Model X 20-inch square wheel setup

[oldsport]

Ahh flow forged wheels. I hope that marketer got a raise!

so tst flow forged wheels are easily replicated by chinese copies? i thought flow forged are strong light and worth the money?

 

[geordi]

The problem is people are thinking that this is an actual forging technology when it is still a type of casting. They take the cast blank and put it against a turning wheel that squeezes the material into a final shape which does offer some increase in strength while at the same time allowing less material overall to be used which is why they are lighter. It is not as strong as press forging where the entire blank is stamped in a high pressure environment.

 

[ngng]

The problem is people are thinking that this is an actual forging technology when it is still a type of casting. They take the cast blank and put it against a turning wheel that squeezes the material into a final shape which does offer some increase in strength while at the same time allowing less material overall to be used which is why they are lighter. It is not as strong as press forging where the entire blank is stamped in a high pressure environment.

yup

Cast/flow formed

vs

Forged