Cold
Finished Steel is a fine quality steel produced to a good finish and
precise tolerances. It has two main characteristics: the first is that
the surface is smooth and grey - the color of the steel itself, the
second is that the corners of cold finished steel products are sharp
and square. This is because cold finished steels are produced oversized
in the red-hot condition, then the final dimensions are produced by
rolling them through very smooth rollers at room temperature, bathed in
oil. Because they're cold-worked only a limited selection of shapes is
possible to make.
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This
is an image of the different shapes
and forms commonly available in Cold Finished Steel. Click on the image to
go to our sister-site we've built specifically for architects and
designers who want to use metals in their designs. You'll be able to
see much more information on
the stock Cold Finished Steel materials palette regularly available in the USA.
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This is an example of the contrast between the Hot Rolled Steel
structural stringer material and the Cold Finished Steel balusters
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