Diameter: #12 Length: 3/4 Material: Stainless Steel Head Style: Pan (Square) Point Type: Tapping Thread Length: Full Hardness: 18-8 Type: Sheet Metal Screw Box of 18. A sheet metal screw has sharp threads that cut into a material such as sheet metal plastic wood hard rubber aluminum and other comparable compositions. Sheet metal screws make excellent fasteners for attaching metal hardware to wood because the fully threaded shank provides good retention in wood.