ICC ESR-3891 for Self Drilling and Self-Piercing Interior Finishing/Drywall Screws

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ICC-ES Evaluation Report ESR-3891
Reissued July 2021
This report is subject to renewal July 2023.
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DIVISION: 05 00 00—METALS
Section: 05 05 23—Metal Fastenings
DI
VISION: 09 00 00—FINISHES
Section: 09 22 16.23—Fasteners
REP
ORT HOLDER:
HIL
TI, INC.
EV
ALUATION SUBJECT:
HILTI SELF-DRILLING AND SELF-PIERCING INTERIOR
FINISHING/DRYWALL SCREWS
1.0 EVA
LUATION SCOPE
Compliance with the following codes:

2018, 2015, 2012 and 2009 International Building Code®
(IBC)

2018, 2015, 2012 and 2009 International Residential
Code® (IRC)
For evaluation for compliance with codes adopted by Los
Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), see
ESR-3891 LABC and LARC Supplement.
Property evaluated:
Compliance with referenced standard
2.0 USES
The Hilti Self-drilling and Self-piercing Interior
Finishing/Drywall Screws are used to connect gypsum
board materials to cold-formed steel base material.
3.0 DESCRIPTION
3.1 General:
The Hilti Self-drilling and Self-piercing Interior
Finishing/Drywall Screws are tapping screws, case-
hardened from carbon steel conforming to ASTM
A510, Grades 1018 to 1022. Table 1 provides screw
designations, sizes and descriptions of head styles, point
styles, drilling/piercing ranges, length of load bearing area
and coatings. Screws are supplied in boxes of individual
screws, or in collated plastic strips. See Figures 1 through 3
for depictions of the screws described in Sections 3.2
through 3.4, respectively.
3.2 PBH SD Self-drilling Drywall Screws:
The #6 PBH SD and #8 PBH SD self-drilling screws comply
with the material and performance requirements of ASTM
C954. The screws have a flat or slightly concave Phillips
Bugle head style and have an electroplated zinc coating or
a proprietary phosphate coating, as indicated in Table 1.
3.3 PBH S Self-piercing Drywall Screws:
The #6 PBH S self-piercing screws comply with the material
and performance requirements of ASTM C1002, Type S.
The screws have a flat or slightly concave Phillips Bugle
head style and have an electroplated zinc coating or a
proprietary phosphate coating, as indicated in Table 1.
3.4 PWH SD CMT BD Self-drilling Drywall Screws:
The #8 PWH SD CMT BD self-drilling screws comply with
ASTM C954. The screws have a Phillips Wafer head style
and have a proprietary coating as indicated in Table 1.
4.0 DESIGN AND INSTALLATION
4.1 General:
Screw length and point style must be selected on the basis
of thickness of the fastened material and thickness of the
supporting steel, respectively, based on the length of load
bearing area (see Figure 4) and drilling/piercing capacity
given in Table 1.
When tested for corrosion resistance in accordance with
ASTM B117, screws with coatings described in Table 1
showed no white corrosion after three hours and no red rust
after 12 hours.
4.1.1 Hilti PBH SD and PWH SD CMT BD Screws
(Sections 3.2 and 3.4, respectively): These screws are
recognized for use in fastening gypsum board to cold-
formed steel framing 0.033 inch to 0.112 inch (0.8 mm to
2.84 mm) thick, in accordance with IBC Section 2506 and
IRC Section R702.3.5.1 (2012 and 2009 IRC Section
R702.3.6). They are also recognized for use in attaching
gypsum board sheathing to cold-formed steel framing as
prescribed in Section B5.2.2.3.4 of AISI S240 and Sections
E5 and E6 of AISI S400, which are referenced in 2018 IBC
Section 2211.1 (Section C2.2.3 of AISI S213, which is
referenced in 2015 and 2012 IBC Section 2211.6 and 2009
IBC Section 2210.6).
4.1.2 Hilti PBH S Screws (Section 3.3): These screws
are recognized for use in fastening gypsum board to cold-
formed steel framing less than 0.033 inch (0.8 mm) thick, in
accordance with IBC Section 2506 and IRC Section
R702.3.5.1 (2012 and 2009 IRC Section R702.3.6).
4.2 Installation:
Installation of the Hilti Self-drilling and Self-piercing Interior
Finishing/ Drywall Screws must be in accordance with the
report holder’s published installation instructions and this