Rivet Specification Table: A Comprehensive Guide

Looking for a comprehensive guide on rivet specifications? Look no further!

Our blog post has got you covered with detailed information on various types of rivets, including Semi Tubular Rivets, Truss Head Rivets, Flat Head Rivets, Countersunk Head Rivets, and Round Head Rivets.

With precise measurements and tolerances provided for each type, you’ll be equipped with all the knowledge you need to make informed decisions about your rivet selection.

So, whether you’re a DIY enthusiast or a professional in the manufacturing industry, read on to learn everything you need to know about rivet specifications.

Table of Contents

1. Semi Tubular Rivets

Thin Round Head Rivets

JIS B1215

unit : mm

Nominal diameter	1.2		1.6	2	2.5	3		4	5		6	8
d Basic size	1.2		1.6	2	2.5	3		4	5		6	8
Tolerance	+0.02 -0.05			+0.02 -0.06	+0.02 -0.08			+0.02 -0.10			+0.02 -0.12	+0.02 -0.15
D Basic size	2.2		3	3.7	4.6	5.4		7.2	9		10.5	13.5
Tolerance	0 -0.3					0 -0.4			0 -0.5		0 -0.6
H Basic size	0.3		0.4	0.6	0.9	1.1		1.4	1.8		2.1	2.8
Tolerance	±0.1					±0.15					±0.2
A Basic size	0.8		1.1	1.3	1.7	2.1		2.8	3.5		4.2	5.6
Tolerance	±0.04			±0.05	±0.07			±0.1			±0.12
B Basic size	1.1		1.4	1.8	2.3	2.7		3.6		4.5	5.4	7.2
Tolerance	±0.1			±0.15	±0.2			±0.25			±0.3
r Max.	0.06	0.08		0.1	0.2		0.3				0.4

Truss Head Rivets

JIS B1215

unit : mm

d Basic size	1.2	1.6	2	2.5	3	4	5	6	8
	+0.02 -0.05		+0.02 -0.06	+0.02 -0.08		+0.02 -0.10		+0.02 -0.12	+0.02 -0.15
D Basic size	2.7	3.6	4.5	5.6	6.6	8.8	11	13	17
D Basic size	0 -0.3				0 -0.4		0 -0.5	0 -0.6
H Basic size	0.5	0.7	1	1.3	1.4	1.8	2.4	2.8	3.8
	±0.1				±0.15			±0.2
A Basic size	0.8	1.1	1.3	1.7	2.1	2.8	3.5	4.2	5.6
	±0.04		±0.05	±0.07		±0.1		±0.12
B Basic size	1.1	1.4	1.8	2.3	2.7	3.6	4.5	5.4	7.2
B Basic size	±0.1		±0.15		±0.2		±0.25	±0.3
r Max.	0.06	0.08	0.1	0.2	0.3		0.4	0.5	0.6

Flat Head Rivets

JIS B1215

unit : mm

Nominal diameter	1.2	1.6	2	2.5	3	4	5	68
d Basic size	1.2	1.6	2	2.5	3	4	5	6	8
Tolerance	+0.02 -0.05		+0.02 -0.06	+0.02 -0.08		+0.02 -0.10-		+0.02 -0.12	+0.02 -0.15
D Basic size	2.2	3	3.7	4.6	5.4	7.2	9	10.5	13.5
Tolerance	0 -0.3				0 -0.4		0 -0.5	0 -0.6
H Basic size	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.9	1.1	1.4	1.8	2.1	2.8
Tolerance	±0.1				±0.15			±0.2
A Basic size	0.8	1.1	1.3	1.7	2.1	2.8	3.5	4.2	5.6
Tolerance	±0.04		±0.05	±0.07		±0.1		±0.12
B Basic size	1.1	1.4	1.8	2.3	2.7	3.6	4.5	5.4	7.2
Tolerance	±0.01		±0.15		±0.2		±0.25	±0.3
r Max	0.06	0.08	0.1	0.2		0.3		0.4

