My Personal take on the Forged Specialties Dilemma...

bullitt5897

As in the design...

I am using Strasse as an example since I know for a fact they test their wheel designs...

When you design a wheel in a CAD program you can apply the physical properties of the material you are using... (For Example: U.S. Aluminum 6061) Once you do this you can look for design flaws in the CAD program (This is a new feature on newer CAD programs and is AWESOME!) This can be done at the initial design level. After you have a design finished you can send a manufactured wheel to an independent company to test several aspects of the wheels strength and rigidity... Some tests they may perform are:

-SAE Radial Fatigue Test
-SAE Cornering Fatigue Test
-Tri and Bi Axial Test
-13 Degree Lateral Impact
-Inner Rim Radial Impact
-90 Degree impact
etc...

This is expensive to the wheel maker but it ensures that what the customer receives as a product will be safe to drive on! Being an informed buyer is the best way to insure that you are getting a good product for your money. So remember to ask if the wheels have been properly tested.

Mike

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