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

The plant was a row of long low buildings of brick on the outskirts of the city, once devoted to the making of vanadium steel.

From The War Terror by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

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

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

The crank case was of aluminum and the shaft of vanadium steel, hollow, and specially treated to insure toughness.

From The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure by Sayler, H. L. (Harry Lincoln)