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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

A Review of Research Progress on Automotive Magnesium Alloy Wheels.

Meng Li, Xing Zhou, Xingmeng Zhang, Lichao An, Weijun He, Zhuang Cui, Qiu Ma, Bin Jiang

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Meng LiCITIC Dicastal Co., Ltd., Qinhuangdao 066000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9559-6350
Xing ZhouMingyue Lake Laboratory, Institute of Lightweight Materials and Engineering, Chongqing 401122, China.
Xingmeng ZhangCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
Lichao AnCITIC Dicastal Co., Ltd., Qinhuangdao 066000, China.ORCID 0009-0000-6031-6443
Weijun HeCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9659-594X
Zhuang CuiCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.ORCID 0009-0006-1768-5140
Qiu MaAutomobile Co., Ltd., Beijing 100176, China.
Bin JiangCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3593-9822

Funding

Chongqing Outstanding Youth Science Foundation CSTB2024NSCQ-JQX0026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Driven by the automotive industry's strategies for energy conservation, emission reduction, and lightweighting, magnesium alloy wheels have emerged as a key focus of research and industrialization efforts, owing to their high specific strength, excellent vibration-damping properties, and superior heat dissipation performance. This paper provides a systematic review of the performance advantages, material systems, forming processes, applications, and industrialization challenges of magnesium alloy automotive wheels. The core advantages of magnesium alloy wheels in terms of weight reduction, vibration damping, and thermal management are elaborated. The compositional characteristics, suitable processes, and performance differences between cast magnesium alloys (e.g., AZ91D, AM60B) and wrought magnesium alloys (e.g., AZ80, ZK61-Y) are outlined. The technical characteristics, microstructural and property evolution, and limitations of casting processes (gravity, high-pressure, low-pressure, and semi-solid casting), plastic forming processes (isothermal extrusion forging, backward extrusion forging, and spin forming), and hybrid processes are discussed. Combined with the case studies of magnesium alloy wheel applications in the automotive sector, this paper analyzes the core bottlenecks of magnesium alloy wheels in terms of corrosion resistance, production cost, and industrial consistency, and outlines future research directions. This paper aims to provide theoretical references and technical support for the design, manufacturing, and large-scale application of lightweight, high-performance magnesium alloy wheels.

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automotive wheelsforming processeslightweightingmagnesium alloys

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PMID42513694
PMCPMC13412956

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