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General Purpose Semi-Tubular Rivets,Full Tubular Rivets,Split Rivets,and End CapsAN AMERICAN NATIO NAL STANDARDASME B18.7-2007Revision of ANSI B18.7-1972(R2005)REAFFIRMED 2017Intentionally left blank ASME B18.7-2007Revision of ANSI B18.7-1972(R2005)General PurposeSemi-TubularRivets,FullTubular Rivets,Split Rivets,andEnd CapsAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDThree Park Avenue New York,NY 10016Date of Issuance:September 10,2007This Standard will be revised when the Society approves the issuance of a new edition.There willbe no addenda issued to this edition.ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerning interpretations of technical aspects of thisdocument.Periodically,certain actions of the ASME B18 Committee may be published as Cases.Cases and interpretations are published on the ASME Web site under the Committee Pages athttp:/cstools.asme.org as they are issued.ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American NationalStandards.The Standards Committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals fromcompetent and concerned interests have had an opportunity to participate.The proposed code or standard was madeavailable forpublic review andcomment thatprovides an opportunityfor additional publicinput from industry,academia,regulatory agencies,and the public-at-large.ASME does not“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”any item,construction,proprietary device,or activity.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with anyitems mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability forinfringement of any applicable letters patent,nor assume any such liability.Users of a code or standard are expresslyadvised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the risk of infringement of such rights,isentirely their own responsibility.Participation by federal agency representative(s)or person(s)affiliated with industry is not to be interpreted asgovernment or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations of this document issued in accordance with the establishedASME procedures and policies,which precludes the issuance of interpretations by individuals.No part of this document may be reproduced in any form,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical EngineersThree Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990Copyright 2007 byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSAll rights reservedPrinted in U.S.A.CONTENTSForeword.ivCommittee Roster.vCorrespondence With the B18 Committee.vi1General.12General Data for Semi-Tubular and Full Tubular Rivets.23General Data for Split Rivets.34General Data for Rivet Caps.3Tables1Dimensions of Oval Head Semi-Tubular Rivets.52Dimensions of Truss Head Semi-Tubular Rivets.63Dimensions of 150-deg Flat Countersunk Head Semi-Tubular Rivets(Recommended for Attachment of Friction Material).74Dimensions of 150-deg Large Flat Countersunk Head Semi-Tubular Rivets(Recommended for Attachment of Friction Material).75Dimensions of 120-deg Flat Countersunk Head Semi-Tubular Rivets(GeneralPurpose).86Dimensions of Full Tubular Rivets.97Dimensions of Oval Head Split Rivets.108Dimensions of Flat Countersunk Head Split Rivets.109Dimensions of Rivet Caps.1110Length Increments and Length Tolerances for Semi-Tubular and Full TubularRivets.11iiiFOREWORDAmerican National Standards Committee B18 for the standardization of bolts,screws,nuts,rivets,and similar fasteners was organized in March 1922 as Sectional Committee B18 underthe aegis of the American Engineering Standards Committee(later the American StandardsAssociation,then the United States of America Standards Institute,and as of October 6,1969,the American National Standards Institute,Inc.),with the Society of Automotive Engineers andthe American Society of Mechanical Engineers as joint sponsors.Subcommittee 11 was established in 1953 and charged with the responsibility for the develop-ment of standards for semi-tubular rivets,full tubular rivets,and split rivets.In the years between1953 and 1962,meetings of the subcommittee were held and numerous attempts were made toarriveat suitablestandards.However,problemsstemmingfromthe widevarietyof theseproductsand their applications continually prevented the Subcommittee from reaching a consensus.At a meeting held on October 2,1962,the Subcommittee agreed to limit the scope of thestandard to only those products suitable for general purpose applications.Thorough cooperationbetween the user and manufacturing members culminated in the development of a draft proposalwhich was approved by letter ballot of Subcommittee 11 on August 6,1964.The proposedstandardwascirculatedforletterballotapprovaloftheB18Commit