Specialty Strip is a boutique cold rolling, annealing, and slitting operation with over 20 years of experience customizing tight tolerance orders. Located on the Steel Warehouse campus in South Bend, IN, we can pickle, slit, anneal, and cold reduce all in one location to ensure a precise and uniform product that yields repeatable and reproducible high-quality results. Our in-house experts and metallurgical team offer a recipe-driven approach, from raw material to part print, that enables us to manufacture steel for the toughest applications and solve our customers’ most challenging problems.
Precision Cold Rolled Strip
Uniform Microstructure & Surface Finish
Reliable and consistent performance. Guaranteed.
Tight Thickness Tolerances
Up to +/-.0004″
Designed For Critical Components
Including high carbon spheroidize annealed spring steel, fully processed low to medium carbon and specialty alloys, HSLA and AHSS, and post heat treated steel designs for case hardening, austempering, and hardened & tempered end uses.
High Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) Strip
HSLA strip, or High Strength Low Alloy strip, offers a balance of high strength while maintaining superior bendability and improved weldability (relative to higher carbon products at the same strength level). The strength of HSLA strip is derived from its distinct micro-alloyed composition, which eliminates the need for additional post-production heat treatments. After hot rolled HSLA steel is produced, it is turned into cold rolled HSLA strip through a proprietary cold reduction schedule and heat treatment. This unique process is a critical step in achieving ductility (or its flexibility) for the most demanding roll forming and stamping applications.
We provide HSLA strip steel in grades ranging from 45 to 80 (300XF – 550XF), in accordance with ASTM A1008 and SAE J2340 standards.
AHSS Strip: DURELAST™
Engineered for strength and precision, DURELAST™ is setting new standards in the cold rolled strip steel industry. Characterized by their 100 ksi+ (700MPa+) strength combined with precision tight thickness tolerance up to +/-.0005 (0.025mm), this advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) monophase design is achieved through a proprietary heat treatment applied to cold-worked steel. When compared to alternative dual-phase products, the consistent microstructure can produce better weldability, greater part yield, and less fracturing during forming on sheared edges.
Learn more about the DURELAST™ series 700, 800, and 900.
Process Capabilities
High precision means high accuracy. Specialty Strip has all the capabilities in one single location to produce the highest quality cold rolled strip steel with tight gauge tolerances.
Cold Rolling
- Thickness: 0.015” – 0.187“
Tolerance: up to +/- .0004” * - Width: 10.0” – 27.5”
- Surface finishes:
Lite to regular matte: 20 – 50µin
Regular bright: 6 – 20µin
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Annealing
- 100% Hydrogen atmosphere: for pristine surface & uniformity
- Spheroidized heat treatment: for both hot roll and cold roll
- OD: 75″ OD max
- Weight: 60,000 lbs coil max
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Slitting
- Thickness: 0.010″ – 0.250″
- Tolerance: up to +/- .003” *
- Width: 0.400″ – 30.0″
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Automotive
- Seating Components
- Needle Bearings
- Thrust Bearings
- Clutch Plate
- Hub Rings
- Bus Seats
- Roof Rails
- Washers/shims
- Flanges
- Transmission Plates
Agriculture
- Grain Carts
- Sprayer Booms
- Cutter Bars
- Auger Tubes
- Seat Rails
- Heat & Rock Shields
Industrial
- Concrete Chutes
- Manlift Buckets
Hand and Power Tools
- Chainsaw Chains
- Guide Bars
- Clutch
- Hole Saws
- Saw Blades
- Bandsaw Blades
Aircraft Quality
- Clips
- Rotor Stators
Applications
From drawing steel to coined stamping to fine blanking grades, our products provide global solutions to fabricators and OEMs processing stamped parts, roll formed shapes, bent profiles, and more. Some common industries and applications include:
Why Choose Steel Warehouse
Trusted by industry leaders worldwide for reliable steel solutions and unmatched service excellence
16 Locations
Family-owned & Operated
75+ Years of Experience
Technical Experts
16 Locations
Strategically positioned to support your production wherever you operate.
Family-owned & Operated
A legacy of trust, built on quality and service.
75+ Years of Experience
Where generations of steel knowledge meet modern capabilities.
Technical Experts
Hands-on support from people who know your process.