High hardness and strength are achieved through cold working. In the annealed condition, Types 304 and 304L are very ductile and can be cold worked easily by roll forming, deep drawing, bending, and other common fabricating methods. Since the material work hardens rapidly, in-process annealing may be necessary to restore ductility and to lower hardness.
Mataas na tigas at lakas ay nakamit sa pamamagitan ng malamig na pagtatrabaho.Sa kundisyon, Uri ng 304 at 304L ay napaka-malagkit at maaaring maging malamig nagtrabaho madali sa pamamagitan ng roll bumubuo, malalim na lubog, baluktot, at iba pang mga karaniwang pamamaraan sa.Dahil ang materyal trabaho mabilis, sa-proseso pagsusubo ay maaaring kinakailangan upang ibalik ang kalagkitan at sa mas mababang tigas.