Alcoa Wheels surface treatments

Surface Treatments

Dura-Bright®  EVO

Breakthrough Technology

Alcoa® wheels are available with Dura-Bright® EVO surface treatment that keeps wheels looking bright and shiny for years without polishing. Maintenance is extremely easy by just using water and soap thanks to the proprietary technology. Dura-Bright® is not a coating, but a surface treatment that penetrates the aluminium and becomes an integral part of the wheel. It will not chip, crack, peel or corrode, like conventional coatings do.
The Dura-Bright® surface treatment is available for practically all Alcoa® wheels.

Conventional coating
Alcoa Wheels patented treatment Dura-Bright
What happens on the road, stays on the road

Dura-Bright® wheels can simply be cleaned with a mild detergent or undiluted Dura-Bright® Wheel Wash.

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Dura-Flange®

Additional protection for an even longer service life

Alcoa® Dura-Flange® wheels have a proprietary treatment on both rim flanges that provides a protective layer to reduce rim flange wear, and can contribute to an increased lifetime compared to other aluminium wheels under the same conditions.

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Road tested

Dura-Flange® wheels are the most appropriate for transport where loads are heavy and prone to shifting, causing the tyre bead to rub against the wheel flange, such as:

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  1. transport under extreme conditions, e.g., mining
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  3. heavy hauling, e.g., logging
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  5. tankers operating on & off road (e.g., milk collection, fuel distribution)
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  7. city bus
Rim Wear Protected

Dura-Flange® wheels are easily recognizable by the “Rim Wear Protected” sticker. Part numbers ending with DF are Dura-Flange® treated.

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Dura-Bright®/Dura-Flange®

2 revolutionary treatments combined into one

Alcoa® Dura-Bright®/Dura-Flange® wheels are the result of 2 treatments combined, leading to a shiny looking easy to maintain wheel with a protective layer on the rim flanges to further increase the wheels’ service life.

Dura-Bright és Dura-Flange
Dura-Bright®

Dura-Bright® is not a coating, but a surface treatment that penetrates the aluminium and becomes an integral part of the wheel. It will not chip, crack, peel or corrode, like conventional coatings do. Regular cleaning with a mild detergent or undiluted Dura-Bright® Wheel Wash will keep the wheels shiny, even after hundreds of washes and thousands of kilometres, reducing maintenance costs.

Dura-Flange®

The Dura-Flange® treatment provides a protective shield to reduce rim flange wear, giving them up to double the lifetime compared to other aluminium wheels under the same conditions. Dura-Flange® is commonly used in transport where loads are heavy and prone to shifting, causing the tyre bead to rub against the wheel flange.

Black and Green / Rim Wear Protected

Dura-Bright®/Dura-Flange® wheels are easily recognizable by their black and green Alcoa® Dura-Bright® EVO and “Rim Wear Protected” stickers. Part numbers ending with DD are Dura-Bright® and Dura-Flange® treated.

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