Solid rivets

Hanson's nominal 1/8 in commercial solid rivets list 0.121–0.127 in body diameter across the selected head styles. Round heads are 0.215–0.235 in diameter and 0.088–0.100 in high. Flat and universal heads both list 0.240–0.260 in diameter but differ in height. These are supplied-head dimensions. Verify the formed second head and joint fit separately. Hanson catalogue, PDF page 8, printed D8.

A solid rivet arrives with one head. Upsetting the projecting solid shank forms the second head. Hanson identification guide, Hanson catalogue, PDF page 8, printed D8.

Solid, tubular, and blind constructions

The distinction between solid and semi-tubular rivets is the shank construction. Hanson describes a semi-tubular rivet as having a hole in the end opposite the supplied head; its tubular-rivet drawing dimensions that recess separately from body diameter and length. Those hole-depth dimensions belong to the tubular family, not to the commercial solid-rivet table. Hanson identification guide, Hanson catalogue, PDF page 2, printed D2

Hanson presents blind rivets for one-sided access. Its riveting hammer forms a solid rivet from the accessible projecting end. Hanson identification guide, Hanson catalogue, PDF page 80, printed C80.

Forming the second head

Rivet construction and forming process are distinct. Orbitform lists both solid and semi-tubular rivets among the possibilities for impact riveting. In its orbital-forming description, an angled peen sweeps pressure around the rivet or tenon and progressively forms the projecting shank onto the upper material. The peen geometry determines the resulting head form. Orbitform describes orbital forming as a cold process and hot upset forming as using heat together with pressure. A solid shank alone therefore does not identify a single forming process or a required heating condition. Orbitform, Fastening & Forming

These process descriptions establish how material is displaced, not a transferable force, stroke, temperature, or cycle specification. Similarly, Hanson's hammer table separates capacity columns for solid aluminum, solid steel, and tubular steel. The machine rating's material and construction context is part of its meaning. It is not a joint-strength rating. Orbitform, Fastening & Forming, Hanson catalogue, PDF page 80, printed C80

Diameter, length, and formed geometry

Hanson's commercial drawing identifies body diameter A, supplied-head diameter B, head height C, and countersunk-head angle D. Its protruding-head length arrow starts under the head; the countersunk version's length includes the head. Thus a quoted stock length has meaning together with its head style and drawing reference. The assembly sketch separately labels work thickness and projecting clinch allowance F. Stock length is not the retained material thickness alone. Hanson catalogue, PDF page 8, printed D8

The installed shop head has its own diameter and height. Hanson's installation-guide drawing labels these separately from work thickness and the supplied head. The accompanying chart is explicitly general information that can vary greatly with the application. Its suggested geometry does not establish a universal formed-head allowance or an application-independent acceptance dimension. Hanson catalogue, PDF page 93, printed C93

Bounded commercial head-style examples

The following are selected nominal 1/8-inch entries from Hanson's Commercial Solid Rivets table, printed D8. Every value below is in inches; the ranges are the table's minimum and maximum dimensions. These are head-style and nominal-size entries, without an individual part number, length, alloy, or temper assignment. Hanson catalogue, PDF page 8, printed D8

The common nominal body size does not imply a common supplied head. In these entries, the flat/nail and universal heads have the same listed head-diameter range but different head-height ranges. The round head differs in both. These dimensions describe the supplied fastener, not the shop head, work-hole diameter, installed grip range, or joint load capacity. Hanson catalogue, PDF page 8, printed D8

The countersunk columns have additional qualifications: their head height is marked REF, and the footnote says countersunk-head dimensions may be theoretical to a sharp head edge. Such references differ from a minimum–maximum manufacturing range. The countersunk entry also does not supply a mating-part countersink drawing. Hanson catalogue, PDF page 8, printed D8

Material and performance coverage

Hanson lists steel, aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, and Monel as standard material categories for this commercial family, with finishes and colors available. That list does not identify a particular alloy grade, temper, coating thickness, or condition for the selected dimensional entries. Their geometry therefore cannot establish equivalence between material variants. Hanson catalogue, PDF page 8, printed D8

The commercial dimensional table supplies no specimen stack, joint fixture, loading direction, test rate, or measured failure load. It consequently provides no tested shear or tensile capacity for an assembled joint. The shop-head guide likewise supplies geometric guidance rather than a joint-strength test report. Neither source establishes aerospace applicability, suitability for a particular customer's assembly, or a reuse allowance. Hanson catalogue, PDF pages 8 and 93

Standard and source boundaries

DIN Media identifies DIN 660:2012-01, Round head rivets — Nominal diameters 1 mm to 8 mm, with a January 2012 publication date and a correction relationship to DIN 660:2011-03. This is publisher-level identification and scope information. The full standard was not accessed for this reference; the imperial commercial entries above are not demonstrated to conform to DIN 660. DIN Media, DIN 660:2012-01

The manufacturer pages and catalogue were accessed on October 30, 2026 (PDT). No printed edition or publication date was established for the relied Hanson catalogue pages, and no publication date was established for the cited Hanson and Orbitform web articles. Retrieval dates are not edition dates. Hanson's catalogue opening page describes its technical data as advisory; the examples here are bounded by the cited catalogue family, page, dimension labels, and qualifications. Hanson catalogue, PDF page 1, Hanson identification guide, Orbitform, Fastening & Forming

Related reference

Hardware and component references covers the broader assembly-process context.