Another rivet question


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Posted by ROB ROSE on Thursday, April 05, 2001 at 9:06AM :

In Reply to: Re: Rivets vs. Grade 2 Bolts posted by Matt Wilson on Thursday, April 05, 2001 at 1:19AM :

I work on commercial aircraft for a living and have driven quite a few rivets. When I drive a rivet "hot" it is to aneal(soften) the aluminum rivet so that it can be driven without cracking the head of the rivet. I am not aware of any further tightening of the fastener after cooling although I suppose this might happen. How does this relate to steel rivets? Also after heat treating a DD aluminum rivet it is stored on ice to keep it soft so they have the nickname of "icebox rivets".Can this also be done to steel rivets?



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