vanadium steel

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vanadium steel

Steel alloyed with vanadium for added strength, hardness, and high-temperature stability.

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vanadium steel

(Metallurgy) engineering steel containing up to 0.5 per cent vanadium, usually with 1.1–1.5 per cent chromium and 0.4–0.5 per cent carbon to increase its tensile strength and elasticity

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vanadium steel - steel alloyed with vanadium for greater strength and high-temperature stability

alloy steel - steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon

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