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Specializing in the following:
MATERIALS
Low and Medium Carbon Steel
Low cost...high strength...readily formed...can be used as pivot or other functional wear part without danger of seizing...can be electroplated or treated with a variety of chemical coatings.
Brass & Copper Alloys
Generally used for fastening of copper alloy assemblies, but also when appearance, good electrical properties, and corrosion resistance are important.
Aluminum
Readily formed. Bright appearance. Resists oxidation in corrosive atmospheres. Used in aluminum assemblies.
High Alloy & Stainless Steel
Used primarily when high strength and/or good wear characteristics are required, and, in the case of stainless, when good corrosion resistance is necessary. Stainless steel rivets also are used on occasion instead of plated fasteners.
FINISHES
Zinc Plate
Used for most metals. Provides good protection in corrosive atmospheres, is attractive, and is useful for matching of fastener with base metal. Sometimes used on aluminum to prevent seizure of threaded parts.
Nickel Plate
Excellent protection for indoor use; satisfactory for outdoor. Useful for hardware, appliances and kitchen utensils, or as base plate that later is over-coated after setting in the assembly.
Brass Plate
Almost always used as decorative finish for indoor use - usually over steel or copper. Also necessary when rubber is to be bonded to aluminum, copper, or steel, but such applications are rare for a rivet.
Painted
Used as a decorative finish - usually over steel - can be used on stainless steel and copper, too. Also, like cadmium and zinc, used to match rivet to mating parts. |
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