S500 Bi-Metal Flanged Hex Tek Screw 12-24 x 44, 316 Stainless: Performance Data

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• ✓Part T6X5XFH1224044: 12 gauge, 24 TPI, 44mm long, 14mm flanged hex head, 5/16 inch hex drive, 17mm drill point length.
• ✓R1500 bi-metal with a 316 stainless finish, rated CL 4 R1500. Listed as ideal for corrosive conditions, for metal to metal fixing, cladding, signs, fences and sheds, thick purlins and hot rolled steel, plumbing, steel fabrication and HVAC.
• ✓Working pullout load: 1,700N in 3.0mm G2 steel, and 4,000N, 4,400N and 4,600N in 5.0mm, 6.0mm and 8.0mm hot rolled steel. Working loads already include a factor of safety of 2.5 for steel; mean and characteristic loads are also listed. All values are laboratory results.
• ✓Characteristic shear strength 7,400N and characteristic tensile strength 12,300N (mean 7,500N and 12,500N); torsional strength 11.3Nm.
• ✓Drill point test: through 8mm cold rolled steel under a 27kg load at 2,200RPM in no more than 10 seconds (7 seconds average).
• ✓Install with a cordless screwdriver at 2,200 to 3,000RPM and a 5/16 inch hex drive bit, with firm pressure while drilling. Do not over-tighten; impact drivers are not recommended.

Who it helps: Fabricators and builders fixing into thick steel where corrosion matters.