The difference between self-drilling screw and self-tapping screw
Self-tapping screw is one of the most commonly used industrial fasteners. It is the earliest engineered fastener product which was manufactured for hardened steel. From Industrial Revolution to today, self-tapping screws are still popular and have many styles and types made for specific fastening functions. T he distinction between self-tapping screws and self-drilling screws is the shape. On the end of two screws, self-tapping screw is pointed while the width of the end in self-drilling screw is the same as the part above. Except for the shape, there is no difference between self-drilling screw and self-tapping screw. Whether it is self-tapping screw or self-drilling screw, collectively referred as self-tapping screw . B oth of them are used for installing short rail or tin clamp on the metal roof in solar industry. SIC self-tapping screw is used by stainless steel 304 or 410, btw, the screw can be customized.