SSMA ICBO ER-4943P
Steel Stud Manufacturers Association, Product Technical Information
What it measures
The industry's published section properties and allowable loads for standard steel stud and track profiles.
Why it matters for a panel envelope
It is the lookup table an engineer uses to size a stud before running the full AISI calculation.
Guardian Shield™
Listed as the first reference in the Shield™ specification.
Source · 3-Part Specification, 1.3 A · Guardian documents
Written by Data Subsystems, for Guardian Structural Technologies. Last updated .
Drafted from Guardian Structural product literature and published building-science sources. Awaiting Guardian technical review. Confirm any figure against the current product documents or ask us before you rely on it in a design.
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