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The Strongest Screwdriver: Torx Pro.
---In improving the standard Torx, they identified that it had sharp edges, which meant that the very tips of the "star" shape of the Torx screwdriver were ultra-thin (of course, since it comes to a point, like the top of a triangle.) So, Torx Pro made the edges of the star rounded, and it has become the strongest screwdriver made.
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Some of the strongest screw drive shapes -- in no particular order -- are:
hexagonal socket (Allen)
square socket (Roberts)
"hexalobular" socket (Torx, TTAP)
external hexagonal
external square
Some particularly weak screw drive shapes are:
flat slotted (?)
cross (Phillips, Frearson)
spanner head, dual pin (?)
The weak shapes are all too easy to strip the screw head or damage the driver or both.
Yes, but which one is the strongest? Well I'll give my vote to TORX (hexagonal star) or the somewhat similar TTAP
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What is a drive screw?
Drive screws are more commonly used in place of nails in building today. The screw has a Phillips or square drive head, and is driven in with a drill.
What is the difference between a machine screw and a cap screw?
A machine screw typically has a slotted or Phillips drive whereas a cap screw typically has a socket or torx head.
Difference between a nail and a screw?
A nail has a smooth straight shaft and a flat head that requires a hammer to pound the nail in. A screw has rivets on the shaft and the head has a shape to it so a screwdriver is needed to screw in the screw.
What is the benefit of screw to mankind?
The screw is not only a fastener. The screw can lift grain to high places, lift water, be used with another screw to drive machinery (called gears) They are needed to accurately machine and build machinery So nothing you own, eat or play with would be here without the screw.
What type of gear is a combination of a gear combined with threads of a screw?
A worm drive.
What geometric shape is strongest?
A sphere.
What is the strongest geometric prism?
The strongest geometric shape is probably the triangular prism.
Which 3-d shapes are strongest?
I think the strongest 3D shape is a cylinder.
What types of fasteners have the highest holding power?
The screw is the strongest then the nail is the next strongest. Glue can be pretty sturdy too.
How do you drive a screw?
screwdriver
What is the most common shape of tunnels?
An inverted U shape is the most common tunnel shape as this is the strongest.
What is a drive screw?
Drive screws are more commonly used in place of nails in building today. The screw has a Phillips or square drive head, and is driven in with a drill.
Which shape is found most often within a structure?
Triangle. Its the strongest geometric shape
What is the strongest shape underground Catenary or Hemisphere?
sphere
Does a screw float in water?
No, a screw will sink in water as it is denser than water. The weight and shape of the screw will determine how it behaves in water.
What is the second strongest geometric shape?
It really depends on what kind of strength you are looking for, a triangle is the strongest shape when rigidity is what is needed (so when you want to have a strong cantilever structure or a general structure that can resist a variety of stresses). It's difficult to say what might be the second strongest shape in such circumstances, but maybe a triangle that is not equilateral, but this is an over simplification. An octet-truss is the strongest structure for cantilevering because of the strength of the triangle However if its 'hardness' you're looking for, or resistance to purely compression, a tessellation of hexagons is your strongest shape, and therefore perhapse an irregular hexagon is your second strongest. A lorimerlite framework is the strongest truss under compression because of the strength of hexagons.
Is the star the strongest shape?
No. On the lines to rigidity basis, a triangle is.
