钢钉在内部隔墙的施工中得到了相当成功的应用，目前正在作为外部框架墙施工中木钉的替代品提供。除结构性能外，在寒冷天气地区使用的钢框架外墙验收时，主要考虑的是其热性能。由于现有计算方法能否预测此类墙体的热性能存在疑问，因此开展了实验室调查，以确定钢框架墙体的性能，并确定一些设计特征对其热性能的影响。调查结果还用于检查美国采暖、制冷和空气调节学会ASHRAE基本原理手册中概述的计算方法是否正确- 空调工程师足以评估具有高传导性框架构件桥接透气隔热层的墙壁，以及在框架构件和隔热螺柱空间中的空气之间经历对流热交换的墙壁。引文:洛杉矶新奥尔良ASHRAE Transactions第78卷第1部分

Steel studs have been used quite successfully in the construction of interior partitions and are now being offered as an alternative to wood studs in exterior frame wall construction. In addition to its structural performance, the major consideration in the acceptance of an exterior steel frame wall for use in cold-weather regions is its thermal performance. As it was questionable whether existing calculation methods could predict the thermal performance of this type of wall, a laboratory investigation was undertaken to define the performance of steel frame walls and to determine the effect of some of the design features on their thermal performance. The results of the investigation were also used to check whether the calculation method outlined in ASHRAE HANDBOOK OF FUNDAMENTALS of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers was adequate for evaluating walls that have high-conductance framing members bridging a layer of air-permeable insulation, and that experience convective heat exchange between the framing members and the air in the insulated stud space.