Search for steel materials and alloys by designation
The designation search helps you to find international materials in our online steel database based on their designation (material number, symbol or trade name). The numerous filters and drill-down (refine search) options help you to find materials worldwide even if you only partially know the designation. In addition, the designation search offers the possibility to list all materials of a standard, country, company or steel group.
The ONLINE :: Stahlschlüssel - Key to Steel has an easy-to-use, powerful and intuitive designation search feature (material number, symbol, trade name)
Time-saving search
The designation search is quick and easy to use. Wildcards can be used to find materials when only parts of the designation are known. The result list is clearly arranged for you. Find your materials in no time.
Comprehensive database
Our online steel database contains over 345,000 steel brands and standards from approximately 300 steel mills and suppliers. Our data are reliable, up to date and meticulously researched by us to assist you in your work.
Numerous filter options
You have a designation, but you do not know where the material comes from, which standard it meets or whether it is a trade name? Our filter and result-drill-down options help you to quickly identify the possible material designation.
Filter templates
Nothing is more annoying than repeatedly entering the same preferences. The ONLINE :: Stahlschlüssel - Key to Steel allows you to save your filters as a template and the option to share them with your team.
Full text search
Our full-text search allows you to combine search terms such as document numbers, standard texts, designations, steel groups, range of application etc. and also to exclude unwanted terms.
Data reliability
Our data are reliable, detailed, continuously updated and expanded. We meticulously research, and check them for accuracy several times before publication to make your work easier.
Features in detail
- Search for a material designation with the options:
- Starts with
- Contains
- Ends with
- Exact
- Wildcards give you the greatest flexibility when searching for steels when you only know parts of a designation.
- Narrow down your search using the following pre-filters:
- Material number
- Symbol
- Trade name
- Country
- Standard
- Steel group
- Supplier
- Search for steels with or without designation by applying one or more of the above filters
- Our drill-down (refine search) feature allows you to further narrow down the search results or remove applied filters.
- With our full-text search you can search for terms such as range of application, steel group, standard, material designation, country, etc. Our search operators allow you to include or exclude terms to optimize your results.
- Save your filter settings as a template and share them with your colleagues (optional).
Your benefits
- Save valuable time in your research.
- Comprehensive online steel database with continuously updated and trustworthy material data.
- Our online material database is constantly being expanded and optimized.
- Our team has been researching material data since 1951 and preparing them in a sophisticated, precise and clear way for various media (web, CD-ROM and book). Indispensable for anyone dealing with steel.
- Affordable, fair and flexible licensing models. Individual company licenses available upon request.
