Rolled while cold, instead of at a red heat; specifically, noting a metal which has become brittle from excessive rolling or hammering.
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Use "cold-rolled" in a sentence
""A slowdown in demand from the auto sector so far this year has affected sales of cold-rolled coils," said Jayant Acharya , JSW Steel Ltd.'s marketing director."
"Posco, the world's No. 3 steelmaker by output after ArcelorMittal and Baosteel, raised prices of shipbuilding plates, hot-rolled and cold-rolled coils by 16%-18% in April, the first price increase since July 2010, to pass high raw material costs onto clients."
"Posco hadn't raised prices of shipbuilding plates, hot-rolled and cold-rolled coil since July until Friday, when it increased domestic prices of the major products by 16% to 18%."