ICC-ES Evaluation Report

ESR-3223
Reissued August 2014
This report is subject to renewal November 1, 2015.

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DIVISION: 05 00 00METALS
Section: 05 05 23Metal Fastenings
REPORT HOLDER:
ITW BUILDEX
700 HIGH GROVE BOULEVARD
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60139
(800) 848-5611
www.itwbuildex.com
technical@itwccna.com
EVALUATION SUBJECT:
ITW BUILDEX TEKS SELECT SELF-DRILLING
STRUCTURAL FASTENERS
1.0 EVALUATION SCOPE
Compliance with the following codes:

2012, 2009 and 2006 International Building Code (IBC)

2012 and 2009 International Residential Code (IRC)

Property evaluated:
Structural
2.0 USES
The ITW Buildex Teks Select Structural Fasteners are
used in engineered connections of cold-formed steel
members. The fasteners may be used under the IRC when
an engineered design is submitted for review in
accordance with IRC Section R301.1.3.
3.0 DESCRIPTION
3.1 General:
ITW Buildex Teks Select Structural Fasteners are
proprietary self-drilling tapping screws which have a dual
heat treatment and are coated with a corrosion preventive
coating identified as Climaseal ACR. The drill point and
lead threads of the screws are heat-treated to a relatively
high hardness to facilitate drilling and thread forming. The
balance of the fastener is treated to a lower hardness
complying with the hardness limits for SAE J 429 Grade 5
screws and the hardness limits for ASTM A449-10 Type 1
screws. The threaded portion of the screw with the lower
hardness is considered the load-bearing area, used to
transfer loads between connected elements. Table 1
provides screw descriptions (size, tpi, length), nominal
diameters, head style, head diameters, point style, drilling
capacities and length of load-bearing area.
3.2 Material:
The screws are formed from steel wire complying with the
manufacturers specifications. The drilling point and lead
threads are heat-treated to a minimum through-hardness

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of 55 HRC. The remainder of the screw is heat-treated to a
through-hardness of 30 to 34 HRC.
4.0 DESIGN AND INSTALLATION
4.1 Design:
ITW Buildex TEKS Select Structural Fasteners are
recognized for use in engineered connections of coldformed steel construction. Design of the connections must
comply with Section E4 of AISI S100 (AISI-NAS for the
2006 IBC). Nominal and allowable fastener tension and
shear strengths for the screws are shown in Table 4.
Allowable connection capacities for use in Allowable
Strength Design (ASD), for pull-out, pull-over, and shear
(bearing), are provided in Tables 2, 3 and 5, respectively,
based upon laboratory testing. Instructions on how to
determine connection design capacities for use in Load
and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) are found in the
footnotes of Tables 2, 3 and 5. For steel-to-steel
connections subject to tension, the least of the allowable
pull-out capacity, pull-over capacity, and fastener tension
strength found in Tables 2, 3, and 4, respectively, must be
used for design. For steel-to-steel connections subject to
shear, the lesser of the allowable fastener shear strength
and the allowable shear (bearing) capacity found in Tables
4 and 5, respectively, must be used for design.
Connections subject to combined tension and shear
loading must be designed in accordance with Section E4.5
of AISI S100 (AISI-NAS for the 2006 IBC). Connected
members must be checked for rupture in accordance with
Section E5 of AISI S100-07/S2-10.
The values in the tables are based on a minimum
spacing between the centers of fasteners of three times
the nominal diameter of the screw, and a minimum
distance from the center of a fastener to the edge of any
connected part of 1.5 times the nominal diameter of the
screw. Minimum edge distance when connecting coldformed framing members must be three times the diameter
of the screw, in accordance with Section D1.5 of AISI S200
(AISI-General for 2006 IBC). Under the 2009 and 2006
IBC, when the distance to the end of the connected part is
parallel to the line of the applied force, the allowable
connection shear strength determined in accordance with
Section E4.3.2 of Appendix A of AISI S100 (AISI-NAS for
2006 IBC) must be considered.
When tested for corrosion resistance in accordance with
ASTM B117, the screws meet the minimum requirement
listed in ASTM F1941, as required by ASTM C1513, with
no white corrosion after three hours and no red rust after
12 hours.
4.2 Installation:
Installation of ITW Buildex Teks Select Structural
Fasteners must be in accordance with the manufacturers

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published installation instructions and this report. The

manufacturers published installation instructions must be
available at the jobsite at all times during installation.
The screws must be installed perpendicular to the work
surface using a screw driving tool. The installation speed
for 1/4-inch screws should not exceed 1,800 rpm. The
installation speed for all other screws should not exceed
2,500 rpm.
Screw length and point style must be selected by
considering, respectively, the length of load-bearing area
and the drilling capacities shown in Table 1. The screw
must penetrate through the supporting metal with a
minimum of three threads protruding past the back side of
the supporting metal.
5.0 CONDITIONS OF USE
The ITW Buildex Teks Select Structural Fasteners
described in this report comply with, or are suitable
alternatives to what is specified in, those codes listed in
Section 1.0 of this report, subject to the following
conditions:
5.1 The fasteners must be installed in accordance with
the manufacturers published installation instructions
and this report. If there is a conflict between the
manufacturers published installation instructions and
this report, this report governs.

