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Originally Posted by rotorwrench
Cold rolled steel of the same gauge thickness can be formed to act as a patch. Hot rolled is too hard.
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I think you may have it backwards.
Hot rolled steel is softer and can be formed easier than cold rolled.
Cold rolled has a lot of internal stress due to the rolling process and is hard. If cold rolled steel is annealed, it will be soft but then it is no longer cold rolled.
Chris W.