METAL TOOLS
12 Professional Metal Tools
Weight converter, exchange rates, arbitrage, scrap valuation, TC/RC settlement, cable copper content, density calculator, motor dismantle, HS code, alloy reference, inventory P&L — all free, no login.
Conversions and cost math for cross-border trade: units, currencies, landed cost. Mismatched units are the most common source of quotation disputes — a metric ton and a short ton differ by 10%, a troy ounce and an avoirdupois ounce by 9.7%.
Reference pages
9 full pages behind these toolsHS Codes & Import Rules
105 six-digit subheadings, each with China’s actual traded volume
Alloy Grades: GB ↔ UNS
Chinese designations against UNS, with composition and scrap class
Metal Density & Weight
Pure metal and alloy densities, four weight formulas
Copper in Motors & Transformers
Dismantling yields by size and construction, kg of copper per tonne
Copper Content in Cable
Conductor weight per km by section, conductor share, spotting CCA
Concentrate TC/RC
Settlement formula term by term, worked example, ten years of benchmarks
SHFE–LME Ratio & Import Cost
Live ratios, break-even levels, verified import duties
Weight & Price Units
Metric/short/long tons, troy ounces, $/lb to ¥/t
Scrap Grades & Discounts
Chinese trade names against the English ones, and the discount chain
1 Metric Ton = 2,204.6226 Pound
1 Metric Ton conversion table
1 Metric Ton = 1,000 kg · 1 Long Ton = 2,240 lbs · 1 Troy Ounce = 31.1035 g (precious metals)
What these tools cover
Free, no account needed. Figures are for estimation — settlement terms follow your contract.
Trade Calc3 tools
Conversions and cost math for cross-border trade: units, currencies, landed cost. Mismatched units are the most common source of quotation disputes — a metric ton and a short ton differ by 10%, a troy ounce and an avoirdupois ounce by 9.7%.
Settlement6 tools
The settlement step — pricing material by grade, weight and recovery: scrap valuation, concentrate TC/RC deductions, conductor content in cable, dismantling yields. Standard industry math, but the formulas usually live buried in individual contracts.
Reference3 tools
Look-up references: HS commodity codes and import compliance, copper and aluminium alloy grades, metal densities, shipment tracking.
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