PRS-HW-STRUT
Strut channel
Slotted channel for trapeze builds, equipment racks, and wall supports.
Quote by profile (for example 1-5/8 in), gauge, length, and zinc or stainless finish.
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Strut and hardware for data center supports
Strut, nuts, and beam clamps are what hold tray and conduit off the structure on a US data center build. The profile has to match the nut, and the finish has to match the room. This hardware is bought with the cable tray and the hangers, not as a mystery bucket of bolts.
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How strut and hardware are used on a data center build
Strut, channel nuts, and beam clamps are the small parts that hold the pathway up. Trapezes for cable tray and conduit are built from slotted channel. Spring nuts lock bolts into that channel. Beam clamps grab existing steel so crews can hang rod without welding to the structure.
The profile has to match. A nut for one strut size will not sit in another. Gauge and finish follow the room: zinc indoors, stainless where the cooling yard or another wet area eats plated steel. Data center overhead is dense, so this hardware is bought in quantity with the hangers, not as a handful of spare bolts.
None of it is a structural design. Flange thickness, rod size, and spacing come from the support drawing. The quote prices the pieces that drawing lists. If you only know that you are hanging tray from bar joists, say that. We will not invent a seismic detail.
Strut profile and finish
A 1-5/8 inch strut channel is the common trapeze member, but gauge and slot pattern still vary. Zinc-plated hardware is the indoor default. Stainless shows up in cooling yards and other wet rooms. Quote the profile, the length, and the finish together so the nuts fit the channel.
Beam clamps when you are not welding
Beam clamps hang rod from existing steel without a weld. Flange thickness and rod size are the two numbers that matter. If the support is a full trapeze rather than a single clamp, price it with the hanger kit instead of buying the pieces blind.
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PRS-HW-NUT
Channel nuts and hardware
Spring nuts, cone nuts, washers, and hex bolts that lock into strut.
Quote by thread size and bag or box quantity. Match the nut to the strut profile.
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PRS-HW-CLAMP
Beam clamps
Clamps for hanging rod and trapeze from existing steel without welding.
Quote by flange thickness, rod size, and load note if you have one.
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Codes keep a quote attached to the right line in this catalog. They are not a manufacturer part number. If you have a spec, put it in the notes. We price that request, not a shopping cart.
Frequently asked questions
What strut size is typical for data center trapezes?
A 1-5/8 inch channel is the common member, but gauge and slot pattern still vary, and some supports use a different profile. Quote the profile on the drawing. The nuts have to be the same family as the channel.
Zinc hardware or stainless?
Zinc-plated is the indoor default. Stainless is the ask in wet or corrosive rooms, including some cooling yards. Mixing a stainless channel with zinc nuts is a spec miss. Quote the finish once for the channel and the hardware.
When do I use a beam clamp instead of a weld?
When the steel is already up and the detail allows a clamp. Beam clamps hang threaded rod from a flange without field welding. You still need the flange thickness and the rod diameter. If the support is a full trapeze, price it with the hanger, not as loose clamps only.
How should I count channel nuts?
By thread size and by how many connections the trapeze or rack has, plus waste the crew will actually use. A single box with no thread size cannot be matched to the strut. Quarter-inch and three-eighths are not interchangeable.
Is this hardware rated for a seismic brace?
Only if the product you specify is. This page does not claim a seismic listing. If the job needs braced supports, put that in the notes and name the fitting the drawing calls for. We will not relabel ordinary strut as a brace.
Can hardware ship with the tray quote?
Yes. Tray, hangers, and this hardware are usually one conversation. Send them together so the rod size and the channel profile agree. Lead time follows the odd profiles, not a generic nut. Timing is on the quote.