Stainless wood screws

Stainless wood screws are one type of fastener. As the name suggests, they are made of stainless steel, which increases their reliability and service life.

Wood screws are used to join various parts. Applications range from furniture assembly to aircraft and space rockets.

Product features

A wood screw is a metal rod. It has a head and a cylindrical shaft with thread. The thread does not run the full length — the section of the shaft near the head remains smooth. This is the key difference between a wood screw and a self-tapping screw, although many consider these two types of fasteners to be the same thing.

All wood screws can be divided into several categories:

• by size – wood screw length ranges from 10 to 120 millimeters, and diameter from 1.6 to 10 millimeters;
• by head type – round (button), hexagon, or countersunk;
• by tip type – pointed or blunt.

Application and installation rules

Another key difference between a wood screw and a self-tapping screw is that a pilot hole must be drilled for it. For a reliable fastening, the drill diameter should be approximately 70% of the wood screw’s diameter.

Wood screws are used in various fields where parts made of wood, metal or plastic need to be joined together. Such fasteners are especially useful when one of the parts needs to remain movable – this is made possible by the smooth cylindrical section.