Application guide for Semi-Tubular Rivets to Trade series (semi-tubular rivet). The core duty of the type is riveted pivots and light permanent joints set on a bench press rather than a hydraulic one. The typical industries, the how-to-specify checklist, assembly practice and the exclusion cases are set out below. Stocked across roughly 2 mm to 6 mm, they cover light-duty and instrument-scale work.
Typical Applications for Semi-Tubular Rivets
The most common settings where these are specified:
- Maintenance & repair (MRO): a stocked size for servicing existing plant where the original fastener spec must be matched.
- Fabrication & metalwork: bench and on-site assembly of steel frames, enclosures and weldments.
- Sheet-metal assembly: permanent joints in ductwork, panels and enclosures.
- Bodywork & trailers: blind joints where only one side is accessible.
- Signage & cladding: fast, vibration-resistant fixing of thin panels.
How to Specify Semi-Tubular Rivets for Your Application
- Size: Select on nominal diameter, then on the hole tolerance and fit class — the fit, not the diameter alone, determines whether the part locates or slips. This product spans 2 mm–6 mm; check the full table below for the exact dimensions of each size.
- Material: Choose the material and finish for the service environment — plated steel for general use, stainless for corrosion resistance.
- Environment: For damp, coastal or chemical exposure prefer A4/316 stainless or a suitable coating; indoors, plated steel or A2 is usually sufficient.
- Standard: This product is supplied to Trade series (semi-tubular rivet). Quoting the standard on your order guarantees interchangeable dimensions between suppliers.
Installation & Assembly Practice
- Drill the hole 0.1 mm over the nominal rivet diameter and deburr both sides before setting.
- Grip range must match the total joint thickness — a rivet set outside its grip range clamps poorly and works loose.
Common Selection Mistakes with Semi-Tubular Rivets
- Setting a rivet outside its grip range, which leaves the joint loose from day one.
- Using aluminum rivets on steel sheet outdoors — galvanic corrosion eats the rivet.
Where Semi-Tubular Rivets Are Not the Right Choice
Not where the joint must later be disassembled, and not for high-tension structural connections.
