4 Ways Of Cold Rolling Steel Tubes
This article will explain the four main ways of the cold rolling process, from skin-rolling to half hard.
Cold rolling is a metal working process and it differs from hot rolling or induction bending by the amount of heat that is applied to the metal. In cold rolling the metal is typically at room temperature, while hot rolling the metal is heated to a much higher degree. Cold rolling is used to reduce the size and thickness of a metal and this process will also increase the strength and hardness of the metal.
Cold rolling is completed at room temperature and the metal sheet is passed through two or more rollers that are set at a controlled weight. The rollers will decrease the thickness of the metal sheet while increasing its strength and hardness. There are four main types of cold rolling processes and they are as follows:
#1 Full Hard