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Screws
Screws are spiral grooved fasteners that are driven into place via a rotating
motion. There are a variety of screw types including a stainless steel screw,
lead screw, captive screw, set screw, self drilling screw, sheet metal screw,
lag screw, brass screw, and concrete screw. There are many systems for
specifying the dimensions of screws. The United States has its own system of
non-metric screws called the unified threat standard, but in much of the world
the metric screw has displaced many older systems. Common metric screw
measurements include an M3 thread that has a 0.5 mm pitch, M4: 0.7 mm, M6: 1 mm,
M10-12: 1.5 mm, M14-16: 2 mm, M18-22: 2.5 mm. The primary purpose of screws is
to act as a threaded fastener used to hold objects together. Screws are also
used as a simple machine to translate torque into linear force.
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A variety of screws serve specific
purposes and are manufactured from a variety of materials. A stainless steel
screw is heat treated, hardened steel primarily used for decks, log homes,
remodeling, kitchen cabinets, docks, and roofing. Therefore, a stainless steel
screw is primarily used as a wood screw. The most common stainless steel screw
sizes are 1" - 14". A lead screw may also be produced from stainless steel,
except 5 pitch lead screws which are electroless nickel plated, cold rolled
steel. A lead screw is often utilized in manual and power drive applications. A
captive screw is a threaded screw which is held captive to a panel and when it
is disengaged from its main nut, it will remain attached to that panel. A set
screw is used to prevent loosening due to vibration, are available with thumb
screw, square head, Allen head, and, most commonly, headless. A set screw is
designed to be inserted flush with or below the surface of a work piece. A self
drilling screw has a drill-shaped point that will cut through a material so that
pre-drilling is not required. A sheet metal screw is used for rapid and rigid
fastening in materials as sheet metal to metal, plastics, plywood, aluminum,
hard rubber and other comparable compositions. A lag screw is a large wood screw
with a hexagonal head, driven by a wrench rather than a screwdriver. Brass is a
surprisingly strong but very soft metal. A brass screw requires a carefully
sized pilot hole to avoid installation breakage. A brass screw is the
traditional choice for a non-corrosive metal. A concrete screw provides fast,
secure anchoring, utilizing a hardened screw with specially fashioned high and
low threads that cut into a properly sized hole and thread into concrete,
masonry, brick, and block. Installation is accomplished through the use of
specially designed carbide. A concrete screw eliminates the need for plastic or
lead anchors in medium and light duty applications, and can be removed if
desired without excessive damage to the surrounding surface that other screws
may create. Screws are produced from many materials including stainless steel,
titanium, bronze, brass, nylon, and teflon, porcelain, and glass.
Screws are utilized in construction, electrical line insulators, robotic drives,
aircraft, automobiles, heavy trucks, and similar critical applications. The
Unified Thread Standard (UTS) specifies the thread form, series, class,
allowance, tolerance, and designation for unified screws. The standards by which
screws are measured by are controlled by the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
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