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vanadium steel
noun
- an alloy steel containing vanadium.
vanadium steel
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of vanadium steel1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
Vanadium steel is used throughout the construction of the car.
From Project Gutenberg
This housing is split horizontally, the upper half carrying the chrome vanadium steel rocker levers.
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The crank-shaft is made of chrome vanadium steel of an elastic limit of 115,000 pounds.
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The connecting rods are tubular and machined from chrome vanadium steel forgings.
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The crank case was of aluminum and the shaft of vanadium steel, hollow, and specially treated to insure toughness.
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