Rivets
A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed, a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite to the head is called the tail. On installation, the rivet is placed in a punched or drilled hole, and the tail is upset, or bucked (i.e., deformed), so that it expands to about 1.5 times the original shaft diameter, holding the rivet in place.
Need threads instead of a plain rivet? Our rivet nut selection guide covers series, materials, and grip ranges, and the rivet nut drill bit and hole size chart gives the exact hole for every thread size.
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