Countersunk Head Rivets

B121

unit : mm

Nominal diameter	2	2.5	3	4	5	6	8
d Basic size	2	2.5	3	4	5	6	8
Tolerance	+0.02 -0.06	+0.02 -0.08		+0.02 -0.10		+0.02 -0.12	+0.02 -0.15
D Basic size	4	5	6	8	10	12	16
Tolerance	0 -0.4		0 -0.5		0 -0.6	0 -0.7	0 -0.8
H Approx	1	1.3	1.5	2	2.5	3	4
A Basic size	1.3	1.7	2.1	2.8	3.5	4.2	5.6
Tolerance	±0.05	±0.07		±0.01		±0.12
B Basic size	1.8	2.3	2.7	3.6	4.5	5.4	7.2
Tolerance	±0.15		±0.2		±0.25	±0.3

Round Head Rivets

JIS B1215

unit : mm

Nominal diameter	1.2	1.6	2	2.5	3	4	5	6	8
d Basic size	1.2	1.6	2	2.5	3	4	5	6	8
Tolerance	+0.02 -0.05		+0.02 -0.06	+0.02 -0.08		+0.02 -0.10		+0.02 -0.12	+0.02 -0.15
D Basic size	2.2	3	3.7	4.6	5.4	7.2	9	10.5	13.5
Tolerance	0 -0.3				0 -0.4		0 -0.5	0 -0.6
H Basic size	0.7	1	1.2	1.5	1.8	2.4	3	3.6	4.8
Tolerance	±0.1				±0.15			±0.2
A Basic size	0.8	1.1	1.3	1.7	2.1	2.8	3.5	4.2	5.6
Tolerance	±0.04		±0.05	±0.07		±0.1		±0.12
B Basic size	1.1	1.4	1.8	2.3	2.7	3.6	4.5	5.4	7.2
Tolerance	0.1		0.15		0.2		0.25	0.3
r Max.	0.06	0.08	0.1	0.2		0.3		0.4

Truss Head

ANSI B18.7 1972

unit : inch

Nominal Size	B		C		D		J		K
	Shank Diameter		Head Diameter		Head Thickness		Type S Straight Hole Rivets
	Shank Diameter		Head Diameter		Head Thickness		Hole Dia at End of rivet		Hole Depth to Start of Apex
	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Nominal
0.061	0.061	0.058	0.13	0.12	0.019	0.015	0.044	0.039	0.046
0.089	0.089	0.085	0.192	0.182	0.026	0.02	0.068	0.062	0.064
0.123	0.123	0.118	0.286	0.276	0.038	0.03	0.09	0.084	0.094
0.146	0.146	0.141	0.318	0.306	0.045	0.035	0.107	0.1	0.126
0.188	0.188	0.182	0.381	0.369	0.065	0.055	0.141	0.134	0.155

Nominal Size	B		C		D	J		K
	Shank Diameter		Head Diameter		Head Thickness	Type S Straight Hole Rivets Hole Dia at End of rivet		Hole Depth to Start of Apex
	Max	Min	Max. Edge Sharp	Min. Edge Round or Flat	Ref	Max	Min	Nominal
0.089	0.089	0.085	0.223	0.203	0.039	0.068	0.062	0.064
0.123	0.123	0.118	0.271	0.245	0.043	0.09	0.084	0.094
0.146	0.146	0.141	0.337	0.307	0.056	0.107	0.1	0.126
0.188	0.188	0.182	0.404	0.369	0.063	0.141	0.134	0.155
0.217	0.217	0.21	0.472	0.43	0.075	0.163	0.155	0.189
0.252	0.252	0.244	0.54	0.493	0.084	0.184	0.176	0.219

2. Cold Headed Rivets

Flat Head Rivets

JIS B 1213

Nominal Diameter	Column 1 Column 2 Column 3	1	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.7		2	2.3	2.5		2.6	3
Shank Diameter (d)	Basic dimension	1	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.7		2	2.3	2.5		2.6	3
Shank Diameter (d)	Tolerances	+0.04 -0.02	+0.05 -0.02	+0.06 -0.02	+0.07 -0.02			+0.8 -0.02	+0.09 -0.02	+0.1 -0.03			+0.12 -0.03
Head Diameter (dg)	Basic dimension	2	2.4	2.8	3.2	3.4		4	4.6	5.0	5.2		6
Head Diameter (dg)	Tolerances	±0.3 0		±0.4 0						±0.5 0			±0.5 0
Head Height (K)	Approx.	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.8		0.9	1	1.2	1.3	1.3		1.5

