Mild Steel Cold Rolled Sheet

Thus the yield strength of cold rolled steel is higher than that of hot rolled steel.

Mild steel cold rolled sheet.

Sheets can also be produced in cold rolled option but they are only available on special request. This is generally only available in thicknesses lower than 3 2 mm and can be used for a wide range of applications. Ak steel s cold rolled steel provides excellent thickness and flatness tolerances. We can supply both cold reduced sheets and hot rolled sheets in various sizes to suit your commercial or domestic requirements.

In comparison a cold rolled steel product with the same chemical composition has a yield strength of 365 mpa. Zinc zn or iron phosphates give good results on cold rolled steels. We carry cold roll steel plate in 1018 1045 and a366 1008 most of our cold roll sheet plate stock is available in full size and custom cut lengths. Cold rolled steel is sheet steel which has been rolled to thickness at low temperature in a continuous cold rolling mill operation.

Mild steel is a type of carbon steel with a low amount of carbon it is actually also known as low carbon steel although ranges vary depending on the source the amount of carbon typically found in mild steel is 0 05 to 0 25 by weight whereas higher carbon steels are typically described as having a carbon content from 0 30 to 2 0. As an example a hot rolled steel product may have a yield strength of 235 mpa. The rolls induce plastic deformation. All of ours ub uc pfc rsa flats are hot rolled whereas shs chs rhs that we provide are cold rolled structural steel.

Customers often ask us about the differences between hot rolled steel and cold rolled steel there are some fundamental differences between these two types of metal the differences between hot rolled steel and cold rolled steel relates to the way these metals are processed at the mill and not the product specification or grade. We have the largest range of mild steel sheets available in stock and ready for immediate dispatch including galvanised zintec and hot rolled pickled oiled sheets. Hot rolled steel is easier to make to shape and form. Cold rolled steel sheet cold rolled steel sheet is essentially hot rolled steel that has been further processed to increase its strength and strength to weight ratio.

Cold rolled steels can be supplied as pre painted or pre primed.