ASTM A502-03(2015)
(Specification)Standard Specification for Rivets, Steel, Structural
Standard Specification for Rivets, Steel, Structural
ABSTRACT
This specification covers the chemical composition, mechanical (Brinell hardness), dimensional, and visual inspection requirements, and associated test methods for steel rivets used for structural fabricating purposes. The steel used to make the rivets shall be manufactured by the open-hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric-furnace process, and the corresponding rivets shall be made by the hot or cold heading process and are expected to be hot driven. The rivets are available in the following grades: Grade 1, carbon steel rivets for general purpose use; Grade 2, carbon manganese steel rivets for use with high strength carbon and high strength low alloy structural steels; and Grade 3, weathering steel rivets.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers three grades of steel rivets in diameters from 1/2 to 11/2 in. inclusive, for structural fabricating purposes. The grades are as follows:
Grade
Description
1
Carbon steel rivets for general purpose use
2
Carbon manganese steel rivets for use with high strength carbon and high strength low alloy structural steels
3
Weathering steel rivets
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
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Designation: A502 −03 (Reapproved 2015)
Standard Specification for
Rivets, Steel, Structural
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A502; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.1.2 Name of product, including head type,
3.1.3 Dimensions including nominal diameter and length,
1.1 This specification covers three grades of steel rivets in
3.1.4 Supplementary Requirement S1, if required (see
1 1
diametersfrom ⁄2to1 ⁄2in.inclusive,forstructuralfabricating
8.1.2),
purposes. The grades are as follows:
3.1.5 Test report, if required (see 14.1),
Grade Description
3.1.6 Additional package marking, if required (see 17.2),
1 Carbon steel rivets for general purpose use
2 Carbon manganese steel rivets for use with high strength carbon 3.1.7 ASTM designation, including grade and date of issue,
and high strength low alloy structural steels
and
3 Weathering steel rivets
3.1.8 Any special requirements.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
Example—10 000 pieces, Steel Button Head Rivets, ⁄2
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
× 1 in., Test Report Required, ASTM A502, Grade 1,
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
dated_____ .
and are not considered standard.
4. Materials and Manufacture
2. Referenced Documents
4.1 Process—The steel for rivets shall be made by the
2.1 ASTM Standards:
open-hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric-furnace process.
A751Test Methods and Practices for Chemical Analysis of
4.2 Heading—Rivets shall be made by the hot or cold
Steel Products
heading process. It is expected that these rivets ordinarily will
D3951Practice for Commercial Packaging
be hot driven.
F606/F606MTest Methods for Determining the Mechanical
Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded
5. Chemical Composition
Fasteners, Washers, Direct Tension Indicators, and Rivets
5.1 Grade 1 and Grade 2 rivets shall conform to the heat
F1470Practice for Fastener Sampling for Specified Me-
analysis requirements given in Table 1.
chanical Properties and Performance Inspection
G101Guide for Estimating the Atmospheric Corrosion Re- 5.2 Grade 3 rivets shall be weathering steel and shall
sistance of Low-Alloy Steels conform to ClassAor Class B chemical composition specified
2.2 ASME Standard: in Table 1. The selection of the composition, A or B, shall be
B18.1.2 Large Rivets ( ⁄2 Inch Nominal Diameter and at the option of the rivet manufacturer. See Guide G101 for
methods of estimating the atmospheric corrosion resistance of
Larger)
low alloy steels.
3. Ordering Information
5.3 Application of heats of steel to which bismuth,
3.1 Orders for rivets under this specification shall include:
selenium, tellurium, or lead has been intentionally added shall
3.1.1 Quantity (number of pieces of rivets),
not be permitted. Compliance with this requirement shall be
based on a statement on the steel certificate indicating that
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F16 on
these elements were not intentionally added.
Fasteners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F16.06 on SteelWashers
5.4 Product analysis made on finished rivets representing
and Rivets.
Current edition approved May 1, 2015. Published August 2015. Originally
each lot shall conform to the product analysis requirements
approved in 1964. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as A502–03(2009). DOI:
specified in Table 1, as applicable. Product Analysis is not
10.1520/A0502-03R15.
applicable to Grade 1 rivets made from rimmed steel or
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM merchant quality bars.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. 6. Mechanical Properties
Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME
6.1 The rivets shall conform to the hardness requirements
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www.asme.org. shown in Table 2.
