Metallics DWS5B 6 x 2 in. Bugle Head Phillips Drywall Screws - Steel Black Phosphate - Fine Threads - Each

No. Black phosphate is a dry interior finish, and the DWS5B is a steel screw with a black phosphate coating intended for indoor board work. For exterior soffits, wet areas or anywhere exposed to weather, use a corrosion resistant coated or stainless fastener instead.

No. The DWS5B is not Buy American compliant and is not ARRA compliant, with multiple countries of origin. If your contract carries a domestic sourcing clause, this fastener will not satisfy it.

They take a #2 Phillips. Three #2 drive power bits ship free in the box, so you do not need to source bits separately to start the job. The recess is 0.106 inch deep with a 0.176 to 0.201 inch diameter, which is a standard Phillips #2 fit.

They are boxed at 3,500 pieces, and 3,500 each is the order minimum, so this is a full production box rather than a contractor handful. The box weighs 21.35 lbs.

That is what the bugle head is for. The DWS5B head measures 0.315 to 0.347 inch across and only 0.020 to 0.031 inch high, so the curved underside pulls the board tight and seats just below the surface for taping instead of cutting the face paper. Metallics notes there is no single industry standard for bugle head dimensions, so slight deviation from those figures is normal.

They are case hardened to Rockwell C44 and made from AISI 1018 steel, which is the standard hardness range for a sharp point drywall screw driving into light gauge steel and aluminum framing. Set your screw gun clutch so the head just dimples the paper; overdriving is what breaks heads off, not the steel.

Yes. The Metallics DWS series runs in other diameters, lengths and pack quantities by request; DWS5B is the #6 by 2 inch fine thread black phosphate version. Tell us the diameter, length, thread spacing and count you need and it can be quoted.