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Rivets-stainless steel, Monel, Aluminium and Peel Rivets.

17 April 2013

 

 

 

Rivets are a cheap and effective way of assembling and very easy if you prepare correctly. First you must know which rivet you want. At bolts Nuts Scews online we have the rivet diameter overall rivet length and the grip range noted in millimeters, Click here for details. Traditionally rivets are coded as follows

XX-X-X as in AS-3-4 the 1st 2 letters define the rivet material, in this case Aluminium body and a steel stem (the 1st letter is always the body) A=Aluminium S=Steel ST=Stainless Steel C=Copper M=nickel CoppeASC=Countersunk   ASM=Multi Grip Rivets  ASP=PEEL RIVETS

The 1st number represents the diameter. The diameter equals the number x 1/32" (inch). 3x1/32 = 3/32 4x1/32 = 1/8 .

Rivet diameters come in sizes 3, 4, 5, 6, 8.

The 2nd number is the maximum grip length. The grip length = the number x 1/16" eg 4x1/16 = 1/4, 5x1/16 = 5/16

Grip lengths are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8.10,12,14,16 Where there is no minium Grip length. You should select a grip length not greater than 150% of material thickness. eg. If you are riveting 2x 16g overlapped panels the material thickness is approx 1/8" therefore a grip length of 3/16" is suitable.

Hole diameters a critical for good joints. Never over size the hole for a rivet. Always drill the holes at 90 deg to the material surface.

Pitching the rivets and over lap distances are determined by the rivet diameter the hole centre should be greater than 3 x the diameter from the materials edge. On overlapped joints a zig zag pattern is preferred with the rivet pitch at appox 5 - 10 diameters apart.

AS- RIVETS PER 1000

ASL LARGE FLANGE RIVETS PER 100

ASL LARGE FLANGE RIVETS PER 1000

 

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