A
brake piston having required
mechanical strength is produced through fewer steps than in conventional processes. An aluminum
alloy containing Si and Mg, wherein the aluminum
alloy has a Si concentration (CSi
mass%) and a Mg concentration (CMg
mass%) falling within a range surrounded by four points A (0.75, 1.25), B (1.4, 1), C (1.4, 0.6), and D (0.75, 0.85) in terms of a relationship thereof (CSi , CMg ), and further has a Cu concentration of 0.07 to 0.9
mass%, a Mn concentration of 0.1 to 0.9 mass%, a Ti concentration of 0.005 to 0.15 mass%, a Cr concentration of 0.2 mass% or less, and a Fe concentration of 0.5 mass%, the balance being Al and inevitable impurities is cast to obtain a rod-shaped
ingot. The rod-shaped
ingot, without being subjected to a homogenization treatment, is straightened within 3 (three) days after the
casting. The straightened rod-shaped
ingot is
cut into a given thickness to obtain a
forging raw material. This
forging raw material, without being subjected to annealing, is cold-forged at a
reduction rate of 25 to 90% within 7 (seven) days after the
casting of the rod-shaped ingot into a cup shape, which is subjected to age-hardening without being subjected to a solution heat treatment.