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Rivet Types with Video

April 3, 2018

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Rivets Trivia:
  • Rivets are one of the oldest fastening devices in the world, 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.
There are many types of rivets, here are a few:

Solid rivets: Solid rivets consist of a shaft and a head and require access to the other side of the materials being fastened.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-piercing 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.

Advantages and disadvantages of using rivets:

Advantages:
  • Inexpensive
  • Easy to assemble
  • Strong, lightweight and durable
  • Rivets can join many kinds of materials of different thicknesses
Disadvantages:
  • Inability to be disassembled
  • Rivets are not airtight. Unless a sealant is used around the rivet, water and air can seep through5

An interesting video of copper rivet installation into the hull of a boat.

Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute professional advice on any subject matter. Spaenaur does not accept any responsibility for any loss which may arise from reliance on information contained herein.

Rivnut® is a registered trademark of Bollhoff Inc., a subsidiary of Wilhelm Böllhoff GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute professional advice on any subject matter. Spaenaur does not accept any responsibility for any loss which may arise from reliance on information contained herein.

Sources:

http://makezine.com/2015/06/24/skill-builder-know-your-rivets/
http://www.witpress.com/elibrary/wit-transactions-on-the-built-environment/118/22740
http://www.worldlibrary.org/Article.aspx?ArticleId=0017609707&Title=Rivet%20nut
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29377549
http://www.ehow.com/about_5541217_rivet.html

 

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