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SECTION 9: SELF-DRILLING TYPE ‘SD’ SCREWS
| GENERAL | PART LIST | APPLICATION INDEX | SELECTION GUIDE | THICKNESS RECOMMENDATIONS | TROUBLE SHOOT | ULTIMATE TEST VALUE | ICBO 5202 | MISC |

| STEEL TO STEEL | WOOD TO STEEL | BASIC APPLICATION |

APPLICATION BY PART NUMBER (STEEL TO STEEL)
Base materials Material to be attached
Less than 20 GA To 20 GA To18 GA To 16 GA To 12 GA To 14 GA
Less than 20 GA See MarkerŽ section Not recomm. Not recomm. Not recomm. Not recomm. Not recomm.
20 GA See MarkerŽ
section
44300
43220
41040
40220
40380
40360
47040
Not recomm. Not recomm. Not recomm. Not recomm.
18 GA 44300
43220
41040
40220
40380
40360
47040
43220
41040
47040
40220
40380
40360
41260
43220
41040
47040
40220
40360
41260
Not recomm. Not recomm. Not recomm.
16 GA 47040
43220
41040
40360
40220
43260
41260
41300
40360
40220
41260
41300
41260
41300
40220
40330
Not recomm. Not recomm.
14 GA 47040
43220
41040
40360
47040
43220
41040
40360
40220
41260
41300
40330
41300
41400
41300
41400
Not recomm.
12 GA 41260
41300
40220
41260
41300
41300
41400
41300
41400
41400
45000
41400
45000

APPLICATION BY PART NUMBER (WOOD TO STEEL)

Base materials Material to be attached
To sheathing 1/8” to 1/4” To sheathing3/8” to 1/2” To 5/8” ply or pb, osb To 3/4” ply t&g osb, pb To to 1-1/8” wood To gypsum
 

20 GA .0359"

See MarkerŽ section
30040
44080
See MarkerŽ section
30040
44080
18080
19300
19400
19300
19400
48260
18080
44080
48270
19420
19320
48270
18080
48260
N/A 44080
44100
44120
18 GA .0478" 46020 46040
46060
48260
19400
48090
48270
19300
48260
19400
48090
48270
19300
48260
48210
48200
See bugleŽ Darts
16 GA .0598" 46020 46040
46060
48260
44400
48090
48260
48270
48090
48260
46100
48270
48210
48200
See bugleŽ Darts
14 GA .075" 46020 46040
46060
48260
44400
48090
48260
48090
46100
48260
48210
48200
See bugleŽ Darts
12 GA .105" 46020 46040
46060
48260
44400
44610
48090
48260
48090
46100
48260
48210
48200
46180
See bugleŽ Darts

SELF-DRILLING SCREW BASIC APPLICATION INDEX

APPLICATION FASTENER1
Steel to Steel Non-Load Bearing (less than 33 mils) #6 minimum, sharp point, low profile.
Steel to Steel Load Bearing #8 minimum, drill point, low profile where gypsum board and sheathing is installed; hex head elsewhere.
X - Bracing #8 minimum, drill point, low profile.
Gypsum Board #6 minimum, sharp point for 33 mils or thinner. Drill point for 33 mils or thicker, bugle head.
Interior Trim #6 trim head screws, or finishing nails and adhesive.
Foam Insulation Roofing nails to structural sheathing, or #6 minimum, drill point, bugle head screws with washer to steel.
Structural Sheathing (OSB/Plywood) #8 minimum, drill or winged drill point, bugle head screws
Stucco Lath Roofing nails to structural sheathing, or #8 minimum, drill point, low profile screws to steel.
Siding - Hardboard, Fiber Cement, or Panel2 #8 minimum, drill or winged drill point, bugle head screws to steel, sharp point to structural sheathing.
Vinyl Siding2 #8 minimum, sharp point to structural sheathing, drill point to steel.
Brick Ties #8 minimum, drill point, hex head screw.
1 Length of the fasteners varies depending on the thickness on the material being fastened. Screw connections require that the fastener penetrate all layers of material, plus a minimum of three exposed threads. Number of fasteners to be specified by the code or engineer.

2 Refer to manufactures recommendations of fastening requirements.


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