Cold Rolled Steel

From RISDpedia

General Overview
Cold Rolled Steel is mild steel shaped by rolling through a forming press without heating. It is usually found at retailers with and is covered in an oily residue that is a part of the cold-rolling process, and protects the steel from rust. It typically has nice crisp corners, and is usually pretty close to its nominal dimension (i.e. 1/4" cold rolled square stock is usually within a couple of thousandths of an inch of being actually 1/4")
Tips, Tricks & How-Tos
Any degreaser will usually take off the oily residue. the steel block can be easily squared off and the edges minimally shaped using a metal hand file.
Not Recommended

Safety Information
Note: All safety information contained here within is pure recommendation, and its sole purpose is to help students work safer. This should in no way be considered a professional statement or a replacement for reading product information. Please read all instructions included with products before use.
Availability
Metcalf Store, General Supply in New Bedford (good place for all kinds of extruded metal shapes)
External Links

NOTE: All information contained within this article is pure opinion. Although this article is intended to help students, it may contain faulty or misleading information. This article is not to be considered professional opinion or advice, and is in no way a replacement for reading all safety/instructional documentation. Always remember to protect yourself when handling/using hazardous materials, as well as test new techniques before using them on projects/work intended to be handed in or used. RISDpedia and its contributers take NO responsibility for the information contained within. RISDpedia is not an official site of the Rhode Island School of Design.