Metal working process to produce steel sheet

Can be cold rolled or hot rolled – only difference is how products are processed at mill

Hot rolled steel is heated above its recrystallization temperature

Finished product is smooth with a reflective surface

Essentially the same has hot rolled steel, just with additional processing step

Steel is exposed to heat before it cools and is shaped

Shaping process is completed as close to room temperature as possible

Can create bars, strips, rods or sheets

Range from simple applications to more sophisticated uses

Structural beams

Railroad tracks

Bicycle frame tubing

Sheet metal in cars

Appliances – including washers, dryers and refrigerators

Electric motors

Superior surface finish as opposed to hot rolled steel sheet

Increased strength – up to 20% stronger than hot rolled steel

More precise dimensions than hot rolled steel

Cold rolled steel sheet doesn’t shrink so size is much more predictable

Tighter tolerances

Resistant to corrosion

Increased ductility

More difficult to shape and form

Limited to being manufactured in only a few shapes – round, square, flat, as well as variations of each

Usually costs 2x more than steel sheet that has been hot rolled

Hot rolled steel is much more malleable because of extreme temperature is heated to

JD Fields is a leading distributor of cold rolled steel sheet

150,000 ton inventory of steel products

Offers distribution locations throughout the country as well as international shipping

Manufacturing process completed in United States and the length of steel sheet is cut to order depending on customers’ needs.

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