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 Mushroom Head
  Also called Brazier, Oval, Truss or Universal     Imperial Sizes

Small Solid Mushroom Head Rivet - schematic
 

Small Solid Imperial Rivets for General Engineering Purposes

BS 641 : 1951   Table 3   Mushroom Head
Under ½ Inch Diameter - All Dimensions in Inches - All Materials

- - - Shank Diameter - - -

Head Diameter 

Head Depth

Setting

  Nominal
  D

&
 

Tolerance
 

 
   A=2.25D

 
B=0.5D

Allowance
S=1.349D

1/32*

0.031

0.027 / 0.033

0.070

0.016

0.042

3/64*

0.047

0.043 / 0.049

0.105

0.023

0.063

1/16

0.063

0.059 / 0.065

0.141

0.031

0.084

5/64*

0.078

0.074 / 0.080

0.176

0.039

0.105

3/32

0.094

0.090 / 0.096

0.211

0.047

0.126

7/64*

0.109

0.105 / 0.111

0.246

0.055

0.148

1/8

0.125

0.121 / 0.127

0.281

0.063

0.169

9/64*

0.141

0.137 / 0.143

0.316

0.070

0.190

5/32

0.156

0.152 / 0.158

0.352

0.078

0.211

3/16

0.188

0.184 / 0.190

0.422

0.094

0.253

7/32*

0.219

0.214 / 0.222

0.492

0.109

0.295

1/4

0.250

0.245 / 0.253

0.563

0.125

0.337

9/32*

0.281

0.276 / 0.284

0.633

0.141

0.379

5/16

0.313

0.307 / 0.317

0.703

0.156

0.422

3/8

0.375

0.367 / 0.379

0.844

0.188

0.506

7/16

0.438

0.429 / 0.443

0.984

0.219

0.590

The Britsh Standard does not specify tolerances for Head Diameter, Depth & Radius, or Shank Length.
It is normal to have a radius under the head, but no dimensions are specified.
*These Diameters are not specifically denoted in BS 641 Table 3.