I have a minn kota fortrex 80lb on my 2172 excel and they have been solid as a rock. Having installed several dozen rivnuts as part of the sprinter van conversion and then have several of those rivnuts fail i thought it might be a good topic of discussion for the blog comparing rivnuts versus plusnuts.
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How strong are rivnuts. How strong are rivets. Tensile test of sample rivet nut on skidmore load cell with tensile attachment. If youre looking for fasteners for your construction project come to fasteners inc. Depends whether theyre steel or ali rivnuts as well. How strong are rivnuts. 4 tips for stronger blind rivet joints.
Then we can help you decide if rivets will work for your construction needs. I would expect the rivnut could be pulled out of the relatively thin sheet metal of the car with out damaging the actual fastener. How strong are rivets. They are pretty strong though i am in not position to quantify this strength i think the problem is the joint can only be as strong as the material captured by the ridges of the installed nut. We will answer your questions like. I think plusnuts are a superior product and would highly recommend using these in critical situations especially when pull out is a concern instead of using.
Steel ones are pretty strong and as said with a bit of epoxy jobs a goodun. When using blind rivets in product design engineers need to pay close attention to these four over arching rules. Ali ones are quick weak strip easily etc etc. Easy to remove also. Would they withstand the abuse of a 50 lb thrust minn kota on the front or should i just go straight to welding. I like the idea of having it be removable so thats why im looking at riv nuts.
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