2006-07-21 03:53:45 · 9 answers · asked by karuda 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Depends on the physics involved. All metals have a yield strength at which they become permanently deformed or bent. If the external forces continue to be applied and exceed the alloy's ultimate strength, it will break. How it breaks depends on how the forces act on it. It can shear off, fail in tension, buckle under compression, etc.
Too complex a question and not enough detail.
2006-07-21 04:05:55 · answer #1 · answered by Munster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i drive a mondeo st with alloy wheels and they kinda compress when you damage them so they dont really do either of the above. They are by the way unrepairable if the dent is anything more than very small.
2006-07-21 11:02:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is awkward. Use a period or a question mark. If a light pole falls on a gas tank, the bike would fall and the wheels would most likely stay true.
2006-07-21 12:19:42 · answer #3 · answered by a 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aren't alloys actually safer than ordinary wheels? They're specifically engineered to withstand more forces than the ordinary ones can withstand...
2006-07-21 10:57:27 · answer #4 · answered by trueair01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on crash / impact speed ,alloy will tend to bend but will have a stress fracture which will make it fail in a less severe impact
2006-07-21 19:28:52 · answer #5 · answered by bitsinbobs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends if is forged or cast. cast bends a bit before breaking, forged bends a lot before it breaks
2006-07-22 14:50:42 · answer #6 · answered by 1crazypj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both!
2006-07-21 13:07:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bend first then break,guarenteed
2006-07-21 10:55:35 · answer #8 · answered by jason d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gobbledy gobbledy gooky wook
2006-07-21 10:55:40 · answer #9 · answered by devine_gem22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