# There are no trustworthy ways to qualify rivetless bonds As a result, we still use rivets for materials like carbon fiber that can be bonded without rivets and in fact become weaker when they are riveted. [Robotbeat🗽 ➐ \(@Robotbeat\) on X](https://x.com/Robotbeat/status/1792143938247090418) <!-- #evidence/changable #case-study/technology/materials-and-manufacturing --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/There+are+no+trustworthy+ways+to+qualify+rivetless+bonds) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/There+are+no+trustworthy+ways+to+qualify+rivetless+bonds) <!-- {BearID:EF28E342-4412-4CAA-A8D1-3DE3421718E7} -->