Nominal Diameter	Column 1 Column 2 Column 3	3.5	4	4.5	5	6	8	10	12	13	14
Shank Diameter (d)	Basic dimension	3.5	4	4.5	5	6	8	10	12	13	14
Shank Diameter (d)	Tolerances	+0.14 -0.04	+0.16 -0.04	+0.18 -0.05	+0.2 -0.05	+0.24 -0.06	+0.32 -0.08	+0.4 -0.08	+0.48 -0.08	+0.5 -0.08	+0.56 -0.1
Head Diameter (dg)	Basic dimension	7	8	9	10	12	16	16	19	21	22
Head Diameter (dg)	Tolerances	±0.5 0	±0.6 0		±0.7 0		±0.8 0
Head Height (K)	Approx.	1.8	2	2.3	2.5	3	4	4	5	5	6

Small Size Round Head Rivets

Nominal Diameter	Column 1 Column 2 Column 3	1	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.7	2	2.3	2.5	2.6
Shank Diameter (d)	Basic dimension	1	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.7	2	2.3	2.5	2.6
Shank Diameter (d)	Tolerances	+0.04 -0.02	+0.05 -0.02	+0.06 -0.02	+0.07 -0.02		+0.08 -0.02	+0.09 -0.02	+0.1 -0.03
Head Diameter (dk)	Basic dimension	1.8	2.2	2.5	3		3.5	4	4.5
Head Diameter (dk)	Tolerances	±0.1					±0.15
Head Height (K)	Basic dimension	0.6	0.7	0.8	1		1.2	1.4	1.6
Head Height (K)	Tolerances	±0.1

Nominal Diameter	Column 1 Column 2 Column 3	3	3.5	4	5
Shank Diameter (d)	Basic dimension	3	3.5	4	5
Shank Diameter (d)	Tolerances	+0.12 -0.03	+0.14 -0.04	+0.16 -0.04	+0.2 -0.05
Head Diameter (dk)	Basic dimension	5.2	6.2	7	8.8
Head Diameter (dk)	Tolerances	±0.2			±0.3
Head Height (K)	Basic dimension	1.8	2.1	2.4	3
Head Height (K)	Tolerances	±0.15

Thin Flat Head Rivets

JIS B 1213

Nominal Diameter	Column 1 Column 2 Column 3	2	2.3	2.5	2.6	3	3.5	4	4.5	5	6
Shank Diameter (d)	Basic dimension	2	2.3	2.5	2.6	3	3.5	4	4.5	5	6
Shank Diameter (d)	Tolerances	+0.08 -0.02	+0.09 -0.02	+0.1 -0.03		+0.12 -0.03	+0.14 -0.04	+0.16 -0.04	+0.18 -0.05	+0.2 –0.05	+0.24 -0.06
Head Diameter (dg)	Basic dimension	4	4.6	5.0	5.2	6	7	8	9	10	12
Head Diameter (dg)	Tolerances	0 -0.3				0 -0.4			0 -0.5
Head Height (K)	Basic dimension	0.7	0.8	0.9		1	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.6	2
Head Height (K)	Tolerances	+0.2 0				+0.3 0			+0.4 0

Pan Head Rivets

JIS B 1213

Nominal Diameter	Column 1 Column 2	3	3.5	4		5		6
Shank Diameter (d)	Basic dimension	3	3.5		4		5	6
	Tolerances	+0.12 -0.03	+0.14 -0.04		+0.16 -0.04		+0.2 -0.05	+0.24 -0.06
Head Diameter (dg)	Basic dimension	6	7		8		9.5	10.8
	Tolerances	+0.3 -0.2						+0.4 -0.3
Head Height (K)	Basic dimension	1.7	1.9		2.2		2.8	3.3
	Tolerances	+0.2 -0.1						+0.3 -0.2

