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Alloy wheels facts for kids

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Alloy wheels on a car

Alloy wheels are automobile wheels that are made of an aluminum alloy instead of steel. Most new cars have alloy wheels, either as standard equipment or as an option. Buses and large trucks almost never have alloy wheels. The first alloy wheels were made of magnesium alloys, but these are no longer made because the magnesium alloys were too weak and would eventually crack.

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  • Alloy wheel mercury

    Alloy wheel on a Mercury Grand Marquis

  • Alcoa alloy wheel 001

    Alcoa's heavy-duty alloy wheel, for buses and trucks.

  • AluminumWheel spoke design

    An aluminium alloy wheel designed to recall the crossed spokes of a wire wheel

  • Alumwheel

    Chrysler alloy wheel

  • SC06 2005 Porsche Carrera GT wheel

    Magnesium alloy wheel on a Porsche Carrera GT

  • Magnesium forged wheel on a BMW racing car

    Magnesium forged alloy wheel on a BMW motorsports car

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