Cold Rolling vs Hot Rolling
Cold rolled steel is produced by further rolling HR pickled coil at room temperature — reducing thickness by 40-90% through multiple rolling passes. The cold working process produces several advantages over HR steel: tighter thickness tolerances (+/-0.05mm vs +/-0.2mm for HR), superior surface finish suitable for exposed painted surfaces, improved mechanical properties through work hardening, and better flatness and edge quality.
CR steel is essential for applications requiring consistent surface quality — automotive body panels, refrigerator cabinets, washing machine drums, bicycle components, electrical enclosures and precision sheet metal fabrication.
Grades and Tempers
IS 513 CR1 (Fully Annealed) — Fully softened, maximum formability. For deep drawing applications — fuel tanks, cookware, complex stamped parts.
IS 513 CR2 — Drawing quality, good formability for most stamping applications. Automotive and appliance industry standard.
IS 513 CR3/CR4 — Structural and full hard grades for applications requiring higher strength over formability.
Galvanised — CR base with hot-dip zinc or electrolytic zinc coating for corrosion protection. Pre-painted GI (PPGI/PPGL) available for roofing and cladding.
Automotive Grade Steel
For automotive applications requiring draw quality, high strength or AHSS — IF steel, BH (Bake-Hardening), DP (Dual Phase), TRIP and TWIP grades are available from JSW and Tata Steel under their respective automotive supply programmes with specific PPAP documentation requirements.
Documentation
MTC EN 10204 3.1, IS 513 Certificate of Compliance, Chemical and Mechanical Test Report, Surface Roughness Certificate, Yield/Tensile/Elongation Report, Certificate of Origin, SGS Weight Certificate, Packing List and Bill of Lading.
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