The wheel hub is an important part of the car, and the quality of the wheel hub directly affects the safety and performance of the car. There are many kinds of wheels on the market, different materials, different processes, how to choose the wheel that suits you?

First of all, let's talk about the material, low-end cars mostly use steel wheels, which is often called iron wheels. The advantages of steel wheels are high cost performance, not only simple manufacturing process, low production cost, and high strength, strong resistance to metal fatigue, and not easy to deform. However, there are also the disadvantages of heavy weight, large inertial resistance, coupled with poor thermal conductivity of steel materials, and due to the requirements for strength, the hollow area of steel wheels cannot be too large, which will have a greater impact on the performance and heat dissipation of brakes. In addition, steel wheels have a fatal defect, that is, due to factors such as the use environment and wear, rust may occur, resulting in serious driving safety hazards. In addition, the appearance of steel wheels looks rough and will destroy the overall beauty of the vehicle, so many owners will replace steel wheels with aluminum alloy wheels when the budget allows.

Aluminum alloy wheels are now more common wheels on the market, and their advantages are lighter weight, better thermal conductivity, and higher strength to meet a variety of more refined styling needs. Although the cost is higher than that of steel wheels, the superior performance improvement makes it worthwhile, and the mature process and commercial large-scale production also make the price of aluminum alloy wheels acceptable to manufacturers and the general public.

Magnesium alloy wheels are almost not seen on weekdays, and are generally only equipped with supercars. Lightweight is its great advantage, and the overall weight is only about one-third of the same volume aluminum alloy wheel. However, its high price and corrosive properties make it temporarily impossible to become a popular option.

Finally, there are carbon fiber wheels, carbon fiber is a word that fans of modified cars talk about, this material is closely associated with "lighter" and "stronger", and also means "more expensive" and "burns money" without neglect. When a car uses carbon fiber wheels, "cost" is not a word worth considering in the eyes of the owner of the car.