*'''General Rules for Dimensioning <figure id="fig:Failure probability of a contact as a function of Contact Rivets'''the voitage">[[File:General Rules for Dimensioning of Contact Rivets.jpg|left|General Rules for Dimensioning of Contact Rivetsthumb|Figure 1: Faustregeln zur Dimensionierung von Kontaktnieten]]</figure>

!DimensioningDimensionierung!Solid Rivets Massivniet (1)!Composite Rivets Bimetallniet (2)

*'''Head diameter for electrical loads''' {| class="twocolortable" style="textAusfallwahrscheinlichkeit von Einzel-align: left; font-size: 12px;width:40%"|-|For AC currents: |approx. 1 – 1.5 A/mm²|-|For 1 A |min. 2 mm head diameter|-|10 A |approx. 3 – 3.5 mm head diameter|-|20 A |approx. 5 mm head diameter|-|For DC currents: |approx. 0.5 – 0.8 A/mm²|}  *'''Head radius R for electrical loads''' {| class="twocolortable" style="text-align: left; font-size: 12px;width:40%"|-|for I < 1 A |R &#8776; 1,5 mm|-|I = 6 A |R &#8776; 5 mm|-|I = 10 A |R &#8776; 10 mm|-|I = 20 A |R &#8776; 15 mm|}  *'''Failure Probability of Single and Double (Bifurcated) Contactsund Doppelkontakten''' (according to nach Thielecke)

!Contact forceKontaktkraft[N] !colspan="42" style="text-align:center"|'''Single contactEinzelkontakt'''!colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|'''Doppelkontakt'''

[[File:Failure probability of a contact as a function of the voitage.jpg|left|Failure probability of a contact as a function of the voltage thumb|Figure 2: Ausfallwahrscheinlichkeit eines Kontaktes in Abhängigkeit von der Spannung (according to nach Kirchdorfer); Ag/Ni10; 10 mA]]

[[File:Failure probability of a contact as a function of the current.jpg|left|Failure probability of a contact as a function of the current thumb|Figure 3: Ausfallwahrscheinlichkeit eines Kontaktes in Abhängigkeit von der Stromstärke (according to nach Kirchdorfer); Ag/Ni10; 10 mA; Ag/Ni10; F_k = 0.45 N; U = 24 V]]