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30 June 1992
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14 June 1968
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MILITARY STANDARD
PREPARATION FOR AND INSTALLATION OF
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FOREWORD
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CONTENTS
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I 1. SCOPE 1
I 1.1 Purpose 1
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2
2.1 Government documents 2
I 2.1.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks 2
2.2 Order of precedence 2
3. DEFINITIONS 4
3.1 Definitions 4
3.2 Cocked head 4
3.3 Manufactured head 4
3.4 upset head (shop formed) 4
3.5 Dimpling 4
3.5.1 Draw dimpling 4
3.5.2 Modified-radius dimpling 4
3.6 Countersinking (machine countersinking) 4
4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 5
4.1 Hole formation 5
4.1.1 Hole sizes 5
4.2 Dimpling 5
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Modified-radius dimpling
Cracked dimples
Countersinking
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4.4 Combination dimple and countersinking
for rivets and screws 5
4.5 Cleaning and protective coatings 6
\ 4.5.1 Finishing sequence 6
4.5.1.1 Sealing 6
4.5.2 Cleaning of mating surfaces 6
4.5.2.1 Removal of strippable coating 6
4.5.3 Materials which are to be stored after
drilling 6
4.5.4 Gap limitations between joined sheets 6
5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS 7
5.1 Dimpled holes 7
5.1.1 Dimpling 7
5.1.1.1 Dimpling temperatures 7
5.1.1.2 Hot dimpling precaution -1
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5.2 Rivets 8
5.2.1 Conventional rivets 8
5.2.2 Pull-through and self-plugging blind rivets 8
5.2.2.1 Acceptable and unacceptable limits of upset
heads shall be as shown in Figure 4 ‘8
5.2.3 Chemically expanded rivets 8
5.2.4 Rivet hole tolerance .-8.
5.2.5 Countersinking 9
5.2.6 Combination dimple and countersinking 9
5.2.7 Rivet heads 9“.
5.2.7.1 Manufactured rivet head height 9
5.2.7.2 Cocked heads 9.
5.2.7.3 Upset heads 9
5.2.7.4 Malformed upset heads 9
5.2.7.4.1 Cracked upset heads 9
5.2.7.5 Marring of the manufactured head 10
5.2.7.6 Head gap 10
5.2.8 Rivet lengths 10
5.3 Screws 10
5.3.1 Hole screws 10
5.3.2 Oversize holes 10
5.3.3 Countersinking 10
5.3.4
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Combination dimple and countersinking
Skin damage
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Intended use 11
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Metrication
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6.5 Changes from previous issue 11
TABLES
Table(s)
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VII Average nominal projection before driving 18
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I . 1 Dimple size dimensions for rivets 19
2 Countersink dimensions for rivets 20
3 Combination dimple and countersink
. dimensions for rivets 21
4 Acceptable and unacceptable conditions 22
5 Upset head diameter 23
6 Dimple dimensions for screws 24
7 Countersink dimensions for screws 25
8 Combination dimple and countersink
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2. APPLICABLE DOCUNENTS
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MIL-P-116 - Preservation, Methods of
MIL-S-8802 - Sealing Compound, Temperature-
Resistant, Integral Fuel Tanks and
Fuel Cell Cavities, High Adhesion
MIL-S-1103O - Sealing Compound, Single Component,
Non-Curing, Polysulfide Base
SPECIFICATION
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3. DEFINITIONS
3.3 Manufactured head. The head formed at the time the rivet
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3.4 Upset head (shop formed) . The head formed during the
riveting operation.
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4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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shall be drilled before dimpling. The final hole size shall be
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tolerance shall be in accordance with tables I, II, III, or IV.
I 4.2 Dimpling. Where flush applications of rivets and screws
are specified, both sheets to be joined shall be dimpled when each
sheet is within the thickness specified in tables I, II, III, or
. IV. All parts shall be dimpled separately with the following
exceptions:
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