What is Cold Formed Steel?
Cold-formed steel is created by rolling structural quality sheet steel through several dies to create C-sections and other shapes. The name “cold-formed steel” refers to the fact that no heat is used to produce the shapes (unlike hot-rolled steel). To accommodate a wide range of structural and non-structural uses, several steel thicknesses are offered.
There is also a type of Cold Formed Square Hollow Section that has a variety of qualities, including high tensile strength, endurance, corrosion resistance, and effectiveness. These highly durable materials are utilized in engineering and construction. Steel hollow sections come in a variety of sizes, widths, and forms, including square, rectangular, and round.
The market for internal, non-loadbearing partition walls in commercial construction has been dominated by cold-formed steel (CFS) framing because it is lightweight, incredibly strong, noncombustible, and rather simple to install. With the advent of cutting-edge technological innovations like panelized systems, the construction industry is now adopting CFS for structural applications in mid-rise and multi-housing structures.
Cold-formed steel framing is quickly replacing other building materials as the preferred option for hotels, assisted living facilities, and dorms for college students around the nation who want to get the best possible return on their investment.
Cold Formed Steel Benefits and Value
Cold-Formed Steel has several benefits as a building material. For instance, CFS is resistant to warping, termites, and fire and won’t shrink or split when exposed to dampness.
Cold-formed steel has a high level of consistency in quality because it is consistently made. Because there is less waste, all of it recyclable, there is less scrap to cart off as a result of this consistency. The fire resistance of col for steel framing can help cut project costs by providing savings on builders’ risk and another course of construction insurance requirements, in addition to minimizing scrap disposal expenses.
Its physical characteristics enable application in a variety of settings. For instance, due to its strength and ductility, it is perfect for building in areas prone to earthquakes or strong winds. Additionally, research from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center demonstrated that the zinc coating on steel framing components can offer hundreds of years of corrosion resistance.
Additionally, Cold formed steel is a particularly sustainable building material because each piece has a minimum of 25% recycled content, is 100% recyclable at the end of its useful life, and emits no volatile organic compounds.
