Self-tapping, corrosion-resistant screw with hardened tip

摘要

The invention comprises a self-screwthread-forming screw of corrosion-resistant steel, which screw is partially precipitation-hardened. The invention also concerns a process for producing such a screw in which the screw is firstly shaped by pressing and rolling or by screwthread rolling or cutting or in other known fashion characterized in that the screw is then partially precipitation-hardened.