The rivet is used to permanently connect two components. During the riveting process, the rivet is inserted through the pre-drilled holes in the components to be connected. Then, with the help of a rivet head maker, the protruding shaft-shaped end of the rivet is formed into a closing head.
Note on the designation: The first number indicates the shaft diameter, the second the shaft length (without head height!). For example, a rivet DIN 660 - 5 x 10 has a shaft diameter of 5 mm and a shaft length of 10 mm. The total length of the rivet in this case is 13 mm.
The required total length can be calculated from the thickness of the components to be connected and the shaft thickness used. It also depends on whether cold or hot riveting is used.
Normally only "small" rivets are cold riveted; from a shaft diameter of 8 mm, hot riveting should be used.
Of course, larger rivets can also be deformed using brute force. In principle, however, there is also a static/technical difference in the connection. With hot riveting, the rivet contracts again when it cools down and presses the components firmly together (positive connection). With cold riveting, this contraction does not occur; here, only a "positive-fit" connection is created.
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