Rivets & Fasteners

We offer a wide assortment of rivets and fasteners and are recognized as one of America’s leading suppliers of aircraft rivets and aerospace fastening solutions.

Rivets and Finishing Capabilities

Explore our wide range of rivets, high-quality finishing, and in-house plating options to best fit your unique application and requirements.

Threaded Rivets & Inserts

Precision-Formed Special Fasteners

National Rivet manufactures high-performance specialty fasteners for various metal and plastic fastening applications.

Self-Piercing Rivets

Self-Piercing Rivets

Consider the self-piercing advantage: fasten materials difficult to assemble by any other means no pre-punched holes assembly and component cost reduced appearance is often enhanced.

Aircraft Rivets

Aircraft Rivets

National Rivet is one of America’s leading suppliers of aircraft rivets and fastening solutions for aerospace applications.

Clinch Nut

Internally-Threaded Fasteners

Internally-threaded fasteners are tubular rivets with internal threads available for screw attachments. These fasteners are available in most styles and materials.

Brake Lining Rivets

Brake Rivets

With proven engineering expertise, National Rivet is the go-to source for brake and clutch rivets for automotive, heavy-duty truck, bus, and other vehicle manufacturers.

Oval & Truss Head Standards

Oval & Truss Head Standards

Explore our oval and truss head rivet standards, with a full table of available specifications to help you find the right fit for your application.

Finishing Options

National Rivet’s ‘Finishing Operations’ are second to none in the industry. In addition to cleaning, degreasing, and tumbling, rivets may be waxed, oiled, hardened, enameled, lacquered, heat treated, chemical coated or plated. Using state-of-the-art equipment, our finishes are always the highest quality.

In-House Plating

Quality control is maintained throughout all operations in the finishing department. Our computer-controlled x-ray examination of rivets is the most accurate non-destructive method for determining plating thickness.

Available finishes and chemical coatings

National Rivet can help you select the proper finish to best suit your application.

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Zinc

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Copper

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Brass

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Nickel

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Tin

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Anodize

(Aluminum)

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Iridite

(Aluminum)

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Silver

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Chrome

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Phosphate Coatings

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Black Oxide

(Steel, Brass, Stainless Steel)

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Electroless Nickel

(Steel)

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Teflon©

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Dry Film Lubricants

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Painted Heads

(Enamel, Powder)

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Chromate Conversion

(Clear, Yellow, Black)

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Parkerize

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Black Ebonol©

(Steel)

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Identification Dyeing

Heat Treating

Our state-of-the-art heat treating facility combines precision control of temperature and atmosphere to assure uniform quality. Various methods are utilized to meet your specific heat treating requirements.

Materials

National Rivet utilizes all metals suitable for cold heading. Most stock is inventoried in our warehouse and is available for immediate production.

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Steel
Grades 1002 through 1038 and others
Brass
C27000 and 26000
Bronze
C65100
Monel
Grade 400
Copper
C10200, 16200, 18200 and others
Stainless Steel
All headable 300 and 400 series
Nickel Silver
C75200 (18%)
Copper Nickel
C71000 (20%)
Aluminum
Grades 7050, 6061, 5052, 5056, 1100, 2117 and others

All other cold heading metals available upon request.