INTERNATIONAL ISO

STANDARD 15981

First edition
2002-11-01

Open end blind rivets with break pull

mandrel and protruding head — AIA/AIA
Rivets aveugles à rupture de tige à corps ouvert, à tête bombée — AIA/AIA

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ISO 15981 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 2, Fasteners.

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Open end blind rivets with break pull mandrel and protruding
head — AIA/AIA

1 Scope
This International Standard specifies dimensional and mechanical characteristics and application data for open end
blind rivets with break pull mandrel and protruding head, with an aluminium alloy body (AlA) and an aluminium alloy
mandrel (AlA) and with nominal diameters, d, from 2,4 mm up to and including 6,4 mm.

2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of
this International Standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these
publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to
investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For
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undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of ISO and IEC
maintain registers of currently valid International Standards.
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ISO 3269:2000, Fasteners — Acceptance inspection
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ISO 14588:2000, Blind rivets — Terminology and definitions
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ISO 14589:2000, Blind rivets — Mechanical testing

3 Dimensions

3.1 General

Symbols and designations of dimensions are specified in ISO 14588.

3.2 Rivet dimensions

See Figure 1 and Table 1.

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Figure 1 — Rivet dimensions

Table 1 — Rivet dimensions

Dimensions in millimetres

nom. 2,4 3,2 4 4,8 6,4

d max. 2,48 3,28 4,08 4,88 6,48
min. 2,25 3,05 3,85 4,65 6,25
Rivet body
max. 5,0 6,7 8,4 10,1 13,4
dk
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1 1,3 1,7 2 2,7
dm max. 1,6 2,1 2,55 3,05 4
Mandrel
p min. 25
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Rivet length
l Recommended grip rangesa
nom. = min. max.

5 6 — 0,5 to 1,5 — — —
6 7 0,5 to 3,0 1,5 to 3,5 1 to 3 1,5 to 2,5 —
8 9 — 3,5 to 5,0 3 to 5 2,5 to 4,0 —
9 10 3 to 6 — — — —
10 11 — 5 to 7 5,0 to 6,5 4 to 6 —
12 13 6 to 9 7 to 9 6,5 to 8,5 6 to 8 3 to 6
16 17 — 9 to 13 8,5 to 12,5 8 to 12 6 to 10
20 21 — 13 to 17 12,5 to 16,5 12 to 15 10 to 14
25 26 — 17 to 22 16,5 to 21,0 15 to 20 14 to 18
30 31 — — — 20 to 25 18 to 23
NOTE The rivet body dimensions are generated from the design formulae specified in annex A.
a The grip ranges of rivets with dimensions as given in Table 1, with the material combination as given in clause 4 are specified by the
minimum and maximum grip lengths. The minimum grip lengths are given as a recommendation only. It may be possible to go into individual
cases below the minimum values.

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3.3 Clearance hole diameters

The diameters of the clearance holes, dh1, to accommodate the rivet in the components to be fastened are given in
Table 2.

Table 2 — Clearance hole diameters

Dimensions in millimetres
d dh1

nom. min. max.

2,4 2,5 2,6
3,2 3,3 3,4
4,0 4,1 4,2
4,8 4,9 5,0
6,4 6,5 6,6

Non-conformance to the values listed in Table 2 may result in assembly difficulties and/or reduction in the shear
and tensile loads specified in Table 3.

When necessary, to facilitate alignment, only the component on the access side may have a clearance hole larger
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a Enlarged clearance hole

Figure 2 — Enlarged clearance hole to facilitate alignment

4 Material and finish

Blind rivets in accordance with this International Standard shall have a rivet body made of aluminium alloy (AlA)
and a mandrel made of aluminium alloy (AlA) and shall have mechanical properties as specified in clause 5.

Material specification is at the discretion of the manufacturer.

The surface of rivet body and mandrel shall be plain, i.e. in natural finish.

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5 Mechanical properties
The minimum shear load, minimum tensile load and maximum mandrel break load shall be as specified in Table 3
when tested in accordance with ISO 14589.

Table 3 — Mechanical properties

d Shear load Tensile load Mandrel break load

nom. min. min. max.
mm N N N
2,4 250 350 1 100
3,2 500 670 1 800
4 850 1 020 2 700
4,8 1 160 1 420 3 700
6,4 2 050 2 490 6 300

6 Mandrel push-out resistance

The load to push out the mandrel shall exceed 10 N when tested in accordance with ISO 14589.
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Mandrel head retention capability
The portion of the mandrel remaining in the set rivet ISOshall not be ejected by the application of the head retention
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Table 4 — Mandrel head retention test loads

d Head retention test load

nom.
mm N

2,4 10
3,2 15
4 20
4,8 25
6,4 50

8 Workmanship
Rivets shall be free from burrs and harmful defects and shall have well-formed heads and shanks.

After setting, rivets shall not show evidence of cracking when viewed at 5 × magnification.

9 Acceptance testing
If there is no other agreement, acceptance inspection in accordance with ISO 3269 applies.

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10 Designation

EXAMPLE A open end blind rivet, with break pull mandrel and protruding head, with nominal diameter d = 4 mm and
nominal length l = 12 mm with an aluminium body (AlA) and an aluminium alloy mandrel (AlA) is designated as follows:

Blind rivet ISO 15981 - 4 × 12 - AlA/AlA

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