18-8 Stainless Steel Self-Drilling Screw Plain Finish Pan Head Phillips Drive #2 Drill Point #8-18 Thread Size 1/2 Length (Pack of 50)

18-8 Stainless Steel Self-Drilling Screw Plain Finish Pan Head Phillips Drive #2 Drill Point #8-18 Thread Size 1/2 Length (Pack of 50) MPN : 0808KPP188 Size : #8-18 The 18-8 stainless steel self-drilling screw with plain finish has a pan head and a Phillips drive. The 18-8 stainless steel material provides strength and offers good corrosion resistance in many environments. The material may be slightly magnetic. The pan head has a flat top and short vertical sides with a rounded top edge. The Phillips drive has an x-shaped slot that accepts a Phillips driver and is designed to allow the driver to slip out of the head to help prevent over-tightening and damage to the thread or fastener. Self-drilling screws a type of self-tapping screw are threaded fasteners that drill their own hole and thread it as they are installed. Usually only recommended for use with metal self-drilling screws are available with wings that enable use when fastening wood to metal. The drill point length should be long enough to penetrate both materials being fastened before the threading portion reaches the material.