Description Pop rivet 4.8×24 – price is per rivet. What is a Rivet? A rivet is a mechanical fastener that has a head on one end and a cylindrical stem on another (called the tail). It has the appearance of a metal pin. How do Rivets Work? When you install a rivet, you can either drill, place or punch it into a hole. You deform the tail of the rivet by pounding or smashing it. This makes the material flatter and usually causes the tail to expand by about one and a half times the size of the stem’s original diameter. When finished the tail has the appearance of a dumbbell shape completing the riveted joint. Riveting can create either lap or butt joints with a variety of different rivet configurations, including single, double and zig-zag formations. One can also call a pop rivet a blind or hollow rivet. You use it where you are only able to work with one side of the rivet. A special pop rivet gun or tool pulls the mandrel head into the body of the rivet, which then expands against the blind side of the join. Once it meets the face of the join’s blind side the mandrel snaps, causing the stem to eject to create a tight joint. A pop rivet can be used as a replacement for nuts and bolts, screws, welds and adhesives. For more information on the Pop rivet 4.8×24 please contact our sales team.
