Blind rivets are commonly made of aluminum, steel, stainless steel, Monel and copper. For maximum strength and minimum corrosion, rivets should be made of materials that match the materials of the ...

These could have been prevented if homeowners had retrofitted aluminium rivets of casement windows with stainless steel ones and maintained their windows regularly. Homeowners can face a penalty of up ...

Although steel was used for the central sections of hull of the Titanic, the design called for iron rivets for bow and aft sections.