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What Are Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric Used For?

Typical applications, the industries that specify phillips pan head wood screws, metric, and how to choose the right size, material and finish for the joint.

Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric are used for metric pan head wood screws with a cross recess. They are manufactured to DIN 7996, and selection is driven by the screw size, the fit and tolerance the assembly requires, and the service environment.

Primary duty
Metric pan head wood screws with a cross recess
Governing standard
DIN 7996
Screw size range
2 mm to 8 mm
Category
Screws

Application notes are general engineering guidance. Verify the property class and any approval requirement against your own design calculation.

What Are Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric Used For? application image

Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric (DIN 7996) are specified where the joint requires metric pan head wood screws with a cross recess. The sections below cover the typical end-uses by industry, the size and material decisions for each, assembly practice, and the applications this fastener type is not suited to. Stocked across roughly 2 to 8, they cover general to heavy-duty work.

Typical Applications for Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric

The most common settings where these are specified:

  • Carpentry: fittings.
  • Furniture: hardware.
  • Joinery: brackets.
  • DIY: general.

How to Specify Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric for Your Application

  • Size: Match the nominal size to the mating thread or hole. This product spans 2–8; check the full table below for the exact dimensions of each size.
  • Drive & head: Pick the drive (socket, cross, slot) and head style for the tool access and seating surface; a recessed drive resists cam-out under power tools.
  • Environment: For damp, coastal or chemical exposure prefer A4/316 stainless or a suitable coating; indoors, plated steel or A2 is usually sufficient.
  • Standard: This product is supplied to DIN 7996. Quoting the standard on your order guarantees interchangeable dimensions between suppliers.

Installation & Assembly Practice

  • Match the driver exactly to the recess (PH ≠ PZ; hex key sizes per ISO 2936) and keep the tool axial — side load is the main cause of stripped drives.
  • In tapped holes, engage a thread length of at least 1× the nominal diameter in steel, 2× in aluminum.
  • Set power tools to a torque that seats the head without embedding it into the mating surface.

Common Selection Mistakes with Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric

  • Under-sizing the drive for the installation torque — a small recess at high torque strips before the screw is seated.
  • Using a countersunk head in thin sheet where the countersink removes most of the load-bearing material.
  • Specifying stainless in high-strength duty: A2-70 is roughly class 7 steel, not a 10.9 substitute.

Where Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric Are Not the Right Choice

Not for high-preload structural joints (use a property-class bolt and nut), and not in thin sheet where a self-drilling or self-tapping type suits better.

Custom manufacturing · Made to drawing

Need a phillips pan head wood screws, metric outside the standard range?

Dimensions, material, finish and form are specified from the drawing — a screw outside the standard range is a variation on existing tooling rather than a new design. Made by cold heading or warm forging.

Minimum order from 2,000 pieces; samples within 7 days of drawing approval.

Custom screw manufacturingSend a drawing

Technical Drawing

Customize the parameters below — every spec field is editable, and the drawing redraws to match the values you choose. Changing the size will snap the other fields to that size's standard values; you can then override any individual value.

Dimensioned line drawing of 2 mm Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric to DIN 7996. Side view and top view, drawn to the dimensions in the table below and redrawn for any size selected.
Head diameter dk (mm)
4
Head height k (mm)
1.4
da (mm)
2.8
r (mm)
1.6
d3 (mm)
1.4
Pitch P (mm)
0.9
Cross recess size
0
m (mm)
2.1
e (mm)
0.75
Length range l (mm)
11~13
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Specification
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Dimensions & Specifications (DIN 7996)

SizeHead diameter dk (mm)Head height k (mm)da (mm)r (mm)d3 (mm)Pitch P (mm)Cross recess sizem (mm)e (mm)Length range l (mm)Reference standard
2 mm41.42.81.61.40.902.10.7511~13DIN 7996
2.5 mm51.73.32.01.71.112.30.8510~30DIN 7996
3 mm62.13.82.42.11.3512.71.310~40DIN 7996
3.5 mm72.354.32.82.41.623.71.2210~45DIN 7996
4 mm82.85.03.22.81.824.11.6212~50DIN 7996
4.5 mm93.15.53.63.12.024.41.8816~60DIN 7996
5 mm103.56.04.03.52.224.82.2816~80DIN 7996
5.5 mm113.86.64.43.52.224.82.2811~13DIN 7996
6 mm124.27.24.84.22.636.62.8240~80DIN 7996
7 mm144.98.25.64.93.237.33.5211~13DIN 7996
8 mm165.610.26.45.63.648.83.9311~13DIN 7996
Inside the plant

Manufactured in our own plant

This part is cold-formed, threaded, heat-treated and finished in-house. The stages below are where its class and finish are actually decided.

  1. Wire rod feeding into a cold heading machine
    01

    Cold heading

    Wire rod is drawn to size and cold-formed into blanks. Forming rather than cutting keeps the grain flow continuous around the head, which is where a bolt is most likely to fail.

    Head dimensions and under-head radius checked at set-up and per shift.

  2. Thread rolling machine producing bolt threads
    02

    Thread rolling

    Threads are rolled between hardened dies rather than cut. Rolled threads are stronger in fatigue than cut threads and hold pitch and flank angle far more consistently across a batch.

    Go / no-go ring gauges to ISO 965 tolerance class 6g.

  3. Baskets of bolts staged for heat treatment
    03

    Heat treatment

    Quench-and-temper brings carbon and alloy steel to the property class ordered — 8.8, 10.9 or 12.9 — with the furnace charge tracked so a finished lot can be traced back to it.

    Core hardness and tensile tested per lot to ISO 898-1.

  4. Zinc plated bolts in a treatment basket
    04

    Surface treatment

    Zinc, zinc-nickel, hot-dip galvanizing, black oxide, phosphate and Dacromet, selected against the service environment rather than against the price list.

    Coating thickness and neutral salt spray hours to ISO 9227.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric used for?

Metric pan head wood screws with a cross recess. They are supplied to DIN 7996.

Which industries use Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric?

They are commonly specified in joinery, diy and carpentry, among other sectors.

How do I choose the right size of Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric?

Match the nominal size to the mating thread or hole. This product is available from 2 to 8; the full dimension table on this page lists each size.

What drive type do Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric use?

Drive depends on the head style — socket (hex key), cross (Phillips/Pozi) or slot. A recessed drive resists cam-out when driven with power tools; check the product head style on this page.

Can I get a quote for Phillips Pan Head Wood Screws, Metric in the size and material I need?

Yes. Use the technical drawing and quote form on this page to set the size and options, then send the exact configuration to our team for pricing and lead time.