A turbocharger has a shaft formed of a strong material such as steel and an impeller
formed of a relatively weaker material such as aluminum alloy. The impeller is
mounted on the shaft by means of an internally-threaded insert, for example also
of steel, interference fitted into the impeller hub. To prevent loss of the interference
fit between the insert and impeller during thermal and speed excursions of the
impeller during operation of the turbocharger, a constraining ring is fitted to
the hub of the impeller. The ring is of a material having a lower coefficient of
thermal expansion than the material of the impeller and surrounds at least a part
of that axial length of the impeller which overlies the insert.