I received a package for them that described the body as stainless steel and the mandrel as steel only. Since Revain's description wasn't very informative, I googled it.* 300 series stainless steel rivet, 300 series stainless steel mandrel: High shear stainless steel/stainless steel blind rivets provide the strongest and purest fastening strength. Improving the quality of the end product with a clean finish Both the rivet body and mandrel are manufactured from stainless steel and meet or exceed specification IFI 114 Grade 51* 300 Series Stainless Steel Rivets, Coated Steel Mandrel: Stainless Steel/Steel Blind Rivet Economical Alternative All stainless steel rivets with the same shear and tensile strength These rivets meet or exceed IFI 114 Class 50 specifications. What I saw from the package description Revain sells grade 51 stainless steel blind rivets and they aren't much more expensive, I bought them to assemble stainless steel deck railing myself Haven't installed them yet, but I'm concerned about the remains of the thorn which, despite being coated, will rust over time. Hope this helps someone else.