Applications

1. Non-load-bearing exterior curtain walls
2. Axial load-bearing interior and exterior walls
3. Interior non-load-bearing walls
4. Floor joists and headers
5. Rafters, purlins, and girts

Metal Framing Sizing

Standard Web Sizes

• 1-5/8″
• 2-1/2″
• 3-1/2″
• 3-5/8″
• 4″
• 5-1/2″
• 6″
• 8″
• 10″
• 12″
• 14″
• 16″

• 1-1/4″
• 1-3/8″
• 1-5/8″
• 2″
• 2-1/2″
• 3″
• 3-1/2″

Thicknesses and Coatings

AISI and ASTM Code Standards

• AISI’s North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members
• A653 – Standard specification for steel sheet, zinc-coated (galvanized) by the hot-dip process
• A1003 – Standard specification for steel sheet, carbon, and metallic-coated for cold-formed framing members
• C645 – Standard specification for nonstructural steel framing members
• C754 – Standard specification for installation of steel framing members to receive screw-attached gypsum panel products
• C955 –  Standard specification for load-bearing (transverse and axial) steel studs, runners (tracks), and bracing or bridging for screw application of gypsum panel products and metal plaster bases
• E72 –  Standard test methods of conducting strength tests of panels for building construction
• E90 – Standard test method for laboratory measurement of airborne sound transmission loss of building partitions and elements
• E119 – Standard test methods for fire tests of building construction and materials