STEELER® INC.
SLOTTED STUD™
1-800-275-2279
The STEELER® SLOTTED STUD™ is an innovative and economical light gauge steel framing Deflection Head-Of-Wall (HW) System which revolutionizes commercial and residential construction techniques.  The STEELER® SLOTTED STUD™  is classified by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. for 500 successful cycles.  It is unlike any other head-of-wall assembly currently in the construction industry and can be used for both non-load bearing and wind load-bearing walls. The STEELER® SLOTTED STUD™ has a slot of 2-1/4" which allows for up to a 2" deflection depending on which Head-Of-Wall System is used.  The Engineer of Record shall specify which Head-Of-Wall System to use.
UL® Head of Wall Systems: (Click on HW-D System Number for UL Head-Of-Wall Information)
System Number: Fire Rating: Movement Class & Capabilities:
HW-D-0016 1 & 2 Hour Fire Rating Classes II & III, 25% Compression
HW-D-0020 1 & 2 Hour Fire Rating Class II, 25% Compression or Extension
HW-D-0021 1 & 2 Hour Fire Rating Class II, 18.75% Compression and Extension
HW-D-0029 1 & 2 Hour Fire Rating Class II, 25% Compression or Extension
HW-D-0032 2 Hour Fire Rating Class II, 50% Compression or Extension
HW-D-0033 2 Hour Fire Rating Class II, 50% Compression or Extension
HW-D-0034 1 & 2 Hour Fire Rating Class II, 25% Compression or Extension
HW-D-0037 2 Hour Fire Rating Class II, 18.75% Compression or Extension
HW-D-0048 1 & 2 Hour Fire Rating Class II, 33% Compression or Extension
HW-D-0049 1 & 2 Hour Fire Rating Class II, 50% Compression or Extension  
STEELER® INC. SLOTTED STUD™
LIGHT GAUGE FRAMING
FOR USE IN JOINT SYSTEMS
U.L. Classified XHLI.R21503
U.L. Classified for Canada XHLI7.21503
CSFM Fire Engineering Listed 8-13-04
For questions or additional information, please contact our Marketing Department.
STEELER® INC. Corporate Headquarters
1-800-275-2279 Toll Free
206-725-2500 Local    
206-725-1700 Marketing Fax    
10023 Martin Luther King Jr. Way South
Seattle, WA 98178
e-mail: marketing@steeler.com
For technical questions, please visit our website at www.steeler.com
or contact David Jeter PE SE,  Manager, Steeler Engineering Department
email:  engineering@steeler.com
U.S. Patent No. 6,854,237
Steeler and Steeler, Inc. are registered trademarks of Steeler, Inc. Copyright 2005 Steeler Inc. All Rights Reserved. Rev 1.5 April 4, 2005