This International Standard specifies the methods of mechanical testing of blind rivets including:
- shear test (see clause 3),
- tensile test (see clause 3),
- mandrel head retention capability test (see clause 4),
- mandrel push out resistance test (prior to setting) (see clause 5), and
- mandrel break load test (see clause 6),
at an ambient temperature of 10 °C to 35 °C.
It applies to blind rivets with nominal diameters up to and including 6,4 mm.