Load-Bearing Steel Stud

Cold-formed steel C-studs from 20 to 12 gauge for walls that carry floor and roof loads, wind load, or both. Every stud has stiffening lips on both flanges and oval service knockouts on the web, in the length you order.

Product family: Structural Steel Studs & Track
Sizes & gauges: 1-5/8", 2-1/2", 3-5/8", 4", 6", 8", 10", 12", 14" · 20, 18, 16, 14, 12
Lengths: Any Length

1. Width 9 options

2. Gauge 5 options

3. Standard Length Cut to order

Custom length (ft)

4. Flange Size 5 options

5. Coating / Finish 2 options

Quantity

Minimum 100

Selected configuration

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Specifications

Specification

Available options

Status

Width

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

Available

Flange Size

1-1/4" • 1-5/8" • 2" • 2-1/2" • 3"

Available

Gauge

20 • 18 • 16 • 14 • 12

Available

Lips

3/16" (S125) • 1/2" (S162) • 5/8" (S200–S300)

Standard

Sizes

138 stud sections

Available

Part Numbers

Web + S + flange + thickness, e.g. 600S162-54

Available

Min. Yield Strength

33 ksi (20–18 ga) • 50 ksi (16–12 ga)

Standard

Coating

G60 (Z180) hot-dip galvanized, ASTM A653; G90 on request

Standard

Member Standard

ASTM C955 • CSA S136 design

Standard

Knockouts

Oval, on the web centreline

Standard

Product overview

Load-Bearing Stud Framing System

Structural steel studs frame load-bearing walls, exterior infill and curtain walls, headers and tall interior partitions. The range covers 138 C-stud sections, with webs from 1-5/8″ to 14″, flanges from 1-1/4″ to 3″ and thicknesses from 33 to 97 mil (20 to 12 ga), each identified by a standard designator such as 600S162-54. Members are specified to ASTM C955, designed to CSA S136 and galvanized to ASTM A653, and they work with matching standard, deep-leg and slotted track, bridging channel and clips. Studs from 33 mil come in the length you order. Member sizes, spacing and connections are chosen by the project’s structural engineer. Data sheet DS-02 shows profiles, sizes, approximate weights, details and specifying notes.

Product Specifications

Sizes, Gauges & Lengths.

Standard dimensions available for this profile. Need a size, gauge or length that isn’t listed? Our team can confirm custom options for your project.

Specification

Available options

Status

Width

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

Available

Flange Size

1-1/4" • 1-5/8" • 2" • 2-1/2" • 3"

Available

Gauge

20 • 18 • 16 • 14 • 12

Available

Lips

3/16" (S125) • 1/2" (S162) • 5/8" (S200–S300)

Standard

Sizes

138 stud sections

Available

Part Numbers

Web + S + flange + thickness, e.g. 600S162-54

Available

Min. Yield Strength

33 ksi (20–18 ga) • 50 ksi (16–12 ga)

Standard

Coating

G60 (Z180) hot-dip galvanized, ASTM A653; G90 on request

Standard

Member Standard

ASTM C955 • CSA S136 design

Standard

Knockouts

Oval, on the web centreline

Standard

Questions Before You Request a Quote.

Find quick answers about product selection, available configurations, installation considerations and ordering details before adding a product to your quote.

Load-bearing walls carrying floors and roofs, exterior curtain walls, infill and bypass walls under wind load, headers, jambs and posts at openings, parapets, tall interior walls and walls with heavy finishes.

Load-bearing and exterior walls need a structural design. Member size, thickness, spacing, bracing and connections come from the project’s design professional.

The designator gives web depth and flange width in 1/100 inch, the member type and the minimum base-steel thickness. 600S162-54 is a 6″ web stud (S) with a 1-5/8″ flange in 16 gauge steel. Order by part number, length and quantity, for example 600S162-54 × 12′-6″.

As general guidance: 1-1/4″ for heavier interior walls, 1-5/8″ for most load-bearing and curtain walls, 2″ for wider bearing for sheathing and connections, 2-1/2″ for heavy loads, and 3″ for very heavy loads and longer spans. The design sets the flange.

Track of the same web width: standard track with 1-1/4″ legs, deep-leg track with 2″ or 3″ legs, or slotted deflection track at the head of the wall. Track legs have no lips.

Load-Bearing Steel Stud

Specifications

Load-Bearing Stud Framing System

Sizes, Gauges & Lengths.

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