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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
A,B
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
Class A Class B
Heat Product Heat Product Heat Product Heat Product
C
Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, %
Carbon 0.13–0.25 0.11–0.27 0.19–0.30 0.16–0.33 0.10–0.19 0.09–0.20 0.20 max 0.21 max
Manganese 0.30–0.90 0.27–0.93 1.20–1.65 1.14–1.71 0.90–1.25 0.86–1.29 0.75–1.25 0.71–1.29
Phosphorus, max
acid 0.06 0.070 0.06 0.070 . . . . . . . . . . . .
basic 0.04 0.048 0.04 0.048 0.04 0.045 0.04 0.045
Sulfur, max 0.05 0.058 0.05 0.058 0.05 0.055 0.05 0.055
Silicon . . . . . . 0.10–0.35 0.08–0.37 0.15–0.35 0.13–0.37 0.15–0.35 0.13–0.37
Nickel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.25–0.50 0.22–0.53
Chromium . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.40–0.65 0.37–0.68 0.40–0.70 0.37–0.73
Copper . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.25–0.40 0.22–0.43 0.20–0.40 0.17–0.43
Copper, when copper bearing 0.20 0.18 0.20 0.18 . . . . . . . . . . . .
steel is specified, min
Vanadium . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.02–0.10 0.01–0.11 0.01–0.10 0.11 max
A
A and B are classes of material used for Grade 3 rivets. Selection of a class shall be at the option of the rivet manufacturer.
B
See 5.2.
C
Product analysis is not applicable to rivets made from rimmed steel or merchant quality bars.
TABLE 2 Hardness Requirements
9.1.1 Grade 1—Normalize by air cooling from above the
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 transformation range.
Min Max Min Max Min Max 9.1.2 Grade 2—Anneal by heating to 1450°F (790°C),
holding for 30 min at temperature and cooling in the furnace.
Rockwell, B 55 72 76 85 76 93
9.1.3 Grade 3—Normalizing test samples shall be at the
Brinell, 500-kgf (4900-N), 103 126 137 163 137 197
option of the manufacturer.
10-mm ball
9.2 Ifanytestspecimenshowsdefectivepreparation,itshall
be discarded and another specimen substituted.
6.2 Brinell hardness shall be measured at only one point.
Rockwell hardness shall be measured at three points, equally 10. Visual Inspection for Head Bursts and Duds
spaced about the axis of the rivet, and the hardness shall be
10.1 The rivets shall be inspected for cracks (bursts) and
taken as the arithmetic average of the three measurements.
duds.Samplingandinspectionshallbeinaccordancewith8.2.
Rivets having an opening at the periphery of the head wider
7. Dimensions
than 0.020 inch plus 0.05 times the rivet diameter shall be
7.1 Dimensions of rivets, unless otherwise specified, shall
considered nonconforming (see Note 1).
conform to those of one of the head typ
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Designation: A502 − 03 (Reapproved 2015)
Standard Specification for
Rivets, Steel, Structural
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A502; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.1.2 Name of product, including head type,
3.1.3 Dimensions including nominal diameter and length,
1.1 This specification covers three grades of steel rivets in
3.1.4 Supplementary Requirement S1, if required (see
1 1
diameters from ⁄2 to 1 ⁄2 in. inclusive, for structural fabricating
8.1.2),
purposes. The grades are as follows:
3.1.5 Test report, if required (see 14.1),
Grade Description
3.1.6 Additional package marking, if required (see 17.2),
1 Carbon steel rivets for general purpose use
3.1.7 ASTM designation, including grade and date of issue,
2 Carbon manganese steel rivets for use with high strength carbon
and high strength low alloy structural steels
and
3 Weathering steel rivets
3.1.8 Any special requirements.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
Example—10 000 pieces, Steel Button Head Rivets, ⁄2
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
× 1 in., Test Report Required, ASTM A502, Grade 1,
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
dated_____ .
and are not considered standard.
4. Materials and Manufacture
2. Referenced Documents
4.1 Process—The steel for rivets shall be made by the
2.1 ASTM Standards:
open-hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric-furnace process.
A751 Test Methods and Practices for Chemical Analysis of
4.2 Heading—Rivets shall be made by the hot or cold
Steel Products
heading process. It is expected that these rivets ordinarily will
D3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
be hot driven.
F606/F606M Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical
Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded
5. Chemical Composition
Fasteners, Washers, Direct Tension Indicators, and Rivets
5.1 Grade 1 and Grade 2 rivets shall conform to the heat
F1470 Practice for Fastener Sampling for Specified Me-
analysis requirements given in Table 1.
chanical Properties and Performance Inspection
G101 Guide for Estimating the Atmospheric Corrosion Re- 5.2 Grade 3 rivets shall be weathering steel and shall
sistance of Low-Alloy Steels conform to Class A or Class B chemical composition specified
2.2 ASME Standard: in Table 1. The selection of the composition, A or B, shall be
at the option of the rivet manufacturer. See Guide G101 for
B 18.1.2 Large Rivets ( ⁄2 Inch Nominal Diameter and
Larger) methods of estimating the atmospheric corrosion resistance of
low alloy steels.
