Stainless Screws Metric Machine Screws Slot Pozidriv Pan Head

Stainless screws do not readily corrode, rust or stain with water as ordinary steel does. However, it is not fully stain-proof in low-oxygen, high salinity, or poor air-circulation environments. There are different grades and surface finishes of stainless steel to suit the environment the alloy must endure. Stainless steel is used where both the properties of steel and corrosion resistance are required. Ever Hardware provides custom-made fasteners and customizable packaging.

The Pozidriv is an improved version of the Phillips screw drive. Pozidriv was jointly patented by the Phillips Screw Company and American Screw Company. The name is thought to be a portmanteau of the words “positive” and “drive.” Its advantage over Phillips drives is its decreased likelihood to cam out, which allows greater torque to be applied. In ANSI standards, it is referred to as “Type IA.” It is very similar to, and essentially compatible with, the Supadriv screw drive.
Pozidriv drive bits are often designated by the letters “PZ” plus a size code of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 (by order of increasing size); the numerical bit size codes do not necessarily correspond to nominal screw size numbers.

The slot screw drive has a single slot in the fastener head and is driven by a “common blade” or flat-bladed screwdriver. It was the first type of screw drive to be developed, and for centuries it was the simplest and cheapest to make. The slotted screw is common in simple woodworking applications but is not often seen in applications where a power tool would be used because a power driver tends to slip out of the head, potentially damaging the surrounding material. The tool used to drive a slot is called a common blade, standard, flat-blade, slot-head, flat-tip or “flat-head/flathead” screwdriver.