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Cold Rolling (Cold-Reducing)

Rolling of cooled metal sheet (or other form which previously has been hot-rlled) t make the steel thinner,smoother and stronger by applying pressure. A cold-reduction sheet mill, for example, will roll-press a sheet of metal from one-quarter inch into less than an eighth of an inch, while more than doubling its length.