Materials & process
From bar to wheel.
Each wheel starts as a cylindrical bar of 6061 aluminium, then moves through forging, shaping, CNC machining and finishing. The finished grade is 6061-T6.
Production
From factory floor to finished forged wheel.
Stages of aluminium forging and precision manufacturing — short notes beside each frame.
Cylindrical blocks
Factory racks of aluminium blanks — the start of aluminium forging for every Aphero wheel.
Precision detail
CNC machining and engraving on the lip — precision manufacturing down to the millimetre.
Forged aluminium
A forged aluminium wheel after machining — strength from forging, definition from the cut.
Wheel on a car
Finished forged wheels fitted — Aphero AW-2 on an Audi R8 after precision manufacturing.
- 01
Raw material
A cylindrical bar of 6061 aluminium.
- 02
Initial forging
The bar is forged into the rough form of a wheel.
- 03
Shaping and refining
Details and contours are defined.
- 04
Precision machining
Machining sculpts the hub and the design.
- 05
The finished wheel
The finished forged wheel, in the specified finish.
Specification
Common to every wheel in the current range.
- Material
- 6061-T6 forged aluminium
- Construction
- Monoblock or two-piece
- Diameters
- 15”–24”
- Widths
- 7.5”–14.5”
- Fitment
- Personalised to each vehicle
- Finish
- Bespoke
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