Thread cutting screws, commonly used with items that require periodic maintenance, are a types of self-tapping screws that create new threads in holes. Typically used with wood or metal, thread cutting screws do not exert the same about of stress as like a thread forming screw does.
Machine Screws
Wood Screws *
Tapping Screws
Nominal Size | A | H | J | T | M | G | N | Phillips Driver Size |
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Head Diameter | Height of Head | Width of Slot | Depth of Slot | Dimensions of Recess | |||||||||
Diameter | Depth | Width | |||||||||||
Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | ||
2 4 5 6 7* 8 9* 10 12 14* 1/4 5/16 3/8 1/2 |
.172 .225 .252 .279 .305 .332 .358 .385 .438 .491 .507 .635 .762 .875 |
147 .195 .220 .244 .268 .292 .316 .340 .389 .437 .452 .568 .685 775 |
.051 .067 .075 .083 .091 .100 .108 .116 .132 .148 .153 .191 .230 .223 |
.040 .055 .062 .069 .076 .084 .091 .098 .112 .127 .131 .165 .200 .198 |
.031 .039 .043 .048 .048 .054 .054 .060 .067 .075 .075 .084 .094 .106 |
.023 .031 .035 .039 .039 .045 .045 .050 .056 .064 .064 .072 .081 .091 |
.023 .030 .034 .038 .041 .045 .049 .053 .060 .068 .070 .088 .106 .103 |
.015 .020 .022 .024 .027 .029 .032 .034 .039 .044 .046 .058 .070 .065 |
.102 .128 .154 .174 .182 .189 .258 .204 .268 .283 .283 .365 .393 .424 |
.089 .115 .141 .161 .169 .176 .245 .191 .255 .270 .270 .352 .380 .411 |
.063 .089 .086 .106 .114 .121 .146 .136 .156 .171 .171 .216 .245 .276 |
.017 .018 .027 .029 .030 .031 .034 .032 .036 .039 .035 .061 .065 .069 |
1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2-3* 3 3 3 4 4 4 |
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Screw Size |
G | T | B | F | Drive Size |
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Head Dimensions | Recess Dimension | ||||||||||
Max. Sharp | Abs. Min. | Ref. | Ref. | Gauge Penetration Mm. |
(Fallaway) Max. Penetration Of No-Go Gage |
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.507 .635 |
.452 .566 |
.153 .191 |
.221 .266 |
.060 .087 |
.030 .030 |
130 T40 |
Machine Screws
Nominal Size |
A | H | M | G | N | Phillips Driver Size |
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Head Diameter | Height Of Head Ref. |
Dimensions of Recess | |||||||
Max. Edge Sharp |
Min. Edge Rounded or Flat |
Diameter | Depth | Width | |||||
Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Min. | |||||
4 6 8 10 14 |
0.225 0.279 0.332 0.385 0.507 |
0.191 0.238 0.285 0.333 0.442 |
0.049 0.060 0.072 0.083 0.110 |
0.117 0.154 0.169 0.184 0.247 |
0.104 0.141 0.156 0.171 0.234 |
0.078 0.086 0.101 0.116 0.135 |
0.062 0.063 0.078 0.093 0.112 |
0.018 0.027 0.028 0.030 0.033 |
1 2 2 2 3 |
Machine Screws
Tapping Screws
Self Drilling Screws
Nominal Size |
A | W | H | F | U | J | T | ||||||
Width Across Flats |
Width Across Corners |
Height of Head |
Diameter of Washer |
Thickness of Washer |
Width of Slot |
Depth of Slot |
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Max. | Min. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | |
4 6 7 8 10 12 14 1/4 5/16 3/8 |
.187 .250 .250 .250 .312 .312 .438 .375 .500 .562 |
.181 .244 .244 .244 .305 .305 .428 .367 .489 .551 |
.202 .272 .272 .272 .340 .340 .409 .409 .545 .614 |
