Hobson performance data
Metal Stitching Screw, Button Head 304 Stainless 8-15: Performance Data
Hobson's three-page performance data for the DRiLLX metal stitching screw with button head in 304 stainless, 8 gauge, 15 TPI, part T04NSUQ0815. It is a self drilling needle point screw for general fixing to light gauge metal, and for shade cloth, foil insulation, wire mesh and clips.
What this covers
- Applications
- Dimensions
- Pull-out values
- Drill point test
- Mechanical properties
- Installation
For Needle Point Screw.
Key things to remember
The essentials from this document in plain words. Check the full document before you rely on a figure.
- Lengths 15mm, 20mm and 25mm, 8 gauge 15 TPI, 10.5mm button head, square #2 drive.
- 304 stainless, which the sheet says suits high pollution areas and corrosive conditions.
- Working pull-out load in 0.55mm G550 steel: 150N (mean 500N). Lab results with a safety factor of 2.5 for steel already included.
- Drill point test: it drilled 0.55mm G550 at 2,200rpm in no more than 1.5 seconds (1.0 second average).
- Install with a cordless screwdriver at no more than 2,500rpm, with firm steady pressure, and do not over-tighten. Impact drivers are not recommended. Recommended square #2 bits: TXDIPSQS20100 and TXDIPSQS20150.
Who it helps: Installers fixing shade cloth, mesh, insulation or clips to light gauge steel in corrosive areas.
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