If you use stainless or monel i suggest getting a pneumatic pop blind rivet gun. Rivets are specified by the material of the rivet and the mandrel in that order.
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Aluminum vs steel rivets. Thu dec 16 2004 309 pm location. We also have what we call a white hat rivet with an aluminum mandrel. I replaced them with hardware store aluminum rivets. For example you might see aluminumsteel which means an aluminum rivet with a steel mandrel. These are just typical pop or blind rivets in aluminum. 1 of 3 go to page.
If the rivets will see substantial sheer forces then you want to think about stainless or monel. The mandrel is steel and the hat is steel. Monel rivets are expensive unless you buy them by the thousands. Jump to latest follow 1 20 of 41 posts. Yes but aluminum will corrode much faster in contact with steel because of galvanic corrosion. Aluminumsteel aluminum rivet with steel mandrel.
Monel does not react with aluminum so you do not have to worry about isolating the rivets. Pop rivets in my barth began deteriorating from galvanic corrosion at around 14 years of age because they fastened the aluminum skin to the steel framework. The stig senior charter member. Joined apr 15 2007 1594 posts. These three are aluminum rivets. Often steel mandrels are specified with aluminum or stainless steel rivets because the steel mandrels are less expensive than matching aluminum or stainless mandrels.
This is a structural rivet. If you use stainless or monel i suggest getting a pneumatic pop blind rivet gun. Monel does not react with aluminum so you do not have to worry about isolating the rivets. However if this is in a dry indoor location where there is no corrosion the go ahead and use them. Discussion starter 1. This particular rivet is steel and steel.
I would use steel rivets on steel and aluminum rivets on aluminum because of the dissimilar metals. Blind rivets are usually categorized by the material of the rivet and then the material of the mandrel. It will seat the rivets much better than a hand powered one and they are not too expensive. Aluminum rivets vs steel. If you use aluminum rivets with steel mandrels it is likely they will outlast your ownership of the coach. This is what they call a blind rivet.
It sounds like the steel is what is actually being riveted on. So if you are using this in a wet or corrosive environment then the rivets wont last long. These fasteners typically come in steel stainless steel nickel copper alloy and other grades of aluminum.
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