Fasteners - Aircraft Rivets Flashcards
If D or DD rivets are not formed in time, or removed from the freezer in time, they
Must be re-heat treated before use
What metal is suitable for riveting magnesium alloy?
5056 aluminium alloy
What metal is suitable for riveting alloy steel?
Monel metal
Rivet length is determined by the formula
1.5d
D and DD rivets are refrigerated to
Retard age hardening
What do you do to 2017 and 2024 rivets after heat treatment?
Use immediately or refrigerate
An American rivet with a cross on the head is
5056 aluminium alloy
If you practical assess to one sic of a structure is not available, what would you use to repair the structure?
A hylock
Alloy rivets are heat treated by
Solution treating
When an icebox rivet is formed it only has 75% of its shear strength. The other 25% comes from
Leaving assembly for 4 days to age harden
A rivet with no marking has the material code
A
Rivet MS20426 has what type of head?
CSK
The length of solid rivets is in increments of
1/16 inch
What would the marking (-5) indicate as part of the number of an MS20426 type rivet?
The rivet length in graduations of 1/16 inch
If a sheet of aluminium alloy of 0.032 and 0.064 is to be joined together the rivet should be
0.096 plus 1.5 D