Technicals: Blind Rivets

Technicals: Blind Rivets

Blind/ Pop Rivets Overview

Blind rivets, commonly referred to as "pop" rivets (POP is the brand name of the original manufacturer, now owned by Stanley Engineered Fastening, a division of Stanley Black & Decker) are tubular and are supplied with a mandrel through the center. The rivet assembly is inserted into a hole drilled through the parts to be joined and a specially designed tool is used to draw the mandrel into the rivet. This expands the blind end of the rivet and then the mandrel snaps off. These types of blind rivets have non-locking mandrels and are sometimes avoided for critical structural joints because the mandrels may fall out, due to vibration or other reasons, leaving a hollow rivet that has a lower load-carrying capability than solid rivets. Furthermore, because of the mandrel they are more prone to failure from corrosion and vibration. Unlike solid rivets, blind rivets can be inserted and fully installed in a joint from only one side of a part or structure, "blind" to the opposite side.

 

Due to this feature, blind rivets are used mainly when access to the joint is available from only one side. The rivet is placed in a drilled hole and is set by pulling the mandrel head into the rivet body, expanding the rivet body and causing it to flare against the reverse side. As the head of the mandrel reaches the face of the blind side material, the pulling force is resisted, and at a predetermined force, the mandrel snaps at its break point, also called blind setting. A tight joint formed by the rivet body remains, the head of the mandrel remains encapsulated at the blind side, although variations of this are available, and the mandrel stem is ejected.

 

Blind/ Pop Rivets Available at Fixaball

 

Tables to show important dimensions on performance and installation

3.0mm Pop Rivets, Domed, Aluminium/ Steel, ISO 15983A 
Rivet Length Grip Range Flange Diameter Flange Thickness Mandrel Diameter Drill Size
4mm 0.5mm-1.5mm 6mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.10mm
6mm 1.5mm-3.5mm 6mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.10mm
8mm 3.5mm-5mm 6mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.10mm
10mm 5mm-7mm 6mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.10mm
12mm 7mm-9mm 6mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.10mm
14mm 9mm-11mm 6mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.10mm
16mm 11mm-13mm 6mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.10mm
18mm 13mm-15mm 6mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.10mm

 

3.2mm Pop Rivets, Domed, Aluminium/ Steel, ISO 15983A 
Rivet Length Grip Range Flange Diameter Flange Thickness Mandrel Diameter Drill Size
4mm 0.5mm-1.5mm 6.4mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.3mm
6mm 1.5mm-3.5mm 6.4mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.30mm
8mm 3.5mm-5mm 6.4mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.30mm
10mm 5mm-7mm 6.4mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.30mm
12mm 7mm-9mm 6.4mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.30mm
15mm 9mm-12mm 6.4mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.30mm
18mm 12mm-15mm 6.4mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.30mm
20mm 15mm-17mm 6.4mm 1mm 1.8mm 3.30mm

 

4.0mm Pop Rivets, Domed, Aluminium/ Steel, ISO 15983A 
Rivet Length Grip Range Flange Diameter Flange Thickness Mandrel Diameter Drill Size
6mm 1mm-3mm 8mm 1.40mm 2.2mm 4.10mm
8mm 3mm-5mm 8mm 1.40mm 2.2mm 4.10mm
10mm 5mm-6.5mm 8mm 1.40mm 2.2mm 4.10mm
12mm 6.5mm-8.5mm 8mm 1.40mm 2.2mm 4.10mm
14mm 8.5mm-10.5mm 8mm 1.40mm 2.2mm 4.10mm
16mm 10.5mm-12.5mm 8mm 1.40mm 2.2mm 4.10mm
18mm 12.5mm-14.5mm 8mm 1.40mm 2.2mm 4.10mm
20mm 14.5mm-16.5mm 8mm 1.40mm 2.2mm 4.10mm
25mm 16.5mm-21.5mm 8mm 1.40mm 2.2mm 4.10mm

 

6.0mm Pop Rivets, Domed, Aluminium/ Steel, ISO 15983A 
Rivet Length Grip Range Flange Diameter Flange Thickness Mandrel Diameter Drill Size
8mm 2mm-3mm 12mm 1.8mm 3.2mm 6.10mm
10mm 3mm-5mm 12mm 1.8mm 3.2mm 6.10mm
12mm 5mm-7mm 12mm 1.8mm 3.2mm 6.10mm
14mm 7mm-9mm 12mm 1.8mm 3.2mm 6.10mm
16mm 9mm-11mm 12mm 1.8mm 3.2mm 6.10mm
18mm 11mm-13mm 12mm 1.8mm 3.2mm 6.10mm
20mm 13mm-15mm 12mm 1.8mm 3.2mm 6.10mm
25mm 15mm-20mm 12mm 1.8mm 3.2mm 6.10mm
30mm 20mm-25mm 12mm 1.8mm 3.2mm 6.10mm
35mm 25mm-30mm 12mm 1.8mm 3.2mm 6.10mm

 

6.4mm Pop Rivets, Domed, Aluminium/ Steel, ISO 15983A 
Rivet Length Grip Range Flange Diameter Flange Thickness Mandrel Diameter Drill Size
12mm 3mm-6mm 13mm 2.2mm 3.6mm 6.5mm
15mm 6mm-9mm 13mm 2.2mm 3.6mm 6.5mm
16mm 6mm-9mm 13mm 2.2mm 3.6mm 6.5mm
18mm 9mm-12mm 13mm 2.2mm 3.6mm 6.5mm
20mm 12mm-16mm 13mm 2.2mm 3.6mm 6.5mm
22mm 12mm-16mm 13mm 2.2mm 3.6mm 6.5mm
26mm 16mm-20mm 13mm 2.2mm 3.6mm 6.5mm
30mm 20mm-24mm 13mm 2.2mm 3.6mm 6.5mm
35mm 24mm-29mm 13mm 2.2mm 3.6mm 6.5mm
50mm 29mm-42mm 13mm 2.2mm 3.6mm 6.5mm

 

 

 

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