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I hope I don’t get banned for this un-gun question, but you guys seem to be a knowledgeable bunch… if I need to rivet a baffle back into a Harley exhaust pipe – considering heat and vibration – would a steel or aluminum rivet be the better choice?  

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I hope I don’t get banned for this un-gun question, but you guys seem to be a knowledgeable bunch… if I need to rivet a baffle back into a Harley exhaust pipe – considering heat and vibration – would a steel or aluminum rivet be the better choice?  
  

Steel… stainless if you can find them.

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I was wondering about stainless – and if I can find them. Thank you!! 

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that is true, SS are hard to find anyway. I am looking for 3/16 x 5/16 – I have them in regular steel and aluminum. I will probably just go with steel

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