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Cold rolling takes pickled hot rolled material and reduces it at room temperature, and what you buy with the extra cost is precision and surface. Thickness is held far more tightly, the sheet is flatter, and the surface is clean and smooth enough to paint or plate directly — which is why anything pressed, folded and finished starts here rather than with hot rolled. The trade is in the metal itself. Cold working hardens the steel, so as-rolled material is strong and much less willing to bend; a sheet destined for deep forming is supplied annealed and to a stated forming grade, and ordering on thickness alone can produce material that cracks at the bend radius the part needs. So state what the sheet has to do — deep drawn, simple folded, or flat — and the grade follows. Thickness range is the other limit: cold rolled exists in the thinner gauges, and above them the answer is hot rolled or plate.
The more of this you send, the closer the first quotation lands.
| Forming requirement | Deep drawn, folded, roll formed, or used flat |
|---|---|
| Grade | The forming or structural grade suited to that operation |
| Bend radius | The tightest radius the part needs, so the grade can be matched |
| Thickness | With the tolerance class, which is tighter than hot rolled |
| Sheet size | Standard sheet, or cut to a stated size |
| Surface finish | The finish class required for painting or plating |
| Oiling | Oiled for corrosion protection in storage, or dry |
| Flatness | State if the part must sit flat without further work |
| Downstream coating | Paint, powder coat, or plating — it affects the surface class |
| Cutting service | State if cut to size or profile cutting is required |
| Certification | Mill certificate type and traceability to the heat |
| Quantity | Sheets or tonnage per thickness and grade |
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