 Grade B meets the pressure requirement.

That answer should take ten seconds."
— The Iron Institute