Cold drawing is a metal forming process whereby a piece of metal is forced through a single or

series of dies, thereby reducing the cross section size of the original part. The cold drawing
process yields a dimensionally consistent final product, while improving both yield and tensile
strength. The resulting surface is clean and free from scale or other defects. Cold drawing is
typically used to produce precision steel, copper and aluminum rods, bars and wire that must
meet tight physical and mechanical specifications.

During the cold drawing process, a stationary platform called a drawing bench is used to hold
the die in place. The bench has an in-feed and an out-feed side. The out-feed side consists of a
long roller platform, used to catch the finished stock after it has been forced through the die.The
metal stock, usually in bar or wire form, is loaded into the in-feed side. One end of the metal
stock is reduced in size so it fits through the die. A hydraulic cylinder or winch is then used to
pull the metal through the die and onto the out-feed rollers.
There are three primary types of cold drawing:

* tube drawing, bar drawing and wire drawing

Cold Drawing is also a forming method used to reduce cross-section and increase the length of
metal stock. This process uses tensile forces to stretch the workpiece. In this process, the
workpiece with a large cross-section area is forced to pass through a die with a small cross-
section.

This deforms the metal piece by reducing the cross-section area and increasing the length of
the metal piece. And, this process is carried out below the recrystallization temperature which is
room temperature.

Cold drawing provides a material with a bright and polished finish, enhanced mechanical
properties, and uniform dimensional tolerance. The material produced steel bars & wires.