Fabora Steel Weight Calculator

Fabora is a fabrication calculator toolbox for fabricators, welders, pipe fitters and sheet metal workers. Work out steel and metal weights, weld settings, pipe offsets, PCD and bolt circle flange holes, cut lists, plate nesting, steel beam checks and flat patterns in one app that works fully offline, with no account and no sign-up.

SIX TOOLS ARE FREE FOREVER, THE OTHER 15 ARE PRO
Free, with no time limit and no account: steel and metal weight, unit converter, angle finder, screen ruler, tank volume and the section library. Pro opens with a 7-day free trial, so you can use every tool before you pay anything.

ALL 21 TOOLS, FREE ONES MARKED
- Steel and metal weight calculator (free): plate, bar, tube, pipe, sheet, beam and standard sections in steel, stainless and aluminium
- Section library (free): 1,660 AISC shapes with ASTM specs, 2,618 UK and EU sections, 715 Indian to IS 808 and 301 Australian to AS/NZS
- Digital angle finder (free): live sensor, camera protractor and photo modes
- Screen ruler and bolt gauge (free): calibrated mm and inch ruler with washer sizing
- Tank volume calculator (free): box, cylinder and cone bottom tanks with dip charts
- Unit converter (free): dimensions, loads, stress, welding and structural units
- Welding calculator: starting amps, wire size, gas and heat input for MIG, TIG, stick (MMA) and FCAW
- Pipe offset calculator: travel, run and cut length for simple and rolling offsets, elbows, mitres and saddles
- PCD and flange hole calculator: bolt circle diameter, BCD, hole spacing, chord lengths, coordinates and a live 1:1 drawing
- Flat pattern development: cones, cylinders, pipe branches, square to round and transitions, with true 1:1 DXF and PDF cutting templates
- Stock cutting optimiser: cut lists with minimal offcuts, kerf allowance and a bar layout
- Plate nesting: nest parts onto plates and sheets with yield, weight and cost
- Steel beam calculator: moment, shear, deflection and sizing, metric or in kips, kip-ft and ksi with ASTM grades
- Press brake calculator: bend allowance, K factor, tonnage, flat length and bend deduction, with sheet gauge entry
- Price sheet and quote: cost a job, mark it up and generate a branded quote PDF
- Stair stringer designer: UK and US straight flight set-out with drawing, DXF and PDF
- Baluster and divider calculator: even spacing, clear gaps and a mark-out list
- Arc calculator: solve a curve from any two of radius, angle, chord, rise or length
- Photo markup: measurements, arrows and notes on site photos
- Offcut store: track usable offcuts and reuse before you buy
- Colour matcher: match a photo to the nearest RAL or BS colour

REFERENCE LIBRARIES
Weld and drawing symbols by region, filler metal and MIG wire guides, stick amperage, TIG tungsten and shielding gas with AWS and EN ISO 14175 codes, sheet gauge charts in mm and inches, steel preheat by grade, bolt torque and clearance hole charts, fillet weld sizing, press brake V die data, 216 RAL Classic colours, and flange tables across UK, EN 1092-1, ASME B16.5 and Australian standards.

BUILT FOR REAL FABRICATION WORK
- Region aware: UK, US, EU, Australia and India units, standards, sections and currency, including IS 808 and IS 2062
- Real exports: 1:1 DXF and fit to page PDF on A4 or Letter
- Works offline on site, no ads and no account needed to start

FABORA PRO
Pro unlocks all 21 tools, every export and unlimited saved jobs and quotes, on a monthly or annual plan billed through your Google account. The six free tools stay free forever whether you subscribe or not. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in Google Play. Unused trial time is forfeited when you subscribe.

A NOTE ON SAFETY
Weld settings are starting points and beam figures are quick checks, not certified engineering. Always confirm against your own measurements, material data and a qualified engineer where required.