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SELF-DRILLING TAPPING SCREW [1 record]

Record 1 2007-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Fasteners
  • Building Hardware
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A screw which, unlike the self-tapping screw, requires no pilot hole but is formed with a drill section of shank, followed by a screw section which produces its own mating thread. The drilling section passes through the base material before the thread-forming screw reaches the metal.

Key term(s)
  • self-drilling self-tapping screw
  • self-drilling tapping screw

French

Domaine(s)
  • Clouterie et visserie
  • Quincaillerie du bâtiment
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

Pour la fixation rapide d'éléments divers sur des tôles minces, on utilise, notamment dans l'industrie automobile, des vis à filetage profond (vis Parker), des vis autotaraudeuses, et même des vis autoperceuses.

Key term(s)
  • vis auto-perceuse

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Clavos y tornillos
  • Artículos de ferretería para la construcción
  • Elementos de empalme (Componentes mecánicos)
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