Rivets

3-Star (tm) Bulbing Type Blind Rivets

Blind Threaded Inserts

3-Star (tm) Bulbing Type Blind Rivets

Rivets - Blind Threaded Inserts

Drive Pin Rivets

Masonry Drive Pin Rivets

Drive Pin Rivets

Masonry Drive Pin Rivets

Multigrip Rivets

Orlock (r) High Strength Rivets

Multigrip Rivets

Orlock (r) High Strength Rivets

Standard Blind Rivets

Structural Rivets

Standard Blind Rivets

Structural Rivets

Rivets are one of the oldest and most reliable types of fasteners. Before it is installed it consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite the head is called the buck-tail. On installation the rivet is placed in a punched or pre-drilled hole. Then the tail is "upset" (i.e. deformed) so that it expands to about 1.5 times the original shaft diameter and holds the rivet in place. To distinguish between the two ends of the rivet, the original head is called the factory head and the deformed end is called the shop head or buck-tail.

Because there is effectively a head on each end of an installed rivet it can support tension loads (loads parallel to the axis of the shaft); however, it is much more capable of supporting shear loads (loads perpendicular to the axis of the shaft). Bolts and screws are better suited for tension applications.

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