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Rivets: Engineering Excellence for Industrial Fastening
Published by Spaenaur Inc
July 13, 2023
Rivets are one of the oldest fastening devices in the world, 1 being used as early as 3000 B.C. in Egypt to make tools.
"The first rivet nut was created and named Rivnut® by BF Goodrich in the 1930s. It was first used to mount rubber de-icing boots to aircraft wings.
Over 10 million rivets were used in the construction of the Queen Mary cruise ship.
Advantages of using rivets:
- Inexpensive
- Easy to assemble
- Strong, lightweight and durable
- Rivets can join many kinds of materials of different thicknesses
Disadvantages of using rivets:
- Inability to be disassembled
- Rivets are not airtight.
- Unless a sealant is used around the rivet, water and air can seep through
An interesting video of Copper Rivet Installation into the hull of a boat.
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There are many kinds of rivets, here are a few to be aware of:
Solid rivets consist of a shaft and a head and require access to the other side of the materials being fastened.
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Blind Rivets
A key advantage of blind rivets is they can be installed from a single side. Blind rivets are also known as hollow rivets.
Self-Piercing Rivets
Self piecing rivets have a chamfered shaft to help the rivet poke through the materials being fastened and do not require a pre-drilled hole.
Rivet Nuts
Rivet nuts work like other rivets, but are designed to be used with threaded fasteners so the pieces can be disassembled later.