3. Ordering Information
5.3 Application of heats of steel to which bismuth,
3.1 Orders for rivets under this specification shall include:
selenium, tellurium, or lead has been intentionally added shall
3.1.1 Quantity (number of pieces of rivets),
not be permitted. Compliance with this requirement shall be
based on a statement on the steel certificate indicating that
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F16 on
these elements were not intentionally added.
Fasteners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F16.06 on Steel Washers
5.4 Product analysis made on finished rivets representing
and Rivets.
Current edition approved May 1, 2015. Published August 2015. Originally
each lot shall conform to the product analysis requirements
approved in 1964. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as A502–03(2009). DOI:
specified in Table 1, as applicable. Product Analysis is not
10.1520/A0502-03R15.
2 applicable to Grade 1 rivets made from rimmed steel or
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
merchant quality bars.
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. 6. Mechanical Properties
Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME
6.1 The rivets shall conform to the hardness requirements
International Headquarters, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http://
www.asme.org. shown in Table 2.
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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
A,B
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
Class A Class B
Heat Product Heat Product Heat Product Heat Product
C
Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, %
Carbon 0.13–0.25 0.11–0.27 0.19–0.30 0.16–0.33 0.10–0.19 0.09–0.20 0.20 max 0.21 max
Manganese 0.30–0.90 0.27–0.93 1.20–1.65 1.14–1.71 0.90–1.25 0.86–1.29 0.75–1.25 0.71–1.29
Phosphorus, max
acid 0.06 0.070 0.06 0.070 . . . . . . . . . . . .
basic 0.04 0.048 0.04 0.048 0.04 0.045 0.04 0.045
Sulfur, max 0.05 0.058 0.05 0.058 0.05 0.055 0.05 0.055
Silicon . . . . . . 0.10–0.35 0.08–0.37 0.15–0.35 0.13–0.37 0.15–0.35 0.13–0.37
Nickel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.25–0.50 0.22–0.53
Chromium . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.40–0.65 0.37–0.68 0.40–0.70 0.37–0.73
Copper . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.25–0.40 0.22–0.43 0.20–0.40 0.17–0.43
Copper, when copper bearing 0.20 0.18 0.20 0.18 . . . . . . . . . . . .
steel is specified, min
Vanadium . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.02–0.10 0.01–0.11 0.01–0.10 0.11 max
A
A and B are classes of material used for Grade 3 rivets. Selection of a class shall be at the option of the rivet manufacturer.
B
See 5.2.
C
Product analysis is not applicable to rivets made from rimmed steel or merchant quality bars.
TABLE 2 Hardness Requirements
9.1.1 Grade 1—Normalize by air cooling from above the
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 transformation range.
Min Max Min Max Min Max 9.1.2 Grade 2—Anneal by heating to 1450°F (790°C),
holding for 30 min at temperature and cooling in the furnace.
Rockwell, B 55 72 76 85 76 93
9.1.3 Grade 3—Normalizing test samples shall be at the
Brinell, 500-kgf (4900-N), 103 126 137 163 137 197
option of the manufacturer.
10-mm ball
9.2 If any test specimen shows defective preparation, it shall
be discarded and another specimen substituted.
6.2 Brinell hardness shall be measured at only one point.
Rockwell hardness shall be measured at three points, equally 10. Visual Inspection for Head Bursts and Duds
spaced about the axis of the rivet, and the hardness shall be
10.1 The rivets shall be inspected for cracks (bursts) and
taken as the arithmetic average of the three measurements.
duds. Sampling and inspection shall be in accordance with 8.2.
Rivets having an opening at the periphery of the head wider
7. Dimensions
than 0.020 inch plus 0.05 times the rivet diameter shall be
7.1 Dimensions of rivets, unless otherwise specified, shall
considered nonconforming (see Note 1).
conform to those of one of the head types provided in ASME
NOTE 1—Crack and burst are two names for the same thing. Each
B 18.1.2. designates an ab
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Designation: A502 − 03 (Reapproved 2009) A502 − 03 (Reapproved 2015)
Standard Specification for
Rivets, Steel, Structural
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A502; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1 1
1.1 This specification covers three grades of steel rivets in diameters from ⁄2 to 1 ⁄2 in. inclusive, for structural fabricating
purposes. The grades are as follows:
Grade Description
1 Carbon steel rivets for general purpose use
2 Carbon manganese steel rivets for use with high strength carbon and high strength low alloy structural steels
3 Weathering steel rivets
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
D3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
F606F606/F606M Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners,
Washers, and Rivets (Metric) F0606_F0606M Direct Tension Indicators, and Rivets
F1470 Practice for Fastener Sampling for Specified Mechanical Properties and Performance Inspection
G101 Guide for Estimating the Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance of Low-Alloy Steels
2.2 ASME Standard:
B 18.1.2 Large Rivets ( ⁄2 Inch Nominal Diameter and Larger)
3. Ordering Information
3.1 Orders for rivets under this specification shall include:
3.1.1 Quantity (number of pieces of rivets),
3.1.2 Name of product, including head type,
3.1.3 Dimensions including nominal diameter and length,
3.1.4 Supplementary Requirement S1, if required (see 8.1.2),
3.1.5 Test report, if required (see 14.1),
3.1.6 Additional package marking, if required (see 17.2),
3.1.7 ASTM designation, including grade and date of issue, and
3.1.8 Any special requirements.
Example—10 000 pieces, Steel Button Head Rivets, ⁄2
× 1 in., Test Report Required, ASTM A502, Grade 1,
dated_____ .
