Hot Roll vs Cold rolled

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Hot rolled or cold rolled sheet metal

Are there any recommendations I’m cutting a lot of 16 and 14 gauge sheet metal. Does anyone have a recommendation whether to use hot or cold rolled steel.

Material Choices

And I will go first. I am thinking Hot Roll Steel, 1/8 in (11 ga) for a sign that I want to age and show rust. Am I on the right path? Is Hot roll a good choice for cutting? It is significantly less expensive than CR.

Metal for projects...what do you use?

There have been some threads on metal choice…but I want to condense the information a bit. poll what about the gauge of metal most used for signs poll

that is just a start