Blind rivet is a mechanical fastener, blind rivet is used to permanently fix the workpiece, the workpiece fixed, need to destroy the rivet or workpiece to separate the fixed workpiece, this point and rivets and screws and other fasteners are different. The method of riveting or joining a workpiece is called "riveting".


When the blind rivet is not installed, it is a cylinder with a bulge at one end. Will choose than artifacts in fixed long rivet, fixed by rivet tail when inserted into a hole in the workpiece processing in advance, because the core pulling rivets is longer, the tail will highlight a short workpiece, final reoccupy tool to rear overhang by hammering, about 1.5 times the diameter of the original expansion to the rivet, the rivets on both sides have raised the head, can be fixed artifacts.


After the blind rivet is fixed, both sides have raised parts, so it can bear the tension load parallel to the rivet, but screws and bolts are more suitable for the occasion with tension load, the rivet is more suitable to bear its vertical shear load.