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((Short description|Any metal shaping process which occurs below its recrystallization temperature))
((More citations needed|date=August 2021))

In [[metallurgy]], '''cold forming''' or '''cold working''' is any [[metalworking]] process in which [[metal]] is shaped below its [[recrystallization temperature]], usually at the ambient temperature.  Such processes are contrasted with [[hot working]] techniques like [[Rolling (metalworking)#Hot rolling|hot rolling]], [[forging]], [[welding]], etc.<ref name=dega/>((rp|p.375))  The same or similar terms are used in [[glassmaking]] for the equivalents; for example [[cut glass]] is made by "cold work", cutting or grinding a formed object.

Cold forming techniques are usually classified into four major groups: squeezing, bending, drawing, and shearing.  They generally have the advantage of being simpler to carry out than hot working techniques. 

Unlike hot working, cold working causes the [[crystallite|crystal grains]] and inclusions to distort following the flow of the metal; which may cause [[work hardening]] and [[anisotropic]] material properties. Work hardening makes the metal [[hardness|harder]], [[stiffness|stiffer]], and [[strength of materials|stronger]], but less [[plasticity (physics)|plastic]], and may [[fatigue (material)|cause cracks]] of the piece.<ref name=dega/>((rp|p.378))

The possible uses of cold forming are extremely varied, including large flat sheets, complex folded shapes, metal tubes, [[screw]] heads and threads, [[rivet]]ed joints, and much more.

==Processes==
The following is a list of cold forming processes:<ref name=dega/>((rp|p.408))

*Squeezing:
**[[Rolling (metalworking)|Rolling]]
**[[Swaging]]
**[[Extrusion]]
**[[Forging]]
**[[Sizing]]
**[[Riveting]]
**[[Staking (manufacturing)|Staking]]
**[[Coining (metalworking)|Coining]]
**[[Peening]]
**[[Burnishing (metal)|Burnishing]]
**[[Heading (metalworking)|Heading]]
**[[Hubbing]]
**[[Thread rolling]]
*[[Bending (metalworking)|Bending]]:
**Angle bending
**[[Roll bending]]
**Draw and compression
**[[Roll forming]]
**[[Seaming (metalworking)|Seaming]]
**Flanging
**Straightening
*[[Shearing (metalworking)|Shearing]]
**[[Shear (sheet metal)|Sheet metal shear-cutting]]
**[[Slitting]]
**[[Blanking (metalworking)|Blanking]]
**[[Piercing (metalworking)|Piercing]]
**[[Lancing (metalworking)|Lancing]]
**[[Perforating]]
**[[Notching]]
**[[Nibbling]]
**[[Piercing (metalworking)#Shaving|Shaving]]
**Trimming
**[[Cutoff (metalworking)|Cutoff]]
**[[Die cutting (web)#Dinking|Dinking]]
*[[Drawing (manufacturing)|Drawing]]
**[[Wire drawing]]
**[[Tube drawing]]
**[[Metal spinning]]
**[[Repoussé and chasing|Embossing]]
**Stretch forming
**[[Sheet metal drawing]]
**[[Ironing (metalworking)|Ironing]]
**[[Superplastic forming]]

== Advantages ==
Advantages of cold working over hot working include:<ref name=dega/>((rp|p.375))
*No heating required
*Better surface finish
*Superior dimensional control
*Better reproducibility and interchangeability
*Directional properties can be imparted into the metal
*Contamination problems are minimized

Depending on the material and extent of deformation, the increase in strength due to work hardening may be comparable to that of [[heat treating]]. Therefore, it is sometimes more economical to cold work a less costly and weaker metal than to hot work a more expensive metal that can be heat treated, especially if precision or a fine surface finish is required as well. 

The cold working process also reduces waste as compared to machining, or even eliminates with [[near net shape]] methods.<ref name=dega/>((rp|p.375)) The material savings becomes even more significant at larger volumes, and even more so when using expensive materials, such as copper, nickel, gold, tantalum, and palladium.<ref name=dering/> The saving on raw material as a result of cold forming can be very significant, as is saving machining time. Production cycle times when cold working are very short. On multi-station machinery, production cycle times are even less. This can be very advantageous for large production runs.

==Disadvantages==
Some disadvantages and problems of cold working are:<ref name=dega/>((rp|p.375))
*The metal is harder, calling for greater forces, harder tools and dies, and heavier equipment
*The metal is less ductile and malleable, limiting the amount of deformation that can be obtained
*Metal surfaces must be clean and scale-free
*May leave undesirable [[anisotropy]] in the final piece
*May leave undesirable [[residual stress]] in the final piece

The need for heavier equipment and harder tools may make cold working suitable only for large volume manufacturing industry.<ref name=dega/>((rp|p.375))

The loss of plasticity due to work hardening may require intermediate [[Annealing (metallurgy)|annealings]], and a final annealing  to relieve residual stress and give the desired properties to the manufactured object. These extra steps would negate some of the economic advantages of cold forming over hot forming.<ref name=dega/>((rp|p.378))

Cold worked items suffer from a phenomenon known as ''springback'', or ''elastic springback''. After the deforming force is removed from the workpiece, the workpiece springs back slightly. The amount a material springs back is equal to the yield strain (the strain at the yield point) for the material.<ref name=dega/>((rp|p.376))

Special precautions may be needed to maintain the general shape of the workpiece during cold working, such as [[shot peening]] and [[equal channel angular extrusion]].

== References ==

((reflist|refs=
<ref name="dega">((cite book| last = Degarmo | first = E. Paul | last2 = Black | first2 = J T. | last3 = Kohser | first3 = Ronald A. | title = Materials and Processes in Manufacturing | publisher = Wiley | year = 2003 | edition = 9th | isbn = 0-471-65653-4)).</ref>
<ref name="dering">Deringer-Ney, [http://www.deringerney.com/products-and-capabilities/cold-forming/cold-forming-of-metals/ "Cold Forming and Cold Heading Advantages"], April 29, 2014</ref>
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