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Special Rivets?

Posted by bdk on Tue Jul 30, 2002 07:17:02 PM

In reply top Re: Tempests in store posted by Tom on Tue Jul 30, 2002 04:50:27 PM

These rivets were actually quite common in the era. Better alloys are available now, so these rivets aren't used much now. Any certified Airframe Technician in the US should have heard of these. It is part of the FAA required knowledge.

http://members.eaa.org/home/homebuilders/authors/alexander/Aircraft%20Hardware%20-%20What%20You%20Need%20to%20Know%20Part%202.html

"As an aside, you may have heard the term "icebox rivet." That type rivet is usually manufactured out of 2017 or 2024 aluminum. They are annealed and used for very high strength purposes. They must be kept cold (refrigerated) until they are used. They must be driven within a short period of time after removal from the refrigerator."

: ...we found out recently that all of them used a spe
: cially heat treated type of rivet, only found on Hawker ai
: rcraft which was a good thing since the wings would've sta
: rted being riveted up a while later. You have to heat trea
: t the rivets then use them within a specific time period o
: r they become too brittle, but are more than three times s
: tronger than the normal rivets we use otherwise...

Boeing 3/8" icebox rivet

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