LESSON PLAN

Name:SRIRAM Lesson no:63 Date :

Trade:FITTER YEAR-1 Duration: 1.00 Hr Week No (Actual/DGET) =
Ref Book & Page No: Fitter Text book NIMI - ...... Sem Trade theory and Page No:
NAME OF TOPIC Rivets and riveting
OBJECTIVES At the End of this Lesson Trainee shall be able to :
• define rivets Rivets are used to join together two or more sheets of metal
• specify rivets permanently. In sheet metal work riveting is done where:
• name the materials from which
rivets are made

Teaching AIDS

Motivation brazing is not suitable,

the structure changes owing to welding heat,
the distartion due to welding cannot be easily removed etc.

TOPICS INFORMATION POINTS SPOT HINTS

 Introduction Rivets Shape of head
There are various kinds of rivets as shown in Fig 1. Snap Diameter
head rivets, countersink rivets and thin bevelhead rivets are Length
widely used in sheet metal work.
Material:
Rivets are made of ductile materials like low carbon sheet
(mild steel), brass, copper, yellow brass, aluminium are
their alloys.
The length of the rivets ‘L” is indicated by the shank length.

 Sketch/Parts/ Types and uses

Snap head
Construction
Pan head
Conical head
Countersunk
head
Bifurcated rivet

 Specification Specification of rivets

Rivets are specified by their length, material, size and
shape of head.

 Applications/ Rivets are cylindrical rods having heads of various

shapes.They are used for assembling the parts of a
Uses
workpiece together.

Questions: 1)what is rivet ?

2) Specification of rivets ?
Summery: Introduction- Parts- Specification- Applications/Uses
Assignments:

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