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What is a Alloy Wheel?
Alloy wheels are automobile (car, motorcycle and truck) wheels which are made from an alloy of aluminum or magnesium metals (or sometimes a mixture of both). Alloy wheels differ from normal steel wheels because of their lighter weight, which improves the steering and the speed of the car, however some alloy wheels are heavier than the equivalent size steel wheel. Alloy wheels are also better heat conductors than steel wheels, improving heat dissipation from the brakes, which reduces the chance of brake failure in more demanding driving conditions. Alloy wheels are also considered more visually attractive than hubcaps. Alloy wheels are more expensive than standard wheels, and thus even though they are becoming more available and are standard on higher-priced models, they are not standard on many cars. Alloy wheels are prone to Galvanic corrosion if appropriate preventive measures are not taken.
Aftermarket wheels
A sizeable selection of alloy wheels (sometimes improperly called "mags," a term for magnesium wheels) are available to automobile owners who want lighter, prettier, rarer, and/or larger wheels on their cars, in order to increase performance, manipulate handling and suspension, and/or signify luxury, sportiness, or wealth. These wheels have become a part of pop culture (as with "dubs").
Magnesium alloy wheels
Magnesium alloy wheels, or mag wheels, are sometimes used on racing cars, in place of heavier steel or aluminum wheels, for better performance. The wheels are produced by one-step hot forging from magnesium alloys ZK60 and MA-14 (Russian variation of ZK60). Cast magnesium disks are used in motorcycle wheels. The mass of typical magnesium automotive wheel is about 8–12 kg (depending on model).
Magnesium wheels are flammable and have been banned in some forms of motor sport in the UK following fires which are very difficult to extinguish. Mag wheels have been known to catch fire in competition use after a punctured tyre has allowed prolonged scraping of the wheel on the road surface. Some variants of Magnesium alloy wheels may have low corrosion resistance.
They have the disadvantages of being rather expensive and not practical for most street vehicles. Aluminium wheels are often mistakenly called "mag wheels".
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