Alcoa Inc.

Arconic Corporation

Arnoldo Gutierrez

Gerhart Hufnagl

Randy Torrence

Gilbert Lee

Thomas Brennetot

A rivet includes a pin member having a head and a lock groove, and a lock ring having a flange. The flange of the lock ring is swaged into the lock groove of the pin member and transformed to a bead that engages the lock groove, and a portion of an outer surface of the lock ring deforms and is rotated inwardly. The rivet is installed within a structure such that the head of the pin member is flush with an outer surface of a panel and the portion of the outer surface of the lock ring is flush with an outer surface of another panel. The pin member includes a frangible portion that breaks off when the rivet is installed.

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Tucson, AZ, United States of America

Arnoldo Gutierrez