Often we see Rollcages, Chassis, Suspension components all advertised to be manufactured from CDS tube, but CDS in fact is short for Cold drawn seamless, which just relates to the manufacturing process not a specific type of metal. There are many types of CDS tubes available, some with high elongation which will allow for bending, forming and manipulation but will contain little strength.

On the other end of the CDS spectrum are grades that are higher in tensile, but as a result of which contain little elongation which will not form, bend or manipulate into a chassis, cage or suspension component. When buying raw material it is vital that the actual Grade is established before purchasing as you may find yourself with material unsuitable for it’s intending application.

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