Rivet

A rivet is a mechanical fastener consisting of a smooth cylindrical shaft with heads on either end, the second one formed in position. The heads are somewhat larger than the diameter of the hole into which the rivet has been inserted. Generally one head is factory formed. The other is formed by clenching metal after the rivet has been inserted.

Types of rivets

There are a number of types of rivets: solid rivets, blind rivets, multi-grip rivets, grooved type rivets, Peel Type Blind Rivets, plastic rivets, drive rivets, tubular rivets, etc. Fastenings used in traditional wooden boat building like copper nails and clench bolts work on the principle of the rivet but they were in use long before the term rivet was invented. So, where they are remembered, they are usually classified among the nails and bolts respectively.

Related Topics:
Plastic - Boat building - Clench bolts

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Before welding techniques and bolted joints were developed, metal framed buildings and structures such as the Eiffel Tower and the Sydney Harbour Bridge were generally held together by riveting. Riveting is still widely used in applications where light weight and high strength are critical, such as in airplanes.

Related Topics:
Welding - Bolted joint - Building - Structure - Eiffel Tower - Sydney Harbour Bridge - Weight - Airplane

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Common but more exotic uses of rivets are to reinforce jeans and to produce the distinctive sound of a sizzle cymbal.

Related Topics:
Jeans - Sizzle cymbal

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The stress in a bolt is analyzed like a bolted joint.

Related Topics:
Stress - Bolted joint

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