| Sr.No. | Nails | Screws |
| 1 | The nail is less brittle, so they provide greater shear strength. | Screws, on the other hand, may not be as forgiving, but their threaded shafts hold better in wood and draw boards together much more tightly and they have greater tensile strength. |
| 2 | A screw and nail difference can be noted as the shank on a nail is smooth and doesn’t have threads | Screws look somewhat similar has threaded. |
| 3 | A nail has more flexibility | Screws have more tensile strength. |
| 4 | Nail is fasteners with a flat head, smooth shank and sharp point. | Screws are fasteners with a drive located in the head and threading that protrudes down the length of the shank. |
| 5 | When considering the difference between screw and nail, a nail is driven by a hammer into materials to hold them together. They can be installed faster and are cheaper than screws. In this case (and to explain the theory), we will be using a smooth shank screw as our example. | Screws (most of the time) require a pre-drilled hole and can often cut their own threads into materials they are rated for. For the sake of argument, we are going to be discussing a deck screw for this example. Deck screws are exceptionally engineered to hold two boards of wood together tightly and efficiently. |
| 6 | Shear strength is the amount of force a fastener can handle from the sides. A nail has more elasticity than a screw. This means as forces are pushed against the sides of a nail, the nail can bend slightly to accommodate these pressures. | Considering the difference between nail and screw class 5, a screw conversely has very little shear strength. Screws that are bent will almost always snap when trying to be straightened. |
| 7 | Nail is often preferred for large projects, like house framing and installing hardwood floors, because they are typically stronger and less expensive than screws. | Screws, in contrast, are favoured for small and mid-sized projects, such as woodworking and decking, because they offer more control when inserting and extracting. |
| 8 | When comparing screw vs nail, nail is often the first choice for framing, construction, and carpentry. | Screws are a favourite fastener of woodworkers because, for example, they can be used to build jigs (temporary structures that guide and keep work consistent) for smaller projects like installing hinges. |
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