Publisher of Stahlschlüssel – Key to Steel, the reference work for steel designations and equivalence search.
Verlag Stahlschlüssel Wegst GmbH
Marbach am NeckarNew on Amplifa
About Verlag Stahlschlüssel Wegst
Verlag Stahlschlüssel Wegst GmbH, based in Marbach am Neckar (Baden-Württemberg), has been publishing the Stahlschlüssel – Key to Steel reference work since 1951. The work serves to decode steel designations and to search for equivalent materials worldwide. The product range includes the DIN A4 format reference book with 896 pages, a CD-ROM material database with search program for Windows, and a browser-based online material database. The databases are continuously updated and cover more than 95,000 standards and steel grades from approximately 300 steelworks and suppliers; the content is available in three languages: German, English and French. Services include cross-referencing of steel designations, equivalence searches by designation, chemical composition or properties, and the presentation of material data sheets. Target audiences are companies and professionals in the steel and metal industries as well as in technical information services. In addition, TFV Studer + Wegst oHG operates a technical book distribution business at the same location.
- Site
- Marbach
- Processes
- Publication of Stahlschlüssel – Key to Steel (book, CD-ROM, online database), Cross-referencing of steel designations and equivalence search, Material database with search program for Windows, Online material database (web application)
- Materials
- Trilingual database, Online material database, Windows material database, Reference book DIN A4
- Founded
- 1951
- Industries
- Publishing, Steel/metal industry, Technical information
- 01
Editorial work and maintenance of material data
- 02
Cross-referencing of steel designations
- 03
Book publishing
- 04
CD-ROM database publishing
- 05
Provision of the online database
- 06
Technical book distribution (TFV Studer + Wegst oHG)
Products & Data Formats
Trilingual database
All products are available in German, English and French.
Online material database
Browser-based web application with search by designation, composition and properties.
Windows material database
Database on CD-ROM including search program for Windows.
Reference book DIN A4
Bound reference work with 896 pages, 26th edition 2025.
Locations
Marbach am Neckar
DERegistered office, publisher and technical book distribution
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1951
Verlag Stahlschlüssel Wegst GmbH becomes publisher of Stahlschlüssel – Key to Steel
- 2019
25th edition of Stahlschlüssel (online/CD-ROM) with more than 75,000 standards and steel grades from approximately 300 steelworks and suppliers
- 2025
26th edition of the Stahlschlüssel book with more than 95,000 standards and steel grades from approximately 300 steelworks and suppliers