Game Changer: The alloy wheel

How magnesium alloy wheels revolutionised the auto industry

Like a lot of materials available to the motor industry, magnesium is pretty dangerous stuff. Over many years though, its wilder nature was tamed and the lightweight metal became integral to production of engine blocks, transmission casings and wheels.

Magnesium, or ‘elektron’ as it was also known, had been used commercially since the 19th Century and for…

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