Steel edge gypsum wall panel

A wall partition assembly comprising:

• A. two parallel spaced apart rows of gypsum wall panels including at least one panel having steel edging, said steel edged panel having substantially flush planar front and back surfaces and comprising:
• 1. a body portion of from about 5/16 inches to about 3/4 inches thick having front and back faces, and opposite marginal side edges, said front and back faces both reduced portions adjacent said marginal side edges;
• and
• 2. steel edging along the opposite marginal side edges, said edging having a channel shape and comprising a front flange, a back flange, and, a web portion integrally connecting said flanges, said web being adapted to contact said marginal side edges, said back flange terminating in a return flange providing a flange-engageable slot therebetween, wherein at each steel edge said front flanges and return flanges are spaced apart a distance no greater than the distance between said front flush planar surface and said back flush planar surface wherein said back flanges contact said reduced portions adjacent said marginal side edges,
• wherein remaining gypsum wall panels in the assembly have kerfed marginal side edges;
• and,
• B. a plurality of studs located at joints between adjacent panels, said studs comprising a body portion with opposite generally T-shaped engageable flanged edges wherein at least one stud engages said steel edged panel having a flanged edge supportively engaged within the flange-engageable slot.