Lp4-3 rivets

Does anyone have any information about the material specs for the LP blind rivets commonly used in the 12. IE, what alloy for the body of the rivet, and the mandrel. I have an engineering reason for this info.
Thanks to all.

Dale

Aluminum body, Carbon steel shank. Don't know alloy for either.

Dale,

The LP4-3 rivets Van's use on the RV-12 are manufactured by Gesipa. The Gesipa part number is GSMD41-43APG. The specifications on the rivets are a minimum shear strength of 162 lbs. and a minimum tensile strength of 236 lbs. That is from their online catalog available as a PDF download ? mine is dated 2009.

If it is the actual material alloy makeup you are looking for and not the actual strength of the rivets, suppose a call to their engineering department would answer your questions. The catalog lists their phone number as 800-257-9404 and email as: [email protected]

Hope this of help to you.

Happy building,