Pop Rivets are mainly used when access to the joint is only available from one side. Pop Rivets are tubular and are supplied with a mandrel (nail) through the center. The rivets is placed in a predrilled hole parts which needs to be joined and a specially designed tool is used to draw the mandrel into the rivet. This expands the blind end of the rivet and the mandrel snaps. A tight joint formed by the rivet body remains.most of the sizes are customized according to the customer requirement , the standard sizes are 3.2 x 8 mm , 3.2 x 11 mm , 4.0 x 10 mm ….
Advantage of Pop Rivets:
Pop Rivets are used without the need for access at the back of the work. However there are many additional advantages that make Pop Rivets the most logical choice in numerous applications as compared with other fasteners.
Pop Rivets are available in Stainless Steel Type 304, 316, Aluminum and GI Steel