Avibulb®
High strength steel breakstem fasteners with excellent bulbing tail formation. Ideal for thin sheet materials.
Overview
Avdel Avibulb® bulbing rivets offer a high-strength fastening solution ideal for thin sheet metals. The Avibulb’ rivets steel breakstem provides excellent bulbing tail formation and high shear and tensile strength. The Avdel Avibulb also has the advantage of good hole fill compensating for irregular, oversized or misaligned holes.
Key features and benefits
- High shear and tensile strength
- Good hole fill
- Provides a large blind side bearing area against the rear sheet
- Retained stem
- Ideal for applications requiring elevated temperatures
- Spreads the tail bearing load/clamp on the rear sheet
- Ideal for use in thin sheet materials
- Compensates for irregular, oversized, slotted or misaligned holes
- Can stop sheet movement in non-standard holes
- Provides strong, vibration resistant joints
- No damage, electrical problems or rattling due to loose stems
1/4'' (6.4mm) Structural Avibulb® offers additional features and benefits to the above including:
- Widest grip range of any 1/4'' bulbing fastener on the market
- Significantly increased performance over the 6.0mm version
- High residual clamp
- Reliable stem retention
- Excellent Aesthetics
Assembly applications
- Automotive
- Electronics
- Cabinets and enclosures
Special version: Earth Tab Rivet Combines a zinc plated and clear passivated steel Avibulb® with a brass earthing tab.
>>> Datasheet Earth Tab Rivet
Specifications
- Sizes: 3.2mm (1/8") to 6.4mm (1/4'') diameter
- Material: Steel, zinc & clear passivated
- Headform: Dome
Avibulb® - Technical Data Sheets | |||
Material | Headform | Data Series Metric | Data Series Imperial |
Steel | Dome | ||
Installation Equipment
The tables below show some of Avdel® handtools and installation equipment which can be used to place Avibulb® fasteners.
Tool Selection
Follow this link to find the tools suitable for your breakstem fastener:
>>> Placing Capablity Genesis® nG Tools
Nose Equipment Selection
Follow this link to find the correct nose equipment for your breakstem fastener:
>>> Nose Equipment Genesis® nG Tools
For further information on specific nose equipment, please contact your local Avdel® representative or use our tool manuals:
>>> Tool Manuals
Alternative Products
Avinox®
High strength stainless steel breakstem fasteners with excellent bulbing tail formation. Ideal for thin sheet materials.
Complementary Information
Genesis® Range
New high performance, lightweight hydro-pneumatic handtools for breakstem rivets.
Avibulb® Part Numbers
0BN01-00408 0BN01-00411 0BN01-00414 0BN01-00509 0BN01-00512 0BN01-00516 0BN01-00611 0BN01-00614 0BN01-00618 0BN01-06010 0BN01-06013 0BN01-06016 0BN01-06019 0BN01-00816 0BN01-00820 0BN11-00509