Aluminum Solid Rivets - Round Head Rivets | Valley Fastener Group LLC

Valley Fastener Group manufactures a variety of solid rivets, including stainless steel, copper, aluminum, brass and steel flat head rivets. A solid rivet has a manufactured head on one end and a solid shank on the other end. The shank of the rivet can be produced with a straight cut-off or a chamfered cut-off end. A die point can be manufactured into the shank end to aid alignment during assembly. Common head styles are oval, truss, round, button, universal, pan, countersunk and flat.

Aluminum solid rivets are the strongest rivets used in fastened joints. Secondary heat treatment (anneal) to the rivet can make the rivet more ductile prior to clinching in certain applications. Rivets can be hardened for some applications to improve strength and durability. Rivet plating and coating options are selected dependent on the application. Many solid rivets are ordered with a plain finish as they are painted after assembly.

Solid Rivet Head Styles

VFG manufactures solid rivets with a variety of head styles in addition to flat heads.

Flat Head Rivets
90° Countersunk Head Rivets
Button or Round Head Rivets
Pan Head Rivets
Truss Head Rivets

Common materials used for solid rivets:

Steel
Stainless steel
Aluminum
Brass
Copper

To fasten the rivet, the end of the shank is impacted, pressed or spun after the rivet has been inserted into a work-piece. A solid head is formed (upset) to create the clinched head of the rivet. When impact or press clinched, the force required to form the clinched head of the rivet swells the entire shank of the rivet to completely fill the work-piece hole. Swelling of the shank occurs most by the clinched head end of the rivet. Spun/orbital/radial rivet clinches require less tonnage to form than impact or pressed rivets; therefore, do not have the same shank swelling capability. Pre-punched or drilled work-piece holes are required for use on most solid rivet applications.

Why use solid rivets?

High speed assembly. Rivets feed automatically in impact Rivet Machines that cycle in approximately 3/10th of a second
Material grain flow structure of solid rivets, along with the shank swelling during assembly, creates the strongest riveted joint. High shear strength values
Permanent fastener that cannot be removed without destroying one of the rivet heads
Inexpensive alternative to threaded fasteners
Ease of joint inspection
Virtually no scrap is produced during the manufacturing process
Easily adapted for automation

Flat Head Rivets

STANDARD FLAT HEAD RIVET DIMENSIONS
Shank Diameter E		Head Diameter A		Head Height H
Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min
0.064	0.059	0.14	0.12	0.027	0.017
0.096	0.09	0.2	0.142	0.038	0.026
0.127	0.121	0.26	0.182	0.048	0.036
0.158	0.152	0.323	0.213	0.059	0.045
0.191	0.182	0.387	0.229	0.069	0.055
0.222	0.213	0.453	0.427	0.08	0.065
0.253	0.244	0.515	0.485	0.091	0.075
0.285	0.273	0.579	0.545	0.103	0.085
0.316	0.304	0.614	0.607	0.113	0.095
0.348	0.336	0.705	0.667	0.124	0.104
0.38	0.356	0.769	0.731	0.135	0.115
0.411	0.396	0.834	0.79	0.146	0.124
0.443	0.428	0.896	0.852	0.157	0.135

Countersunk Head Rivets

STANDARD 90 Degree (+/- 2) COUNTERSUNK HEAD RIVET DIMENSIONS
Shank Diameter E		Head Diameter A		Head Height H
Max	Min	Max	Min	Reference
0.064	0.059	0.118	0.11	0.027
0.096	0.09	0.176	0.163	0.04
0.127	0.121	0.235	0.217	0.053
0.158	0.152	0.293	0.272	0.066
0.191	0.182	0.351	0.326	0.079
0.222	0.213	0.413	0.384	0.094
0.253	0.244	0.469	0.437	0.106
0.285	0.273	0.528	0.491	0.119
0.316	0.304	0.588	0.547	0.133
0.348	0.336	0.646	0.602	0.146
0.38	0.365	0.704	0.656	0.159
0.411	0.396	0.763	0.71	0.172
0.443	0.428	0.823	0.765	0.186

Button or Round Head Rivets

STANDARD BUTTON OR ROUND HEAD RIVET DIMENSIONS
Shank Diameter E		Head Diameter A		Head Height H		Head Radius R
Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Approx
0.064	0.059	0.122	0.102	0.052	0.042	0.055
0.096	0.09	0.182	0.162	0.077	0.065	0.084
0.127	0.121	0.235	0.215	0.1	0.088	0.111
0.158	0.152	0.29	0.268	0.124	0.11	0.138
0.191	0.182	0.348	0.322	0.147	0.133	0.166
0.222	0.213	0.405	0.379	0.172	0.158	0.195
0.253	0.244	0.46	0.43	0.196	0.18	0.221
0.285	0.273	0.518	0.484	0.22	0.202	0.249
0.316	0.304	0.572	0.538	0.243	0.225	0.276
0.348	0.336	0.63	0.592	0.267	0.247	0.304
0.38	0.365	0.684	0.646	0.291	0.271	0.332
0.411	0.396	0.743	0.699	0.316	0.294	0.358
0.443	0.428	0.798	0.754	0.339	0.317	0.387

Pan Head Rivets

STANDARD PAN HEAD RIVET DIMENSIONS
Shank Diameter E		Head Diameter A		Head Height H		Head Corner Radius 1	Head Side Radius 2	Head Crown Radius 3
Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Approximates
0.064	0.059	0.118	0.098	0.04	0.03	0.019	0.052	0.217
0.096	0.09	0.173	0.153	0.06	0.048	0.03	0.08	0.326
0.127	0.121	0.225	0.205	0.078	0.066	0.039	0.106	0.429
0.158	0.152	0.279	0.257	0.096	0.082	0.049	0.133	0.535
0.191	0.182	0.334	0.308	0.114	0.1	0.059	0.159	0.641
0.222	0.213	0.391	0.365	0.133	0.119	0.069	0.186	0.754
0.253	0.244	0.444	0.414	0.151	0.135	0.079	0.213	0.858
0.285	0.273	0.499	0.465	0.17	0.152	0.088	0.239	0.963
0.316	0.304	0.552	0.518	0.187	0.169	0.098	0.266	1.07
0.348	0.336	0.608	0.57	0.206	0.186	0.108	0.292	1.176
0.38	0.365	0.663	0.625	0.225	0.205	0.118	0.319	1.286
0.411	0.396	0.719	0.675	0.243	0.221	0.127	0.345	1.392
0.443	0.428	0.772	0.728	0.261	0.239	0.137	0.372	1.5

Truss Head Rivets

STANDARD TRUSS HEAD RIVET DIMENSIONS
Shank Diameter E		Head Diameter A		Head Height H		Head Radius R
Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Approx
0.096	0.09	0.226	0.206	0.038	0.026	0.239
0.127	0.121	0.297	0.277	0.048	0.036	0.314
0.158	0.152	0.368	0.348	0.059	0.045	0.392
0.191	0.182	0.442	0.422	0.069	0.055	0.47
0.222	0.213	0.515	0.495	0.08	0.066	0.555
0.253	0.244	0.59	0.56	0.091	0.075	0.628
0.285	0.273	0.661	0.631	0.103	0.085	0.706
0.316	0.304	0.732	0.702	0.113	0.095	0.784
0.348	0.336	0.806	0.776	0.124	0.104	0.862
0.38	0.365	0.878	0.848	0.135	0.115	0.942
0.411	0.396	0.949	0.919	0.145	0.123	1.028
0.443	0.428	1.02	0.99	0.157	0.135	1.098

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