Solid Rivets For Sheet Metal

Domed head solid rivets 18 8 stainless steel rivets are more corrosion resistant than those made of aluminum brass or copper.

Solid rivets for sheet metal.

One of the oldest rivets. Tinner s rivets used for thin sheet metal tinner s rivets are solid rivets. Solid steel and stainless steel rivets provide strength while stainless also provides corrosion resistance. Steel is strong and durable but less corrosion resistant than stainless.

Brass domed head solid rivets more durable than copper brass rivets are electrically conductive and have good corrosion resistance. Tinners solid rivets are a specialty rivet with a flat head. To install a tinner s rivet the rivet is inserted from the underside through the materials to be fastened and the flat head is placed on top of a large flat piece of metal like an anvil. Solid rivets semi tubular and breakstem rivets pop rivet style are generally placed within a pre punched or pre drilled hole.

Solid steel rivets solid rivets for all applications jay cee sales rivet carries one of the industry s largest selections of solid rivets. Semi tubular rivets are similar to solid rivets but contain a hole at the end of the rivet. We stock a variety of standard and exotic materials from copper to monel and offer solid rivets in a broad range of sizes including large diameter solid rivets up to 1 75 in diameter. When looking for blind rivets we recommend always trying to match the rivet and mandrel materials to avoid corrosion and weakening in the rivet e g stainless steel stainless steel construction.

Flat head types have flat surfaces that taper toward the screw body to allow for countersinking. Amerimax 100 pack 1 8 in musket brown aluminum rivet. They re usually made of soft iron or steel and have a flat head. Solid aluminum rivets sometimes misspelled as aluminium rivets provide a high strength to weight ratio.

These fasteners typically come in steel stainless steel nickel copper alloy and other grades of aluminum. Categories of blind rivets. The flat head lies flush against the workpiece. They are driven with a ball pein hammer and are used in sheet metal.

A solid rivet may include a variety of head styles including countersunk and round. Know your rivets semi tubular full tubular. Split rivets are ideal for piercing through softer materials such as most woods leather and plastic. They are available in several different materials.