Cold-rolled steel contains a low carbon content, and an annealing method makes them softer than hot-rolled sheet. Cold-rolled steel products are commonly produced in sheets, strips, bars and rods. Cold-rolled products are generally smaller than the same products produced by a hot-rolled method.

SC1 Chemical composition

GRADE	C% max	Mn% max	P% max	S% max	Alt% min	Ti max
SC1	0.08	0.40	0.030	0.030	0.020	-

The differences between hot rolled steel and cold rolled steel relates to the way these metals are processed at the mill, and not the product specification or grade. Hot rolled steel involves rolling the steel at high temperatures, where cold rolled steel is processed further in cold reduction mills where the material is cooled followed by annealing and/or tempers rolling.

Cold-rolled steel cold coil