RS PRO Aluminium Blind Rivet, 4.8mm

RS PRO introduces a fantastic range of dome head sealed blind rivets. Designed to be easily installed and able to secure joints with short clamp lengths, these rivets are engineered to create a permanent mechanical fastening, they expand into a pre-drilled hole to create a strong and solid hold. The blind rivet can be installed entirely from one side of the material when access is limited to the fixing, unlike machine screws and nuts. Providing 100% mandrel tension and eliminating any leakage of liquids or gases, these rivets are particularly suited to situations where a moisture or pressure tight seal is required. The domed head is the most common and multifunctional style.
Made from aluminium to ensure weather proofing and corrosion resistance to elongate the life of your rivets whilst keeping it lightweight and strong. These aluminium rivets have a wide grip range with excellent load spread setting and mandrel locking system.
Used predominantly in white goods, electrical enclosures and HVAC and storage solutions.

Rivets are mechanical fasteners that consist of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end and tail at the opposite end to the head. On the installation, a riveter places a rivet in a pre-drilled hole, and the tail is set or bucked (i.e. deformed) with a rivet gun, rivet tool or pneumatic hammer so that it expands to about 1.5 - 2 times the original shaft diameter, holding the rivet in place. They are used to permanently join two steel, aluminium or copper plates usually in mechanical applications where it is imperative that joints do not become loose and cause failure. As these are sealed rivets they are ideal for environments where a moisture or pressure seal is necessary. Most common, sealed rivet applications include:
White goods
Electric enclosures
Indoor and outdoor electronic signs
HVAC
Aviation, aerospace, and automotive

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