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.