Blind rivet, rivet pin, holding device, method for producing a blind rivet and method for creating a riveted joint

Blind rivet for joining workpieces, comprising

• a rivet mandrel that has a target breaking point and a mandrel end,
• a rivet shaft arranged coaxially to the rivet mandrel, said rivet shaft including a rivet head and a closing head,
• a rod head located on the rivet mandrel on the target breaking point side and
• a rivet head collar arranged on the rivet shaft adapted to be set on a workpiece,
• wherein
• the end of the rivet shaft opposite the rivet head comprises a tip, the tip is a unitary one-piece structure with the rivet shaft and the tip comprises a plurality of planar surfaces, said planar surfaces intersecting at a sharp cutting edge,
• wherein the tip and the cutting edge are formed of the same material, the tip has cutting properties and the cutting edge is adapted to cut the workpiece when a force is applied in the direction of the mandrel center axis.