.060 .093 .093 .110 .120 .155 .190 .190 .230 .295 |
.049 .080 .080 .096 .105 .139 .172 .172 .208 .270 |
.243 .328 .328 .348 .414 .432 .520 .520 .676 .780 |
.225 .302 .302 .322 .384 .398 .480 .480 .624 .720 |
.019 .025 .029 .031 .031 .039 .050 .050 .055 .063 |
.011 .015 .017 .019 .019 .022 .030 .030 .035 .037 |
.039 .048 .048 .054 .060 .067 .075 .075 .084 .094 |
.031 .039 .039 .045 .050 .056 .064 .064 .072 .081 |
.042 .053 .062 .074 .080 .103 .111 .111 .134 .168 |
.025 .033 .040 .052 .057 .077 .083 .083 100 .131 |
Machine Screws
Tapping Screws
Wood Screws*
Nominal Size |
A | H | O | J | T | M | G | N | Phillips Driver Size |
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Head Diameter | Height of Head | Width of Slot | Depth of Slot | Dimensions of Recess | ||||||||||||
Side Height | Total Height | Diameter | Depth | Width | ||||||||||||
Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | |||
4 5* 6 8 9* 10 12 14* 1/4 |
.225 .252 .279 .332 .358 .385 .438 .491 .507 |
.195 .220 .244 .292 .316 .340 .389 .452 .452 |
.067 .075 .083 .100 .108 .116 .132 .148 .153 |
.054 .062 .069 .084 .091 .098 .112 .127 .131 |
.104 .116 .128 .152 .164 .176 .200 .224 .232 |
.084 .095 .105 .126 .137 .148 .169 .190 .197 |
.039 .043 .048 .054 .054 .060 .067 .075 .075 |
.031 .035 .039 .045 .045 .050 .056 .064 .064 |
.059 .067 .074 .088 .095 .103 .117 .132 .136 |
.049 .055 .060 .072 .078 .084 .096 .108 .112 |
.136 .158 .178 .192 .216 .209 .270 .305 .290 |
.123 .145 .165 .179 .203 .196 .257 .292 .277 |
.094 .085 .105 .119 .144 .137 .152 .188 .173 |
.019 .028 .030 .031 .034 .033 .038 .042 .040 |
1 2 2 2 2 2-3* 3 3 3 |
Machine Screws
Tapping Screws
Wood Screws*
Nominal Size |
A | H | H1 | J | T | M | G | N | Phillips Driver Size |
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Head Diameter | Height of Head | Width of Slot | Depth of Slot | Dimensions of Recess | ||||||||||||
Slotted | Recessed | Diameter | Depth | Width | ||||||||||||
Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | |||
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 1/4 5/16 3/8 |
.167 .193 .219 .245 .270 .296 .322 .373 .425 .492 .615 .740 |
.155 .180 .205 .231 .256 .281 .306 .357 .407 .473 .594 .716 |
.053 .060 .068 .075 .082 .089 .096 .110 .125 .144 .178 .212 |
.045 .051 .058 .065 .072 .079 .085 .099 .112 .130 .162 .195 |
.062 .071 .080 .089 .097 .106 .115 .133 .151 .175 .218 .261 |
.053 .062 .070 .079 .087 .096 .105 .122 .139 .162 .203 .244 |
.031 .035 .039 .043 .048 .048 .054 .060 .067 .075 .084 .094 |
.023 .027 .031 .035 .039 .039 .045 .050 .056 .064 .072 .081 |
.031 .036 .040 .045 .050 .054 .058 .068 .077 .087 .106 .124 |
.022 .026 .030 .034 .037 .041 .045 .053 .061 .070 .085 .100 |
.104 .112 .122 .158 .166 .176 .182 .199 .259 .281 .350 .389 |
.091 .099 .109 .145 .153 .163 .169 .186 .246 .268 .337 .376 |
.059 .068 .078 .083 .091 .100 .108 .124 .141 .161 .193 .233 |
.017 .019 .019 .028 .028 .029 .030 .031 .034 .036 .169 .210 |
1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 |
Nominal Size or Basic Screw Diameter |
Threads per Inch |
D | d | P | S | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major Diameter |
Minor Diameter |
Point Diameter |