4. Materials and Manufacture
4.1 Process—The steel for rivets shall be made by the open-hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric-furnace process.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F16 on Fasteners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F16.02 on Steel Bolts, Nuts, Rivets
and Washers.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2009May 1, 2015. Published March 2010August 2015. Originally approved in 1964. Last previous edition approved in 20032009 as
A502A502–03(2009).–03. DOI: 10.1520/A0502-03R09.10.1520/A0502-03R15.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME International Headquarters, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http://
www.asme.org.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
A502 − 03 (2015)
4.2 Heading—Rivets shall be made by the hot or cold heading process. It is expected that these rivets ordinarily will be hot
driven.
5. Chemical Composition
5.1 Grade 1 and Grade 2 rivets shall conform to the heat analysis requirements given in Table 1.
5.2 Grade 3 rivets shall be weathering steel and shall conform to Class A or Class B chemical composition specified in Table
1. The selection of the composition, A or B, shall be at the option of the rivet manufacturer. See Guide G101 for methods of
estimating the atmospheric corrosion resistance of low alloy steels.
5.3 Application of heats of steel to which bismuth, selenium, tellurium, or lead has been intentionally added shall not be
permitted. Compliance with this requirement shall be based on a statement on the steel certificate indicating that these elements
were not intentionally added.
5.4 Product analysis made on finished rivets representing each lot shall conform to the product analysis requirements specified
in Table 1, as applicable. Product Analysis is not applicable to Grade 1 rivets made from rimmed steel or merchant quality bars.
6. Mechanical Properties
6.1 The rivets shall conform to the hardness requirements shown in Table 2.
6.2 Brinell hardness shall be measured at only one point. Rockwell hardness shall be measured at three points, equally spaced
about the axis of the rivet, and the hardness shall be taken as the arithmetic average of the three measurements.
7. Dimensions
7.1 Dimensions of rivets, unless otherwise specified, shall conform to those of one of the head types provided in ASME
B 18.1.2.
8. Number of Tests and Retests
8.1 Hardness:
8.1.1 The requirements of this specification shall be met in continuous mass production for stock, and the manufacturer shall
make sample inspections to ensure that the product conforms to the specified hardness requirements. Additional tests of individual
shipments of material are not ordinarily contemplated. Individual heats of steel are not necessarily identified in the finished
product.
8.1.2 Additional hardness tests of individual shipments of rivets are not ordinarily required. When required, Supplementary
Requirement S1 shall be specified.
8.2 Head Bursts and Duds:
8.2.1 From each lot, the number of tests and the acceptance/rejection criteria for cracks (bursts) and duds shall be in accordance
with Practice F1470 using the sampling level characteristic specified for Surface Discontinuities.
9. Specimen Preparation
9.1 Rivets used for testing shall be heat treated in the following manner prior to testing:
9.1.1 Grade 1—Normalize by air cooling from above the transformation range.
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
A,B
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
Class A Class B
Heat Product Heat Product Heat Product Heat Product
C
Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, % Analysis, %
Carbon 0.13–0.25 0.11–0.27 0.19–0.30 0.16–0.33 0.10–0.19 0.09–0.20 0.20 max 0.21 max
Manganese 0.30–0.90 0.27–0.93 1.20–1.65 1.14–1.71 0.90–1.25 0.86–1.29 0.75–1.25 0.71–1.29
Phosphorus, max
acid 0.06 0.070 0.06 0.070 . . . . . . . . . . . .
basic 0.04 0.048 0.04 0.048 0.04 0.045 0.04 0.045
Sulfur, max 0.05 0.058 0.05 0.058 0.05 0.055 0.05 0.055
Silicon . . . . . . 0.10–0.35 0.08–0.37 0.15–0.35 0.13–0.37 0.15–0.35 0.13–0.37
Nickel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.25–0.50 0.22–0.53
Chromium . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.40–0.65 0.37–0.68 0.40–0.70 0.37–0.73
Copper . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.25–0.40 0.22–0.43 0.20–0.40 0.17–0.43
Copper, when copper bearing 0.20 0.18 0.20 0.18 . . . . . . . . . . . .
steel is specified, min
Van
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