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Aldwarke Wharfe Business Park,
Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S65 3SH

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The UK’s leading distributor of metric stainless steel

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Work Hardening

The process of increasing the strength and hardness of a metal or alloy by cold deformation e.g. cold rolling, deep drawing, cold forging, hammering or cold extrusion. Work-hardening is sometimes referred to as 'cold work'.


Wrought Product

A product that has shaped, after casting, by either hot or cold deformation such as rolling, forging or extrusion.