::: Properties & Advantages of Cold Drawn Steel Bars

Aside from being more aesthetically pleasing, cold drawn steel bars have several advantages and superior properties when compared to ordinary hot rolled steel bars:

• Improved Tolerance
  • Hot Rolled: +0.009 / -0.009
  • Cold Finished: +0.000 / -0.002

• Improved Mechanical Properties
  • Up to 80% Increase in Yield Strength
  • Up to 30% Increase in Tensile Strength

• Improved Surface Condition
  • Hot Rolled: Rough (Iron Oxide) + Straightness 0.250" in 5 Feet
  • Cold Drawn: Smooth + Straightness .006" Per Foot

• Improved Machinability
  • 20-25% Improvement