Solid rivets are used in applications where reliability and safety count Solid rivets consist simply of a shaft and head that are deformed with a hammer or rivet gun. The setting of these fasteners requires access to both sides of a structure. Solid rivets are set using hydraulic or pneumatic squeezing tools or even a hand held hammer.
Although high-strength bolts have largely replaced structural steel rivets in building and bridge construction, solid rivets are still used within the structural parts of aircraft and for semi-truck trailers.
| Nominal Diameter d | (Φ1.2) | Φ1.4 | (Φ1.6) | Φ2 | Φ2.5 | Φ3 | (Φ3.5) | Φ4 | Φ5 | Φ6 | Φ8 | Φ10 | |||
| d | max | 1.26 | 1.46 | 1.66 | 2.06 | 2.56 | 3.06 | 3.58 | 4.08 | 5.08 | 6.08 | 8.1 | 10.1 | ||
| min | 1.14 | 1.34 | 1.54 | 1.94 | 2.44 | 2.94 | 3.42 | 3.92 | 4.92 | 5.92 | 7.9 | 9.9 | |||
| dk | max | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.74 | 4.74 | 5.74 | 6.79 | 7.79 | 9.79 | 11.85 | 15.85 | 19.42 | ||
| min | 2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.26 | 4.26 | 5.26 | 6.21 | 7.21 | 9.21 | 11.15 | 15.15 | 18.58 | |||
| k | max | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.63 | ||
| min | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.37 | |||