Blind Rivets & Structural Rivets

Open End Blind Rivets

The everyday pop rivet, in aluminium, steel and stainless, 2.4 to 6.4 mm.

Section: Blind rivets
Type: Blind rivets

Overview

Open end blind rivets are the most common type of blind rivet. They fasten parts through a properly prepared hole from one side only, and suit a well-defined material thickness.

Choose the body and mandrel material for joint strength, compatibility with the parts, corrosion resistance and cost. Dome, countersunk and large flange heads are available.

Specifications

Diameters	2.4, 3.2, 4.0, 4.8, 6.4 mm
Lengths	4 mm to 40 mm
Grip range	0.5 mm to 33 mm
Head styles	Dome, countersunk, large flange
Materials	Aluminium/steel, steel/steel, stainless/stainless, aluminium/aluminium, aluminium/stainless

Sizes & part numbers

Diameter	Lengths (mm)	Grip range (mm)	Al/steel Tensile / shear (N)	Steel/steel Tensile / shear (N)	SS/SS Tensile / shear (N)
2.4 mm	4–16	0.5–13.0	350 / 300	700 / 500	—
3.2 mm	6–25	1.0–20.5	700 / 500	1200 / 1100	2500 / 1900
4.0 mm	6–25	1.0–20.0	1200 / 850	2200 / 1700	3500 / 2700
4.8 mm	8–35	1.5–29.0	1700 / 1200	3100 / 2900	5000 / 4000
6.4 mm	10–40	2.5–33.0	3100 / 2200	5700 / 4900	9300 / 7500