Cold Drawn Shapes

Streamline Manufacturing

Plymouth^® uses a proprietary process to manufacture cold drawn shapes that match customer-provided specifications and address the needs of their application. The result is a precision-engineered, machine-ready profile or shape that reduces machining time, manufacturing costs, and the amount of material wasted compared to working with unshaped components.

Streamline Manufacturing

Cold Drawn Versatility

Our expertise in manufacturing engineered shapes allows us to offer symmetrical and non-symmetrical profiles, and our solid profiles use a range of cold drawn materials, including carbon steel, stainless steel, and unique alloys. This ensures we can provide virtually any combination of shape and profile, helping us collaborate with customers to craft a highly engineered product perfectly suited to their needs.

Cold Drawn Shape Specifications

Material Specifications
Carbon & Alloys	US Grades in Series 1000, 4000, 6000, 8000, 9000
Stainless Steel in Complex Geometries	Series 300 & 400 Stainless Steel
PH Grades in Rounds, Hexes or Octagons	17-4, 17-7, 15-5, 13-8
Exotic Alloys	Monel 400, Inconel, Hastelloy, etc.

Shape Specifications
Solid, Round	0.2500” – 3.750” OD
Hexagon and Octagons, across flats	0.3125” – 3.625”
Rectangles and Squares	0.625” per side min, 5.000” max
Unique Shapes	Greater than 0.625”
Profile must fit within 6.500” Diameter Circle

Dimensional Specifications
Dimensional Tolerance, Standard*	+/- 0.005”
Fillet and Radii Tolerance, Standard*	0.015” in Carbon, 0.360” in Stainless
Ratio of Height vs. Width	1 : 1.16 (Max.)
Cross-Sectional Area	0.125 sq. in. (Min.)

*Tighter Tolerances may be available

Industrial Applications

Valves & Fittings

For customers manufacturing valves and fittings, Plymouth^® provides the corrosion resistant and high strength cold drawn tubing and shapes necessary for constructing quality valve components. The materials in our engineered shapes meet ASME Section III standards, ensuring the reliability and long-term performance of these fittings under extreme conditions.

Markets for Cold Drawn Shapes

Defense

Tactical guidance and ballistic protection systems require the extreme strength and tight tolerances of Plymouth^® cold drawn shapes. These precision-engineered components provide the structural integrity and reliable performance necessary for mission-critical defense applications:

Ballistic grilles & profiles
Tactical mounting systems
Armored vehicle components
Tactical hardware support systems
Missile launch and guidance supports

Heavy Equipment

Plymouth^® cold drawn shapes provide the mechanical certainty needed for high-stress machinery, offering the dimensional accuracy required for seamless assembly and field reliability for mining, construction, and heavy equipment:

Hydraulic cylinder segments
Linear guide rail systems
Telescoping pad systems
Industrial shaft components
Agricultural attachments

Firearms

Based on the specifics of customers’ firearms applications we offer bespoke cold drawn shapes. Our proprietary process yields a machine-ready profile that reduces machining time and the material wasted in manufacturing. The tight tolerances and mechanical properties of these profiles are valued in various firearm components including:

Receiver components
Bolt and slides
Attachment systems
Magazine locks
Trigger mechanisms

Automation

As companies increasingly automate industrial processes, our cold drawn shapes serve numerous applications for streamline packaging, sorting, and transportation. Some of these applications include:

Linear rail systems
Rolling guides
Rotary motion components
Conveyor systems and belts

Architectural Components

We back every profile with a 100-year legacy of metallurgical precision, ensuring strict structural load specifications while achieving tight aesthetic tolerances. Applications for these profiles include:

Elevator sills & sill extensions
Guide rail profiles
Structural supports
Custom-engineered designs

Infrastructure

Plymouth^® cold drawn shapes provide the cross-sectional consistency required for critical bridge and transportation applications where failure is not an option:

Expansion joint assemblies
Finger plate components
Concrete reinforcement
Railroad hardware systems
Tunnel support systems

Chemical Processing

Plymouth^® cold drawn shapes represent a strategic manufacturing shift for high-volume producers of fluid-control components. By delivering near-net profiles that bypass intensive machining, we provide the production velocity and structural integrity required for:

High-pressure valve stems
Complex manifold blocks
Precision seat rings & seals
Heavy-duty fitting bodies

Nuclear Power

The nuclear power industry utilizes Plymouth^®’s cold drawn shapes to ensure nuclear plant infrastructure can withstand high stress and exposure to extreme heat, radiation, pressure, and corrosion in the following applications:

Nuclear instrumentation
Fuel assembly components
Valve & Fitting components
Control rod mechanisms

Oil & Gas

Plymouth^®’s products are widely recognized for their reliability and performance capabilities, and the integrity of our cold drawn shapes is trusted in the oil and gas industry for exploration, drilling, and production. Our engineered shapes are used in the following oil and gas equipment:

Drill rods
Sucker rods
Pup joints

Downloads & Resources

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Streamline Manufacturing

Streamline Manufacturing

Cold Drawn Versatility

Cold Drawn Shape Specifications

Industrial Applications

Markets for Cold Drawn Shapes

Downloads & Resources

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