Fastener
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A fastener or fastening is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. In general, fasteners are used to create non-permanent joints; that is, joints that can be
Typical fasteners (US quarter shown for scale)
Structural bolt DIN 6914 with DIN 6916 washer and UNI 5587 nut
Rivet
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A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed, a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite the head is called the tail. A rivet is inst
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Solid rivets
Sophisticated riveted joint on a railway bridge
Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a C-47 transport at the plant of North American Aviation. The woman on the left operates an air hammer, while the man on the right holds a bucking bar.
Drawing of round head rivets, 1898