Solid Rivets

Solid Rivets Overview

Jay Cee Sales & Rivet has a large in-stock supply of small solid rivets in a variety of materials and sizes. Call us today for all of your rivet and special fastener needs. For more information on the types of solid rivets that we offer use the menu below.

Small Solid Rivets 1/16 - 7/16 diameter

• Round Head Solid Rivets
  
• Flat Head Solid Rivets
  
• Countersunk Head Solid Rivets
  
• Pan Head Solid Rivets
  
• Truss Head Solid Rivets
  
• Universal Head Solid Rivets
  

Large Solid Rivets 1/2 -1-3/4 diameter

• Round Head Solid Rivets
  
• Flat Head Solid Rivets
  
• Countersunk Head Solid Rivets
  

Solid rivets are one of the oldest and most reliable types of fasteners, having been found in archaeological findings dating back to the Bronze Age. Solid rivets consist simply of a shaft and head which are deformed with a hammer or rivet gun. The use of a rivet compression or crimping tool can also be used to deform this type of rivet; this tool is mainly used on rivets close to the edge of the fastened material, since the tool is limited by the depth of its frame. A rivet compression tool does not require two people and is generally the most foolproof way to install solid rivets.

Solid rivets are used in applications where reliability and safety count. A typical application for solid rivets can be found within the structural parts of aircraft. Hundreds of thousands of solid rivets are used to assemble the frame of a modern aircraft. Such rivets come with rounded (universal) or 100° countersunk heads. Typical materials for aircraft rivets are aluminium alloys (2017, 2024, 2117, 7050, 5056, 55000, V-65), titanium, and nickel-based alloys (e.g. Monel). Some aluminum alloy rivets are too hard to buck and must be softened by annealing prior to being bucked. "Ice box" aluminum alloy rivets harden with age, and must likewise be annealed and then kept at sub-freezing temperatures (hence the name "ice box") to slow the age-hardening process. Steel rivets can be found in static structures such as bridges, cranes, and building frames.