Rivet, Stanznietstempel and Stanznietvorrichtung

The invention relates to a self-piercing rivet (10) having a rivet head (12) and an adjoining rivet shank (13), wherein the rivet head (12) comprises a nietseitiges alignment means (11) provided with a punch-side alignment means (154) of a Stanznietstempels (15 cooperable) so as to align (the rivet 10) (relative to Stanznietstempel 15), and a corresponding Stanznietstempel (15) of a Stanznietvorrichtung for setting self-piercing rivets (10) (in parts to be joined 20, 21) which Stanznietstempel (15), a stamp-sided aligning means (154) for cooperation with a nietseitigen alignment means (11) of a self-piercing rivet (10).