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Hole filling fasteners (for example, MS20470 rivets) should not be used in composite structures primarily because of the?

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Answer:

We can cause delamination.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason why is because the probability of causing delamination increase considerably when we use Hole-filling fasteners. If we use a typical rivet, these tends to expands in order to fill the hole.

If we analyze the force applied by the expanded rod will cause that the matrial will be deteriorated and will cause that the material to delaminate around the edges of the hole and we can cause possible control and no protection to the material.

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