ANSI B18.1.1 1972

unit: inch

Nominal Size or Basic Shank Diameter		Shank diameter E		Flat Head				Flat Countersunk Head
		Shank diameter E		Head Diameter A		Head Height H		Head Diameter A		Head Height H
		Max	Min	Max		Min		Max	Min	Ref
1/16	0.062	0.064	0.059	0.140	0.120	0.027	0.017	0.118	0.110	0.027
3/32	0.094	0.096	0.090	0.200	0.180	0.038	0.026	0.176	0.163	0.040
1/8	0.125	0.127	0.121	0.260	0.240	0.048	0.036	0.235	0.217	0.053
5/32	0.156	0.158	0.152	0.323	0.301	0.059	0.045	0.293	0.272	0.066
3/16	0.188	0.191	0.182	0.387	0.361	0.069	0.055	0.351	0.326	0.079
7/32	0.219	0.222	0.213	0.453	0.427	0.080	0.065	0.413	0.384	0.094
1/4	0.250	0.253	0.244	0.515	0.485	0.091	0.075	0.469	0.437	0.106
9/32	0.281	0.285	0.273	0.579	0.545	0.103	0.085	0.528	0.491	0.119
5/16	0.312	0.316	0.304	0.641	0.607	0.113	0.095	0.588	0.547	0.133
11/32	0.344	0.348	0.336	0.705	0.667	0.124	0.104	0.646	0.602	0.146
3/8	0.375	0.380	0.365	0.769	0.731	0.135	0.115	0.704	0.656	0.159
13/32	0.406	0.411	0.396	0.834	0.790	0.146	0.124	0.763	0.710	0.172
7/16	0.438	0.443	0.428	0.896	0.852	0.157	0.135	0.823	0.765	0.186

Nominal Size or Basic Shank Diameter		Shank diameter E		Button Head				Pan Head
		Shank diameter E		Head Diameter A		Head Height H		Head Diameter A		Head Height H
		Max	Min	Max		Min		Max	Min	Max	Min
1/16	0.062	0.064	0.059	0.122	0.102	0.052	0.042	0.118	0.098	0.040	0.03
3/32	0.094	0.096	0.090	0.182	0.162	0.077	0.065	0.173	0.153	0.060	0.048
1/8	0.125	0.127	0.121	0.235	0.215	0.100	0.088	0.225	0.205	0.078	0.066
5/32	0.156	0.158	0.152	0.290	0.268	0.124	0.110	0.279	0.257	0.096	0.082
3/16	0.188	0.191	0.182	0.348	0.322	0.147	0.133	0.334	0.308	0.114	0.1
7/32	0.219	0.222	0.213	0.405	0.379	0.172	0.158	0.391	0.365	0.133	0.119
1/4	0.250	0.253	0.244	0.460	0.430	0.196	0.180	0.444	0.414	0.151	0.135
9/32	0.281	0.285	0.273	0.518	0.484	0.220	0.202	0.499	0.465	0.170	0.152
5/16	0.312	0.316	0.304	0.572	0.538	0.243	0.225	0.552	0.518	0.187	0.169
11/32	0.344	0.348	0.336	0.630	0.592	0.267	0.247	0.608	0.570	0.206	0.186
3/8	0.375	0.380	0.365	0.684	0.646	0.291	0.271	0.663	0.625	0.225	0.205
13/32	0.406	0.411	0.396	0.743	0.699	0.316	0.294	0.719	0.675	0.243	0.221
7/16	0.438	0.443	0.428	0.798	0.754	0.339	0.317	0.772	0.728	0.261	0.239

