- Solid rivets are used in applications where reliability and safety count. A typical application for solid rivets can be found within the structural parts of aircraft. Hundreds of thousands of solid rivets are used to assemble the frame of a modern aircraft.
SOLID RIVET
- Blind rivets, also commonly referred to as POP Rivets, mainly used in applications where there is no access to the rear (blind side) of the joint. Rivets are installed by using a riveting tool to draw the mandrel which causes the body to deform and clamp down on the joint.
BLIND RIVET
- A drive rivet is a type of blind rivet with a short mandrel that protrudes from the head. Once the drive rivet is inserted into a hole, the mandrel is driven in with a hammer or other implement to flare out the end of the rivet that is inside the hole.
Drive rivets
- Flush riveting is a way of connecting two pieces of sheet metal together, using rivets whose heads do not protrude above the surface of the metal. In aircraft construction, a flush rivet reduces drag, thus increasing aircraft performance.
FLUSH RIVET
- Semi-tubular rivets (also known as tubular rivets) are essentially the same as solid rivets, but with a shallow hole at the tip, opposite the head. This hole causes the tubular portion of the rivet (around the hole) to roll outward when force is applied.
SEMI TUBLAR RIVET
- Split rivets, also known as bifurcated rivets, are a type of self-piercing rivet that are most often used to join softer materials such as textiles, leather, plastic, or wood.
Split rivets
