Standard Open-End Rivet

Blind Rivets, Standard Open End

Our Standard Open End Blind Rivets are actually assemblies constructed from two pieces: a shell (rivet), and a mandrel (stem) which is used to draw the shell into the fastening position.

The shell of the rivet is manufactured with a head at the top, near the mandrel. The rivet assembly is inserted into a pre-drilled hole, and a tool is used to draw up the mandrel. This action pulls the blind side of the shell up, against the base material, to form a rivet head on the blind side. These two heads, the supplied one and the applied one, devise the rivet fastening mechanism. The excess mandrel snaps off cleanly, inside the rivet body.

Our Standard Open End rivets are available in Button (Dome), Countersunk or Large flange configurations, and in the following materials:

All Aluminum

• 5052 Aluminum Rivet / Aluminum Mandrel
• IFI-114 Grade 11

Aluminum / Steel (offered in two configurations)

• 5056 Aluminum Rivet / Steel Phosphated Mandrel, or
• 5052 Aluminum Rivet / Steel Zinc Plated Mandrel
• The phosphate mandrel reduces rivet gun jaw cleaning
• The zinc plated mandrel provides greater rust protection
• IFI-114 Grade 18

All Steel (offered in two configurations)

• Steel Trivalent Zinc Plated Rivet / Steel Trivalent Phosphated Mandrel
• Steel Trivalent Zinc Plated Rivet / Steel Trivalent Zinc Plated Mandrel
• IFI-114 Grade 30

Stainless / Steel

• 18-8 Stainless Steel Rivet / Steel Trivalent Zinc Plated Mandrel
• Effective alternative to the Stainless / Stainless option; similar shear and tensile strength
• For use where aesthetics is not important; steel mandrel can potentially leave rust trail
• IFI-114 Grade 50

All Stainless

• 18-8 Stainless Steel Rivet / 18-8 Stainless Steel Mandrel
• Sure way to avoid rust and oxidation
• IFI-114 Grade 51