For working with non-ferrous metals, plastics, lightweight materials, leather and fabrics.
To be able to rivet two workpieces together, you need to know the material’s thickness and composition. Novus supplies aluminium, steel and copper blind rivets in various sizes for different applications.
We'll show you step by step how best to use blind rivets
for blind rivet pliers.
Advantages of riveted joints
This overview shows which blind rivet has the appropriate material thickness for riveting (depending on rivet diameter and length). This dimension is generally referred to as the clamping length (K).
Blind rivet length | |||||
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6 mm | 8 mm | 10 mm | 12 mm | ||
Ø in mm | A2,4 | 1,5 - 3,5 | |||
A3 | 2,5 - 3,5 | 4,0 - 5,5 | 5,0 - 7,5 | ||
A4 | 1,5 - 3,0 | 3,5 - 5,0 | 5,0 - 6,5 | 6,5 - 8,5 | |
A5 | 2,5 - 4,5 | 4,5 - 6,0 | 6,0 - 8,0 |
Blind rivet length | |||
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10 mm | 12 mm | ||
Ø in mm | S3 | 5,0 - 6,5 | 6,5 - 8,5 |
S4 | 4,5 - 6,5 | 6,5 - 8,5 |
Blind rivet length | ||||
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6 mm | 10 mm | 12 mm | ||
Ø in mm | C4 | 0,5 - 3,5 | 4,5 - 6,0 | 6,0 - 8,5 |
Tips
Which riveting tool is best for which application, and what features do our various riveting pliers offer? See all Novus riveting pliers compared:”