magnesium wheel
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wheel — A circular device, thin in relation to its face area, usually able to rotate about a central axle or pivot, with a durable but elastic rim or with regular teeth cut on the rim and for lightness often supported by spokes joined to the hub instead… … Dictionary of automotive terms
magnesium — noun /ˌmæɡˈniːziəm,ˌmæɡˈniziəm,ˌmæɡˈniʒəm/ A light, flammable, silvery metal, and a chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12. The building looked only like a wall glowing in the firelight, but sometimes a barrage of magnesium blue … Wiktionary
Minilite alloy wheel — A true magnesium wheel, developed for the mini in 1962 by nuclear engineer Derek Power on the basis of experience gathered with magnesium components in nuclear power plants. The Minilite started the boom in alloy wheels … Dictionary of automotive terms
Alloy wheel — on a passenger car Alloy wheels are automobile (car, motorcycle and truck) wheels which are made from an alloy of aluminium or magnesium. They are typically lighter for the same strength and provide better heat conduction and improved cosmetic… … Wikipedia
mag wheel — Auto. a wheel containing magnesium or aluminum generally alloyed with steel, which makes it lighter in weight and shinier than an ordinary steel wheel: used esp. on racing cars and sports cars. [1965 70; mag, by shortening of MAGNESIUM] * * *… … Useful english dictionary
Steering wheel — This article is about steering wheels in cars. For the use in vessels, see Steering wheel (ship). A modern road car s steering wheel (Alfa Romeo Giulietta (2010)) … Wikipedia
mag wheel — noun a) (originally late 50s, and into the sixties) A slang term for racing wheels, (for an automobile) which were then made from magnesium alloy b) Later, although magnesium wheels were phased out for safety reasons, the term had gained… … Wiktionary
mag wheel — Auto. a wheel containing magnesium or aluminum generally alloyed with steel, which makes it lighter in weight and shinier than an ordinary steel wheel: used esp. on racing cars and sports cars. [1965 70; mag, by shortening of MAGNESIUM] * * * … Universalium
Four-wheel drive in Formula One — Given its success in other forms of motor racing, notably rallying, it is perhaps surprising that four wheel drive (4WD) has only been tried a handful of times in Formula One. In the World Championship era since 1950, only eight such cars are… … Wikipedia
alloy wheel — A generic term used to describe any non steel road wheel. The usual alloys are either aluminum or magnesium; the latter material led to the common usage of the term mag wheel, often referring to any non steel wheel. Also see minilite alloy wheel… … Dictionary of automotive terms
