vanadium steel

American  

noun

1. an alloy steel containing vanadium.

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vanadium steel British  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of vanadium steel

First recorded in 1905–10

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vanadium steel

It used a strong, lightweight vanadium steel alloy to improve durability and featured a high ground clearance engineered to navigate dirt roads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

With a vanadium steel chisel and a four-pound jackhammer, La Paz succeeded in breaking off a piece the size of a pea.

From Time Magazine Archive

These bridge pieces were formed from chrome vanadium steel and milled to an 'H' section, and the bearings for the valve-tappet were forged solid with them.

From A History of Aeronautics by Evelyn Charles Vivian

All gears are made of chrome vanadium steel, heat-treated.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?

The vanadium steel quadrangle being in place, the next task was to adjust the wide stretching wing-frames of the big plane.

From The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest by John Henry Goldfrap

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