STEELER® SLOTTED STUD SYSTEM™
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.
| 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 Extention |
| 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 |
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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 |
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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