ANSI B18.1.1 1972

unit: inch

Nominal Size or Basic Shank Diameter		Shank diameter E		Truss Head
		Shank diameter E		Head Diameter A		Head Height H
		Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min
3/32	0.094	0.096	0.090	0.226	0.206	0.038	0.026
1/8	0.125	0.127	0.121	0.297	0.277	0.048	0.036
5/32	0.156	0.158	0.152	0.368	0.348	0.059	0.045
3/16	0.188	0.191	0.182	0.442	0.422	0.069	0.055
7/32	0.219	0.222	0.213	0.515	0.495	0.080	0.066
1/4	0.250	0.253	0.244	0.590	0.560	0.091	0.075
9/32	0.281	0.285	0.273	0.661	0.631	0.103	0.085
5/16	0.312	0.316	0.304	0.732	0.702	0.113	0.095
11/32	0.344	0.348	0.336	0.806	0.776	0.124	0.104
3/8	0.375	0.380	0.365	0.878	0.848	0.135	0.115
13/32	0.406	0.411	0.396	0.949	0.919	0.145	0.123
7/16	0.438	0.443	0.428	1.020	0.990	0.157	0.135

Pop Rivets (RV-POP)

Rivet Diameter （D）		Grip Range		Typical Shell Length （L）mm	Typical Rivet Clear-ance （L1）mm
（in）	（mm）	（in）	（mm）	Typical Shell Length （L）mm	Typical Rivet Clear-ance （L1）mm
3/32″	2.4mm	1/16-1/8	1.6-3.2	5.5	7.5
3/32″	2.4mm	1/8-3/16	3.2-4.8	7.0	9.0
1/8″	3.2mm	Up to1/16	Up to 1.6	4.7	6.8
1/8″	3.2mm	1/16-1/8	1.6-3.2	6.3	8.4
1/8″	3.2mm	1/8-3/16	3.2-4.8	7.9	10.0
1/8″	3.2mm	3/16-1/4	4.8-6.4	9.5	11.6
1/8″	3.2mm	1/4-5/16	6.4-7.9	11.1	13.2
1/8″	3.2mm	5/16-3/8	7.9-9.5	12.7	14.8
1/8″	3.2mm	3/8 – 1/2	9.5 – 12.7	16.4	18.5
1/8″	3.2mm	1/2-5/8	12.7-15.9	20.1	22.2
5/32″	4.0mm	1/16	15.9-19.0	5.5	7.8
5/32″	4.0mm	1/16-1/8	1.6-3.2	7.1	9.4
5/32″	4.0mm	1/8-3/16	3.2-4.8	8.7	11.0
5/32″	4.0mm	3/16-1/4	4.8-6.4	10.3	12.6
5/32″	4.0mm	1/4-5/16	6.4-7.9	11.9	14.2
5/32″	4.0mm	5/16-3/8	7.9-9.5	13.5	15.8
5/32″	4.0mm	3/8-1/2	9.5-12.7	17.1	19.4
3/16″	4.8mm	Up to 1/16	Up to 1.6	6.3	8.9
3/16″	4.8mm	1/16-1/8	1.6-3.2	7.9	10.5
3/16″	4.8mm	1/8-3/16	3.2-4.8	9.5	12.1
3/16″	4.8mm	3/16-1/4	4.8-6.4	11.0	13.6
3/16″	4.8mm	1/4-5/16	6.4-7.9	12.6	15.2
3/16″	4.8mm	5/16-3/8	7.9-9.5	14.2	16.8
3/16″	4.8mm	3/8-1/2	9.5-12.7	17.9	20.5
3/16″	4.8mm	1/2-9/16	12.7-14.3	19.5	22.1
3/16″	4.8mm	1/2-5/8	12.7-15.9	21.1	23.7
3/16″	4.8mm	5/8-3/4	15.9-19.0	24.2	26.8
3/16″	4.8mm	3/4-7/8	19.0-22.2	27.4	30.0
3/16″	4.8mm	8/7-1	22.2-25.4	30.6	33.2
3/16″	4.8mm	1-3/8	25.4-34.9	36.0	38.6
1/4″	6.4mm	3/16-1/4	4.8-6.4	12.6	16.6
1/4″	6.4mm	1/4-3/8	6.4-9.5	15.8	19.8
1/4″	6.4mm	3/8-1/2	9.5-12.7	19.0	23.0
1/4″	6.4mm	1/2-5/8	12.7-15.9	22.1	26.1
1/4″	6.4mm	5/8-3/4	15.9-19.0	25.3	29.3
1/4″	6.4mm	3/4-7/8	19.0-22.2	28.4	32.4

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