5.2 The allowable connection capacities specified in

Section 4.1 are not to be increased when the
fasteners are used to resist wind or seismic forces.
5.3 The utilization of the nominal connection capacities
contained in this evaluation report, for the design of
cold-formed steel diaphragms, is outside the scope of
this report.
5.4 Drawings and calculations verifying compliance with
this report and the applicable code must be submitted
to the code official for approval. The drawings and
calculations are to be prepared by a registered design
professional when required by the statutes of the
jurisdiction in which the project is to be constructed.
6.0 EVIDENCE SUBMITTED
Data in accordance with the ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria
for Tapping Screw Fasteners (AC118), dated June 2012.
7.0 IDENTIFICATION
The heads of the ITW Buildex Teks Select Structural
Fasteners are marked with as shown in Figure 1.
Each box of the fasteners has a label bearing the company
name (ITW Buildex), product name, part number, size, lot
number and the evaluation report number (ESR-3223).

TABLE 1ITW BUILDEX TEKS SELECT STRUCTURAL FASTENERS

DESCRIPTION
(nom. size-tpi x
length)

DRILLING CAPACITY

LENGTH OF
LOADBEARING
2
AREA

COATING

0.150"

0.500"

Climaseal ACR

0.187"

0.470"

Climaseal ACR

0.187"

0.500"

Climaseal ACR

NOMINAL
DIAMETER
(in.)

HEAD
1
STYLE

HEAD
DIAMETER
(in.)

DRILL
POINT

Min.

Max.

0.190

HWH

0.400

Tek/3

0.036"

#12-14x /8"

0.216

HWH

0.415

Tek/3

0.036"

#12-14x1"

0.216

HWH

0.415

Tek/3

0.036"

0.216

UPFH

0.418

Tek/3

0.036"

0.187"

0.500"

Climaseal ACR

0.216

HWH

0.415

Tek/3

0.036"

0.187"

1.000"

Climaseal ACR

#10-16x /4"

#12-14x1"
1

#12-14x1 /2"
#12-14x2"
1

/4-14x1"

0.216

HWH

0.415

Tek/3

0.036"

0.187"

1.500"

Climaseal ACR

0.250

HWH

0.510

Tek/3

0.036"

0.210"

0.450"

Climaseal ACR

0.250

HWH

0.510

Tek/3

0.036"

0.210"

0.950"

Climaseal ACR

0.250

HWH

0.510

Tek/4

0.210"

0.312"

0.500"

Climaseal ACR

/4-20x1 /2"

0.250

HWH

0.510

Tek/4

0.210"

0.312"

0.830"

Climaseal ACR

0.250

HWH

0.510

Tek/4

0.210"

0.312"

1.330"

Climaseal ACR

0.250

HWH

0.510

Tek/4

0.210"

0.312"

1.830"

Climaseal ACR

/4-14x1 /2"
/4-20x1 /8"
/4-20x2"

/4-20x2 /2"

For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm.

1

Head styles: HWH = hex washer head; UPFH = undercut Phillips flat head.
The load-bearing area is the threaded portion of the screw that is heat-treated to HRC 30-34. See Sections 3.0 and 4.2 and Figures 1 and 2
for further clarification.
2

TABLE 2ALLOWABLE TENSILE PULL-OUT LOADS (pounds-force)

1,2,3,4,5

DESIGN THICKNESS OF STEEL SHEET

NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE SCREW HEAD (inch)

NOMINAL
DIAMETER
(in.)

0.048

0.060

0.075

0.105

#10-16 HWH

0.190

139

181

211

388

#12-14 HWH

0.216

138

186

229

481

496

808

#12-14 UPFH

0.216

140

218

250

473

507

836

0.250

169

224

273

431

582

971

0.250

157

231

281

427

571

1065

1422

SCREW
DESIGNATION

/4-14 HWH
/4-20 HWH

/8

404

/16

/4

For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 lbf = 4.4 N, 1 ksi = 6.89 MPa.
1

For tension connections, the lower of the allowable pull-out, pull-over, and fastener tension strength found in Tables 2, 3, and 4, respectively,
must be used for design.
2
Nominal strengths are based on laboratory tests.
3
Steel must comply with AISI S100 (AISI-NAS for the 2006 IBC) and have a minimum tensile strength of 58 ksi.
4
To calculate LRFD values, multiply values in the table by the ASD safety factor of 3.0 and multiply again with the LRFD resistance factor of 0.5.
5
The symbol denotes pull-out not tested.

