The Main Advantage Of Steel Wheels

The main advantage of steel wheels is their simple manufacturing process (usually using casting technology, such as aluminum alloy wheels usually produced using low-pressure casting technology), relatively low cost, and strong resistance to metal fatigue, which is commonly known as being cheap and sturdy. However, the disadvantages of steel wheels are relatively prominent, such as their ugly appearance (which can be said to have little appearance), heavy weight (the same wheel hub steel material is much heavier than aluminum alloy material), high inertia resistance, poor heat dissipation, and easy rusting.

Alloy material wheels can perfectly compensate for such problems, with lighter weight, low inertia resistance, high manufacturing accuracy, small deformation during high-speed rotation, and low inertia resistance, which is conducive to improving the straight-line driving performance of the car, reducing tire rolling resistance, and thus reducing fuel consumption. The thermal conductivity of alloy materials is about three times that of steel, with good heat dissipation, which can play a certain role in the thermal attenuation of the vehicle's braking system, tires, and braking system.