Point Taper Length | Determinant Length for Point Taper |
Minimum Practical Screw Length |
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For Short Screws | For Long Screws | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | 90° Heads |
Csk Heads | 90° Heads |
Csk Heads | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 24 20 18 16 14 14 12 12 |
0.088 0.114 0.139 0.166 0.189 0.215 0.246 0.315 0.380 |
0.084 0.110 0.135 0.161 0.183 0.209 0.240 0.306 0.371 |
0.064 0.086 0.104 0.122 0.141 0.164 0.192 0.244 0.309 |
0.060 0.082 0.099 0.116 0.135 0.157 0.185 0.236 0.299 |
0.058 0.079 0.095 0.112 0.130 0.152 0.179 0.230 0.293 |
0.054 0.074 0.089 0.106 0.123 0.145 0.171 0.222 0.285 |
0.062 0.083 0.100 0.111 0.125 0.143 0.143 0.167 0.167 |
0.047 0.063 0.075 0.083 0.094 0.107 0.107 0.125 0.125 |
0.078 0.104 0.125 0.139 0.156 0.179 0.179 0.196 0.196 |
0.062 0.083 0.100 0.111 0.125 0.143 0.143 0.161 0.161 |
7/64 3/16 1/4 5/16 3/8 7/16 1/2 15/32 17/32 |
3/16 1/4 5/16 7/16 1/2 9/16 5/8 19/32 11/16 |
7/64 9/64 11/64 3/16 15/64 9/32 9/32 27/32 15/16 |
5/32 3/16 1/4 1/4 5/16 3/8 3/8 31/32 1 1/8 |
Nominal Size or Basic Screw Diameter |
Threads per Inch |
D | P | S | L | ||||||||||||||||
Major Diameter |
Point Diameter |
Point Taper Length | Determinant Length for Point Taper |
Minimum Practical Screw Length |
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For Short Screws | For Long Screws | ||||||||||||||||||||
Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | 90° Heads |
Csk Heads | 90° Heads |
Csk Heads | ||||||||||
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56 40 32 |
0.0860 0.1120 0.1380 |
0.0813 0.1061 0.1312 |
0.068 0.087 0.107 |
0.061 0.078 0.096 |
0.062 0.088 0.109 |
0.045 0.062 0.078 |
0.080 0.112 0.141 |
0.062 0.088 0.109 |
5/32 7/32 1/4 |
3/16 1/4 5/16 |
5/32 3/16 1/4 |
3/16 1/4 5/16 |
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32 24 32 |
0.1640 0.1900 0.1900 |
0.1571 0.1818 0.1831 |
0.132 0.148 0.158 |
0.122 0.135 0.148 |
0.109 0.146 0.109 |
0.078 0.104 0.078 |
0.141 0.188 0.141 |
0.109 0.146 0.109 |
1/4 11/32 1/4 |
11/32 7/16 11/32 |
1/4 5/16 1/4 |
5/16 13/32 5/16 |
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24 20 18 16 |
0.2160 0.2500 0.3125 0.3750 |
0.2078 0.2408 0.3026 0.3643 |
0.174 0.200 0.257 0.312 |
0.161 0.184 0.239 0.293 |
0.146 0.175 0.194 0.219 |
0.104 0.125 0.139 0.156 |
0.188 0.225 0.250 0.281 |
0.146 0.175 0.194 0.219 |
11/32 13/32 15/32 1/2 |
7/16 17/32 19/32 11/16 |
5/16 3/8 7/16 15/32 |
13/32 1/2 9/16 5/8 |
Nominal Screw Size | O thru l2 | 1/4 thru 3/4 |
Nominal Screw Length | Tolerance on Length | |
Up to 1/2 in., Incl. Over 1/2 to 1 in., Incl. Over 1 to 2 in., Incl. Over 2 in. |
-0.02 -0.03 -0.06 -0.09 |
-0.03 -0.03 -0.06 -0.09 |
Nominal Screw Length | Tolerance on Length |
Up to 1 in., Incl. Over 1 in. |
+ 0.03 + 0.05 |
Nominal Screw Length | Tolerance on Length |
Up to 3/4 in., Incl. Over 3/4 to 1-1/2 in., Incl. |
– 0.03 – 0.05 |
Nominal Screw Length | Tolerance on Length |
Up to 3/8 in., Incl. Over 3/8 in. |
+ 0.02 + 0.03 |
Nominal Screw Length | Tolerance on Length |
Up to 5/8in., Incl. Over 5/8 to l-1/2 in., Incl. Over l-1/2 to 2-3/4 in., Incl. Over 2-3/4 to 5 in., Incl. |
-0.03 -0.05 -0.06 -0.09 |