Metallics JFWP40SS 12 x 1-1/4 in. Flat Head Phillips Wood Screws - 18-8 Stainless - Each

No. The JFWP40SS flat head wood screws are not Buy American compliant and are not ARRA compliant, with country of origin listed as multiple. If your project carries a domestic-sourcing requirement, these will not satisfy it.

They're made from 18-8 stainless, so they hold up in exterior and damp interior work (exterior strut mounting, pump room backing, dock and marina-adjacent framing) where a plain steel or zinc screw would bleed rust. Stainless wood screws like these ship with no added plating or coating. For chloride-heavy saltwater exposure, 18-8 is not the same as 316.

They have a tapered point, not a self-drilling or self-tapping tip, so a pilot hole is the right practice in hardwood and anywhere close to an edge or an end grain where splitting is a risk. In softwood framing a #12 can be driven directly, but the 11-TPI tapered thread is cut to pull into a pilot, and pre-drilling is what keeps the head from snapping off a stainless screw.

Yes. The JFWP40SS is built to ASME B18.6.1, with threads to ASME B18.6.1-1997, which is the wood screw standard a spec or submittal will reference for head, recess, and thread geometry. That is what lets the recorded head and recess dimensions be checked against the standard rather than taken on trust.

They come in a jar of 100, and 100 is the order minimum. Figure about 1.2 lbs for the jar. If you need a different diameter, length, or pack count in the JFWP flat head Phillips line, other sizes and quantities are available by request.

Metallics catalogs the JFWP series for the electrical, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning trades. Typical use is fastening boxes, straps, clamps, plates, and small equipment to wood studs, blocking, and plywood backboards, where the flat head lets the fixing sit flush and the stainless means it won't rust-stain the finish.