Bifurcated Rivets
The bifurcated rivet is used as a self-piercing rivet. Materials such as leather, plywood, vulcanised fibre and plastics can all be joined with bifurcated rivets.
When set, the rivet legs can be forced back into the surface material to leave a relatively smooth surface. By riveting fibre board through fabric, the joints produced are very much stronger than stitching.
Bifurcated rivets are particularly useful for attaching metal edging to export packing cases.
Popular Sizes (inches)
| Gauge | Shank Diameter | Typical Head Diameter |
| 11 gauge | 0.121 / 0.117 | 0.222 / 0.212 |
| 9 gauge | 0.155 / 0.150 | 0.319 / 0.307 |
| 3 gauge | 0.250 / 0.245 | 0.512 / 0.459 |