Rivetdirect

Drive rivets are easy to install, requiring no special tools. The drive rivet is set by striking the pin with a hammer, driving the pin flush with the rivet head and expanding the back side of the rivet. We offer a range of aluminum drive rivets in 1/8", 5/32", 3/16", 1/4" and 3/8" body diameters with universal (dome), brazier (large flange), countersunk and trailer liner head styles.

Rivet nuts are used primarily to install threads in sheet or plate metal where a drilled and tapped thread is not an option. We offer open and closed-end cold-forged zinc-plated steel (with yellow dichromate conversion coating) and 302 stainless steel blind rivet nuts in flat head, reduced (low profile) head and semi-hex body styles.

Closed-end blind rivets offer higher shear and tensile strengths, good vibration resistance, 100% mandrel ball retention and a water-resistant seal when installed in a defect-free hole. We offer closed-end rivets in stainless steel (304 stainless steel body, 420 stainless steel mandrel), all-aluminum and aluminum body with either a coated steel or stainless steel mandrel.

Open-end blind rivets provide an economical means for fastening metal parts where easy disassembly is not required. Large flange rivets are particularly suitable for fastening softer materials (wood or plastic, for example) to metal. The bodies of all our open-end blind rivets are fabricated by cold-heading, offering superior strength and excellent appearance.

Multigrip rivets have a wider grip range than standard blind rivets and also offer several other advantages. The "bulbing" action of a multigrip rivet ensures complete hole fill even in oversized, irregular or misaligned holes, provides high clamp-up and high shear strength and ensures positive stem (mandrel) retention, plugging the end of the rivet body and providing a vibration and weather-proof seal.