What Is Rivet Grip Length?

Rivets join metals together in various applications, such as automotive, construction and aviation uses. Choosing the correct size of rivets is important to each application's integrity. Grip length, or grip range is among the most important dimensions for any rivet.

Description

Grip range indicates the thickness of material that a rivet can reliably secure. Since all types of rivets deform at the rear when installed, the total length of the rivet is not used to hold materials.

Significance

Grip length determines if a rivet is capable of holding materials of a particular thickness. A rivet cannot be used to hold materials that measure in thickness greater than the rivet's grip length.

Misconceptions

Blind rivets can be measured according to grip length but solid shank rivets are measured by total rivet shank length. Grip length is shorter than a rivet's total length.