Monel does not react with aluminum so you do not have to worry about isolating the rivets. I replaced them with hardware store aluminum rivets.
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Aluminum vs steel rivets. Monel rivets are expensive unless you buy them by the thousands. These three are aluminum rivets. We also have what we call a white hat rivet with an aluminum mandrel. Thu dec 16 2004 309 pm location. This is a structural rivet. If you use stainless or monel i suggest getting a pneumatic pop blind rivet gun.
Often steel mandrels are specified with aluminum or stainless steel rivets because the steel mandrels are less expensive than matching aluminum or stainless mandrels. However if this is in a dry indoor location where there is no corrosion the go ahead and use them. 1 of 3 go to page. Joined apr 15 2007 1594 posts. Monel does not react with aluminum so you do not have to worry about isolating the rivets. Discussion starter 1.
If the rivets will see substantial sheer forces then you want to think about stainless or monel. Yes but aluminum will corrode much faster in contact with steel because of galvanic corrosion. For example you might see aluminumsteel which means an aluminum rivet with a steel mandrel. These fasteners typically come in steel stainless steel nickel copper alloy and other grades of aluminum. It sounds like the steel is what is actually being riveted on. If you use stainless or monel i suggest getting a pneumatic pop blind rivet gun.
So if you are using this in a wet or corrosive environment then the rivets wont last long. It will seat the rivets much better than a hand powered one and they are not too expensive. Rivets are specified by the material of the rivet and the mandrel in that order. Blind rivets are usually categorized by the material of the rivet and then the material of the mandrel. I would use steel rivets on steel and aluminum rivets on aluminum because of the dissimilar metals. These are just typical pop or blind rivets in aluminum.
The mandrel is steel and the hat is steel. If you use aluminum rivets with steel mandrels it is likely they will outlast your ownership of the coach. Pop rivets in my barth began deteriorating from galvanic corrosion at around 14 years of age because they fastened the aluminum skin to the steel framework. The stig senior charter member. This particular rivet is steel and steel. Aluminum rivets vs steel.
Jump to latest follow 1 20 of 41 posts. Aluminumsteel aluminum rivet with steel mandrel. This is what they call a blind rivet.
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