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 60° Countersunk Head
  Also called Flat 60° Countersunk Head             Metric Sizes

Solid 60deg Countersunk Head Rivet - schematic
 

Large Solid Metric Rivets for General Engineering Purposes

BS 4620 : 1970   Table 7.1   60° Countersunk Head
14 to 39 Millimetres Diameter - All Dimensions in Millimetres - All Materials

Shank Diameter

Head Diameter 

Head Depth

Length

Setting

  Nominal
  D

Tolerance
 

   Nominal
   A=1.5D

Tolerance
 

Nominal
B=0.43D

Tolerance
L

Allowance
S=0.253D

14

13.57 / 14.43

21

19.75 / 22.25

6.0

+1.0

3.54

16

15.57 / 16.43

24

22.75 / 25.25

6.9 

+1.0

4.05

18

17.57 / 18.43

27

25.75 / 28.25

7.7 

+1.6

4.55

20

19.48 / 20.52

30

28.20 / 31.80

8.6 

+1.6

5.06

22

21.48 / 22.52

33

31.20 / 34.80

9.5 

+1.6

5.57

24

23.48 / 24.52

36

34.20 / 37.80

10.3 

+1.6

6.07

27

26.38 / 27.62

40

37.50 / 42.50

11.6 

+3.0

6.83

30

29.38 / 30.62

45

42.50 / 47.50

12.9 

+3.0

7.59

33

32.38 / 33.62

50

47.50 / 52.50

14.2 

+3.0

8.35

36

35.38 / 36.62

55

52.00 / 58.00

15.5 

+3.0

9.11

39

38.38 / 39.62

59

56.00 / 62.00

16.8 

+3.0

9.87

The British Standard does not specify tolerances for Head Depth.
There is no negative tolerance on Shank Length.
The Countersink angle can vary between 57½° and 62½°.
It is normal to have a radius under the head and at the periphery of the countersink,
but no dimensions are specified.