How to Use These Five Types of Commonly Used Rivets?

1. Round head rivets/Flat head rivet nuts

This type of rivets is one of the oldest and most reliable fasteners, it consists of a shaft and head that are deformed by a hammer/rivet gunit. Round head rivets are often used in applications that stress reliability and safety, such as in the process of assembling modern aircraft.

2.Semi-tubular rivets

This kind of rivets is similar to solid rivets except for a partial hole at the tip, and the purpose of the hole is cut amount of force needed for application. Compared to the solid rivets in the application, it requires less force to apply a semi-tubular rivet than a solid rivet. However, it is often the fastest way to rivet in mass production.

3.Blind rivets/Blind rivet nuts

Blind rivets refer to the tubular rivets that are supplied with a mandrel in the center. It works only by specially designed tool drawing the mandel into the rivet. They are often installed in a joint from only one side of a part.

4.Oscar rivets

This kind of rivets is similar to blind rivets with the exception of three splits along the hollow shaft. Commonly, splits will cause shaft to flare out, providing wide surface that reduces the chance of rivet pull-out.

5.Flush rivets

Utilizes a countersunk hole so it can effectively be used on external metal surfaces that must good appearance, such as in the installation of mirror or precision instruments.