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Large Flange Blind Rivet: Aluminium 5052 Sizes and Grip Range (Did You Know)
A one-page Hobson flyer from 2016 for large flange, open, truss (dome) head blind rivets with an aluminium 5052 shell and zinc plated carbon steel stem. It lists every size with grip range and drill size, and explains Hobson's head and type codes.
What this covers
- Sizes and grip ranges
- Drill sizes
- Head types
- Rivet types
Key things to remember
The essentials from this document in plain words. Check the full document before you rely on a figure.
- Aluminium alloy 5052 shell with a zinc plated carbon steel stem; truss (dome) head, open type, large flange. Part numbers start R9P73LAS.
- Shell diameters 3.2mm, 4.0mm and 4.8mm, with a recommended drill of 3.3mm, 4.1mm and 4.9mm, and head diameters of 10mm, 12mm and 16mm.
- Grip ranges run from 1.6mm to 3.2mm (#42) up to 22.2mm to 25.4mm (#616). For example R9P73LAS606 (#66) is 4.8mm and grips 6.4mm to 9.5mm.
- The large head is for fastening soft materials. An open rivet is not sealed by the stem.
- Packs of 1,000 for 3.2mm and 4.0mm, 500 for 4.8mm.
- Hobson's code letters: L large flange head, T sealed, M multi-grip, P peel, G grooved (for less stiff materials such as plastic), W triform; O marks open types.
Who it helps: Anyone riveting soft materials who needs a large head rivet.
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