[TheForge] Re: cold drawn steel

[gladish]

> >I have found that the quality of the cold finished bars tends to
> be inferior
> >to the hot rolled material, that is, I suspect the mill takes
> the bars that
> >are too ugly to sell in their "as rolled" condition, and sends
> them through
> >the cold finishing in the hope of making "sellable" product.
>          Wrong.  It is the same stock off the line.

Well, now, that's interesting...My supplier tells me that his cold- rolled
is definitely 1018, which I take to mean that it's a carbon/Fe alloy and not
A36, whatever A36 happens to be on that day. I know some excellent 'smiths
who use it for that reason. Can't tell the difference, meself, except that I
think it welds a little better.
Andy G.