Alcoa Wheel Products Expands Wide Base Wheel Options.New 15-Inch Wheel Designed For Transit Applications CLEVELAND -- Alcoa Wheel Products announces its wide base wheel selection has expanded to include a 22.5" x 15" option. The new wheel, part number 856520, has been designed to replace dual wheels on transit applications. The benefits of the new 15-inch wheel are comparable to Alcoa Wheel Products' 14-inch wheels for heavy duty applications. The new 15-inch wheel weighs 71 pounds and carries a 13,500-pound maximum load rating. The new wheels will be available in June 2007. Switching from aluminum duals to the Alcoa 15-inch wheel, 856520 and tire assembly, saves 150 pounds in weight per axle axle Pin or shaft on or with which wheels revolve; with fixed wheels, one of the basic simple machines for amplifying force. Combined with the wheel, in its earliest form it was probably used for raising weights or water buckets from wells. ; additional fuel savings can be realized from the reduced rolling resistance Rolling resistance, sometimes called rolling friction or rolling drag, is the resistance that occurs when an object such as a ball or tire rolls. It is caused by the deformation of the wheel or tire or the deformation of the ground. associated with single wide tires. Significant weight savings can even result from replacing aluminum dualed wheels with the wide base wheel and tire combination. "Alcoa Wheel Products' latest innovation satisfies the need for fuel savings in the transit market," said Victor Marquez, Alcoa Wheel Products' director of marketing, commercial vehicle wheels, Americas. "The new 15-inch wheel maintains all the benefits of our heavy duty super single wheels --we are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to offer these same advantages to another market." As always, you get all the same advantages and value of Alcoa forged aluminum wheels in the new 15-inch wheels including: * Less weight for greater fuel efficiency and/or increased payload (1) Refers to the "actual data" in a packet or file minus all headers attached for transport and minus all descriptive meta-data. In a network packet, headers are appended to the payload for transport and then discarded at their destination. . * Better heat dissipation Noun 1. heat dissipation - dissipation of heat chilling, cooling, temperature reduction - the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature for extended tire and brake life * One-piece, forged in-strength that is 4.5 times stronger than steel * The widest selection of wheels and wheel accessories in the industry For more information on new 15-inch wheels or Alcoa Wheel Products, please call 1-800-242-9898. About Alcoa Wheel Products Alcoa Wheel Products is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. , and employs more than 3,000 associates in seven locations globally. The Alcoa business unit manufactures cast and forged aluminum wheels for the heavy truck, automotive, and motorcycle motorcycle, motor vehicle whose design is based on the bicycle. The German inventor Gottlieb Daimler is generally credited with building the first practical motorcycle in 1885. The motorcycle did not become dependable and popular, however, until after 1900. industries. About Alcoa Alcoa is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: aluminum and alumina alumina (əl  `mĭnə) or aluminum oxide, Al2O3, chemical compound with m.p. about 2,000°C; and sp. gr. about 4.0. facilities, and is active in
all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering,
production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to
customers. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also
markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap[R] foils and plastic
wraps, Alcoa[R] wheels, and Baco[R] household wraps. Among its other
businesses are closures, fastening systems, precision castings, and
electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has
123,000 employees in 44 countries and has been named one of the top most
sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in
Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com.
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