riveting in the aerospace industry
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Figure Number Figure Description Page Number 2.11 Riveted metal sheets under shear loads …………………………………. 3 2.12 AN270 Mushroom Head Rivet, AN426 Countersunk Rivet .…… 3 2.13 Before and after of rivet being set into a drilled hole …………... 4 3.11 Example of a Solid Shank Rivet ……………………………..……………... 5 3.12 Example of a rivet Identification Number …………………………….. 6 3.13 Examples of other Rivet heads …………………………………………….. 6 3.14 Markings on Rivet Heads ……………………………………………………… 7 3.21 Example of a friction lock rivet …………………………………………….. 8 3.22 Example of a mechanical lock rivet ………………………………………. 8 4.11 Example of a Rivet Gun ………………………………………………………… 9 4.12 Example of a Bucking Bar ………………………………………….…………. 9 4.13 A depiction of the riveting operation ………………………………….. 10 4.14 Example of Riveting in teams …………………………………….…….…. 10 4.25 Automated Riveter …………………………………………………….……….. 11 4.36 Countersinking Tool …………………………………………………….………. 12 4.47 Blind Rivet Guns ……………………………………………………………..…… 13 4.48 Example of how a Mechanical Lock rivet is applied ……………… 13
1 Introduction to Riveting
Rivets and riveting processes play a large role in the construction of aircrafts and other aerospace applications. The process of riveting is one which predates to the Bronze Age, but became heavily involved in the aerospace industry with mass aircraft production during World War one. The process of riveting itself is the joining of two surfaces together via a solid
List of Figures
Figure Number Figure Description Page Number 2.11 Riveted metal sheets under shear loads …………………………………. 3 2.12 AN270 Mushroom Head Rivet, AN426 Countersunk Rivet .…… 3 2.13 Before and after of rivet being set into a drilled hole …………... 4 3.11 Example of a Solid Shank Rivet ……………………………..……………... 5 3.12 Example of a rivet Identification Number …………………………….. 6 3.13 Examples of other Rivet heads …………………………………………….. 6 3.14 Markings on Rivet Heads ……………………………………………………… 7 3.21 Example of a friction lock rivet …………………………………………….. 8 3.22 Example of a mechanical lock rivet ………………………………………. 8 4.11 Example of a Rivet Gun ………………………………………………………… 9 4.12 Example of a Bucking Bar ………………………………………….…………. 9 4.13 A depiction of the riveting operation ………………………………….. 10 4.14 Example of Riveting in teams …………………………………….…….…. 10 4.25 Automated Riveter …………………………………………………….……….. 11 4.36 Countersinking Tool …………………………………………………….………. 12 4.47 Blind Rivet Guns ……………………………………………………………..…… 13 4.48 Example of how a Mechanical Lock rivet is applied ……………… 13
1 Introduction to Riveting
Rivets and riveting processes play a large role in the construction of aircrafts and other aerospace applications. The process of riveting is one which predates to the Bronze Age, but became heavily involved in the aerospace industry with mass aircraft production during World War one. The process of riveting itself is the joining of two surfaces together via a solid
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