Metallics JTS12M 6 x 1/2 in. Pan Head Combo Sharp Point Tapping Screws - Steel Zinc - Each

Yes. The JTS12M is a Type A tapping screw with a gimlet (sharp) point, so it cuts its own thread in a drilled or punched pilot hole in sheet metal, no tapping operation needed. Thread count is 18 per inch, and the threads are made to ASME B18.6.4. You still need a correctly sized pilot; the point is sharp, not self-drilling.

The JTS12M is flagged compliant for both Buy American and ARRA on the manufacturer's data. Country of origin is listed as multiple, so if your submittal requires a single named origin, state that requirement when you order.

Either one. The JTS12M has a combo head taking both Phillips and slotted drive, and the Phillips recess takes a #2 driver bit. Phillips recess diameter is 0.159 in., slot width runs 0.039 to 0.048 in. and slot depth 0.033 to 0.05 in., so a standard cabinet-tip flat blade seats fine. Handy on panel and device work where the tech has only one bit in the gun.

Pan head, 0.087 to 0.097 in. high with a head width of 0.256 to 0.27 in. That is a low, broad bearing surface that sits on top of the material rather than countersinking, so plan on roughly a tenth of an inch of head standing above the panel. Head dimensions conform to ASME B18.6.3-2013.

Sold by the thousand, with a 1000-piece order minimum, supplied in a jar. Jar weight is 2.6 lbs and the container runs 3 x 3 x 3.6 in., so a few of them drop into a van bin or a parts cabinet easily.

Zinc plated carbon steel is the finish here, which is an indoor and protected-location coating. It handles humidity in a panel room or above a ceiling, but direct weather, washdown, or coastal exposure will rust it. For those, specify a stainless or hot dip galvanized fastener instead.

A #6 diameter screw, 1/2 in. long, with 18 threads per inch. Short enough for single or doubled sheet metal, strut accessories, and device mounting where a longer shank would bottom out or protrude into a wiring space.