Tru-Steel HD^® is the most realistic-looking woodgrain steel siding and soffit product on the market today! Every Tru-Steel HD pattern is developed from high-definition images of real wood, stone or designer metals for an ultra-realistic appearance. Patterns are digitally printed directly onto Galvalume®-coated steel with no repeats for up to 32 feet, making Tru-Steel HD ideal for projects of all sizes!

Steel Dynamics (SDI) proudly produces Tru-Steel HD in Butler, Indiana, using sustainable, American-made steel. With over 35 years of experience casting, rolling and painting steel coils, SDI is an industry leader in quality, customer service and innovation.

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Realistic wood and material looks

Tru-Steel HD uses a large-format HD digital printer to transfer high-resolution images of real wood, stone, designer metals and more onto steel.

• Ultra-HD Printing: Our advanced digital printer can print at up to 400 dpi resolution. For reference, most professional wedding photos are printed at 300 dpi. That’s a ~33% increase in quality.
• Authentic Appearance: The Tru-Steel HD® design team meticulously images real wood, stone, metals and more to create a hyper-realistic source for our prints.
• Millions of Colors: With millions of ink color combinations available, Tru-Steel HD® prints capture the intricate tones and hues of the source materials.
• Up to 32-Foot Repeat: Most competitors repeat an entire pattern every 3-4 feet. Our standard images run up to 32 feet in length, allowing for details such as woodgrain knots, stone chips and cracks and copper mottling with a seamless repeat.

The product can go well beyond a basic siding application. Tru-Steel HD showcases everything from barns, barndominiums and agricultural buildings to offices, cottages, RV garages, commercial projects and interior feature walls. That makes the design story especially strong: contractors and designers can use wood, stone or specialty-metal appearances as the primary exterior finish or as accents alongside conventional steel.

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Steel performance with a seven-layer system

The product isn't simply an image printed onto bare metal. Tru-Steel HD uses a seven-layer construction that includes the steel base, galvanized or Galvalume coating, pretreatment, primer, topcoat, HD image and a solvent-free UV-protective clearcoat. The system is designed to protect the printed finish while providing the durability of steel, and the product carries a Class A fire rating. Tru-Steel HD starts with a single layer of steel and adds six coating and print layers. The steel is melted and rolled at Steel Dynamics, and every coating, image and clear coat is applied on our own production lines. We control production from start to finish, delivering a high-quality, sustainable product.

1. Cold rolled steel base

2. Galvanized/Galvalume^® coating

3. Pretreatment

4. Primer coat

5. Top coat

6. High definition image

7. Solvent-free UV protective clear coat

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Sustainability and responsible steel production

Steel Dynamics is proud to operate some of the most environmentally friendly steel mills in the entire world. We use low-carbon-emissions Electric Arc Furnace technology at our steel-producing facilities and follow a Circular Manufacturing Method, sourcing raw materials from our own scrap operations.

When our steel products reach the end of their lifecycle, they are scrapped, recycled and melted into new steel, completing a full circle. This combination of modern steelmaking technology and supply-chain efficiency enables us to achieve industry-low Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.

• Metals Recycling: This scrap metal is sorted and recycled at our sister company, Omni^®.
• Metal Production: We melt scrap into new steel at our three sustainable mill operations, all based in the USA.
• Metal Manufacturing: Our fabrication company, New Millennium, manufactures steel joists and deck for direct sales to job sites.
• Metal Customers: We sell steel coil products directly to thousands of customers across North America, who process them into finished goods.
• Scrap Collection: We collect scrap metal from our customers and the general public.

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