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8.2.3 Rivets and pins

Rivets
Rivets are used to make permanent joints between two
or more plates. Steel rivets may be closed when red
Helical spring lock washer hot; rivets of softer metals such as aluminium and
copper may be closed cold. There are a number of
types of riveted joint configurations for plates, two of
which are shown in the figure.
Snap Pan Pan head

Two-coil spnng lodc washer
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Round head
Countersunk
countersunk
internally serrated lock washer (tooth kdc washer) w@q$

Flat C0;lil
Types of rivet

Externally serrated lo& washer: (a) fiat and (b) for countersunk hole
Rivet

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Tab washer
Tubular tivet

BeC0re"mting
Pop rivet

Tab washer-application Flush rivet