They offer supreme fastening capabilities for light and heavy duty applications alike and they have been used for decades on everything from submarines to aircraft to sheet metal assemblies.
Rivet fastener steel sheet metal.
A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener before being installed a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end.
The end opposite to the head is called the tail on installation the rivet is placed in a punched or drilled hole and the tail is upset or bucked i e deformed so that it expands to about 1 5 times the original shaft diameter holding the rivet in place.
That inventory includes everything from blind rivets drive rivets solid rivets and rivet nuts to brake lining rivets tinner rivets semi tubular rivets large steel rivets 1 2 and above split.
When the screw is tightened the attached nut expands the sleeve to create a strong clamping force on the back of the material.
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Blind rivets are usually categorized by the material of the rivet and then the material of the mandrel.
Usually available from stock.
A high strength alternative to blind rivets these class 8.
8 steel screws can be used when only one side of the material is accessible.
Fastenright supply a large range of sheet metal fasteners which include rivet nuts studs weld studs and threaded fasteners.
A number are available in self tapping forms eliminating the need for pre drilling.
Rivets are the unsung heroes of the manufacturing industry.
Rivets are ideal for supporting shear and tensile loads as well as watertight applications.
They are simple to assemble and feature high strength and high vibration resistance.
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They can have a knurled outer surface for gripping and may be flanged.
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For example you might see aluminum steel which means an aluminum rivet with a steel mandrel.
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Rivet nuts aid with installation of threaded rod inserts such as bolts and rods that require strength reinforcement in surfaces that cannot support a tapped hole including some extrusions tubing or sheet metal.
The company backs up that claim with 35 000 square feet of space containing over eight million pounds of rivets rivet tools special fasteners.
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These fasteners typically come in steel stainless steel nickel copper alloy and other grades of aluminum.
Diameter open end steel rivets model fpc848688s 100 27 14 27 14.