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TA
ABLE 3ALLOW
WABLE TENSIL
LE PULL-OVER L
LOADS (pounds
s-force)
SCREW
DESIGNATIO
ON

MINAL
NOM
DIAM
METER
(in
n.)

NOMINAL
N
EFFECTIVE PULLOVER
R DIAMETER
(in.)

0.048

0.060

0.075

#10-16 HWH

0.1
190

0.400

557

641

714

#12-14 HWH

0.2
216

0.415

619

793

893

1092

#12-14 UPF
FH

0.2
216

0.418

489

620

712

0.2
250

0.510

661

952

1069

1515

0.2
250

0.510

667

910

1070

1568

/4-14 HWH
H
/4-20 HWH
H

DESIGN THICK
KNESS OF STEE
EL SHEET
IN CONTACT W
WITH SCREW HE
EAD (inch)
1

0.105

/8

F
For SI: 1 inch = 25.4
2
mm, 1 lbf = 4.4
4 N, 1 ksi = 6.8
89 MPa.
1

For tension conn

nections, the lower of the allowab
ble pull-out, pull-o
over, and fastene
er tension streng
gth found in Table
es 2, 3, and 4, re
espectively,
m
must be used for design.
2
Nominal strength
hs are based on laboratory tests.
3
S
Steel must comp
ply with AISI S10
00 (AISI-NAS for 2006 IBC) and have
h
a minimum tensile strength of 58 ksi.
4
T
To calculate LRF
FD values, multip
ply values in the table by the ASD
D safety factor off 3.0 and multiplyy again with the L
LRFD resistance
e factor of 0.5.
5
T
The symbol denotes
d
pull-overr not tested.
1,2 ,3,4

E 4FASTENER
R STRENGTH (p
pounds-force)
TABLE
SCREW
W
DESIGNAT
TION

NOMINAL FAST
TENER STRENG
GTH (TESTED)

ALLOW
WABLE FASTEN
NER STRENGTH
H, = 3

Tensile, Pts

Shear, Pss

Tens
sile, Pts/

Shear, Pss/

#10-16 HW
WH

2598

1607

866

536

#12-14 HW
WH

3227

2091

1
1076

697

#12-14 UP
PFH

3118

1935

1
1039

645

4400

2727

1
1467

909

4490

2725

1
1497

908

/4-14 HW
WH
/4-20 HW
WH

F
For SI: 1 inch = 25.4
2
mm, 1 lbf = 4.4
4 N.
1

For tension conn

nections, the lower of the allowab
ble pull-out, pull-o
over, and fastene
er tension streng
gth found in Table
es 2, 3, and 4, re
espectively,
m
must be used for design.
2
For shear conne
ections, the lowerr of the allowable
e fastener shear strength and the
e allowable shearr (bearing) capaccity found in Tables 4 and 5,
re
espectively, mus
st be used for design.
3
Nominal strength
hs are based on laboratory tests;
4
T
To calculate LRF
FD values, multip
ply nominal value
es in the table by
y the LRFD resisttance factor of 0
0.5.

TA
ABLE 5ALLOW
WABLE SHEAR (BEARING) CAP
ds-force)
PACITY (pound
AL
NOMINA
DIAMETER
(in.)

0.048-0.04
48

0.048-0.07
75

0.060-0.060
0

#10-16 HWH
H

0.190

331

583

475

#12-14 HWH
H

0.216

372

646

520

#12-14 UPFH
H

0.216

375

662

542

0.250

376

622

0.250

356

687

SCREW
DESIGNATIO
ON

/4-14 HWH
/4-20 HWH

1,2,3,4,5

F TOP SHEET THICKNESS O

OF BOTTOM SHE
EET (inch-inch)
THICKNESS OF
0.075-0.075

/8 - /16

0.105 - /4

/16 - /4

646

636

536

785

841

520

760

858

860

F
For SI: 1 inch = 25.4
2
mm, 1 lbf = 4.4
4 N, 1 ksi = 6.8
89 MPa.
1

For shear conne

ections, the lowerr of the allowable
e fastener shear strength and the
e allowable shearr (bearing) capaccity found in Tables 4 and 5,
re
espectively, mus
st be used for design.
2
Nominal strength
hs are based on laboratory tests.
3
S
Steel must comp
ply with AISI S10
00 (AISI-NAS for the 2006 IBC) and have a minim
mum tensile stren
ngth of 58 ksi.
4
T
To calculate LRF
FD values, multip
ply values in the table by the ASD
D safety factor off 3.0 and multiplyy again with the L
LRFD resistance
e factor of 0.5.
5
T
The symbol denotes
d
shear ca
apacity not tested
d.
6
T
The top sheet is in contact with the fastener head
d, while the botto
om sheet is not.

E 1TEKS SEL
LECT HEX WASHER HEAD (HW
WH)
FIGURE
FASTENER

FIGURE 2TE
EKS SELECT UN
NDERCUT PHILLIPS FLAT
HEAD (UPFH) F
FASTENER