However if this is in a dry indoor location where there is no corrosion the go ahead and use them. I replaced them with hardware store aluminum rivets.
Din 660 Standard Stainless Steel Rivets Round Head Solid
Aluminum vs steel rivets. This is a structural rivet. Often steel mandrels are specified with aluminum or stainless steel rivets because the steel mandrels are less expensive than matching aluminum or stainless mandrels. 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. This particular rivet is steel and steel. So if you are using this in a wet or corrosive environment then the rivets wont last long. It sounds like the steel is what is actually being riveted on.
If you use stainless or monel i suggest getting a pneumatic pop blind rivet gun. Aluminumsteel aluminum rivet with steel mandrel. The stig senior charter member. Aluminum rivets vs steel. I would use steel rivets on steel and aluminum rivets on aluminum because of the dissimilar metals. Monel does not react with aluminum so you do not have to worry about isolating the rivets.
It will seat the rivets much better than a hand powered one and they are not too expensive. If you use stainless or monel i suggest getting a pneumatic pop blind rivet gun. 1 of 3 go to page. These three are aluminum rivets. Rivets are specified by the material of the rivet and the mandrel in that order. If you use aluminum rivets with steel mandrels it is likely they will outlast your ownership of the coach.
Monel does not react with aluminum so you do not have to worry about isolating the rivets. For example you might see aluminumsteel which means an aluminum rivet with a steel mandrel. These fasteners typically come in steel stainless steel nickel copper alloy and other grades of aluminum. These are just typical pop or blind rivets in aluminum. Yes but aluminum will corrode much faster in contact with steel because of galvanic corrosion. Joined apr 15 2007 1594 posts.
This is what they call a blind rivet. The mandrel is steel and the hat is steel. If the rivets will see substantial sheer forces then you want to think about stainless or monel. Blind rivets are usually categorized by the material of the rivet and then the material of the mandrel. Discussion starter 1. Jump to latest follow 1 20 of 41 posts.
Thu dec 16 2004 309 pm location. Monel rivets are expensive unless you buy them by the thousands. We also have what we call a white hat rivet with an aluminum mandrel.
Gallery of Aluminum Vs Steel Rivets
