IMDS contains a substantial quantity of “standard” materials, especially for metals. These
are typically materials available from a variety of sources according to specific industry
standards. If the material is a metal and produced to a Norm or Standard, it is preferable that
users leverage one of the IMDS Committee published materials. If your company does not
produce the material, then your company should not create the MDS for the material. The
producer of a material should always create the MDS, or if it is to a publishable standard, IMDS
Committee material datasheets should be used.