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How a rivet works

A rivet clamps layers between two heads after its plain end is swollen in the hole.

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From the opening

A rivet is a metal pin passed through holes in two or more layers, then swollen at the plain end until a second head forms. The two heads clamp the layers, and the shank fills the hole so the joint can carry a sideways load. The opening covers tail upset into a second head, shank swells and fills the hole, and heads clamp and shank shears.

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Tail upset into a second head
Shank swells and fills the hole
Heads clamp and shank shears
Blind rivets bulge from one side
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

Sources

Upset forming of a rivet shop head
Shear and clamp in a riveted joint

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How a rivet works

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