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L123456
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Topic: Which rivet material?Posted: 09 Aug 21 at 11:51am |
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What pop rivets do I need to attach stainless steel fittings to aluminium masts?
Do I need monel rivets?
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Posted: 09 Aug 21 at 12:21pm |
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Depends really. If it is fitting with a high stress load such as shroud attachments, kicker tang etc then Nomel is a must. If it is a low stress fitting ie burgee holder then alloy would be adequate. If in doubt then default to Nomel. NB some plastic fittings could break before the mandrel of a nomel rivet such as HA 262 fairlead used as Laser/ILCA! Outhaul fairlead on boom.
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Posted: 09 Aug 21 at 12:33pm |
Nomel? Is that a typo or is that different to monel? Monel is Nickel Copper Alloy
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Posted: 09 Aug 21 at 1:25pm |
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Just as a suggestion I use Duralac liberally smeared between the surfaces before riveting. It inhibits electrolysis.
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Posted: 09 Aug 21 at 2:21pm |
between stainless and aluminium it is necessary to use a prevention compound like you suggest. These two are far apart on the galvanic table - https://www.qsl.net/n9zia/electrochemical.html and there will be issues with the ali being corroded if you don't.
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Posted: 09 Aug 21 at 2:48pm |
Duralac is a must. |
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Posted: 09 Aug 21 at 5:09pm |
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Duralac -full of CrVI -not flavour of the month environmentally , everyone is getting rid of it!
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Posted: 09 Aug 21 at 5:56pm |
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https://www.marshfasteners.com/can-stainless-steel-and-aluminum-be-used-together/
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Posted: 09 Aug 21 at 6:43pm |
I believe it’s banned in the US. TechGel is the now preferred but it doesn’t set and so is less effective.
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Posted: 09 Aug 21 at 7:33pm |
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Doh! Nomel = Monel. Typo x 2! Thanks
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