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an alloy steel containing vanadium.[1905-10]
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vanadium steel
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vanadium steel — n. a steel alloy containing 0.15 to 0.25 percent vanadium to harden and toughen it … English World dictionary
vanadium steel — /vəneɪdiəm ˈstil/ (say vuhnaydeeuhm steel) noun a special steel containing approximately 0.1 to 0.2 per cent vanadium to increase elasticity, etc …
vanadium steel — noun steel alloyed with vanadium for greater strength and high temperature stability • Hypernyms: ↑alloy steel … Useful english dictionary
vanadium steel — noun Any of a range of alloys of vanadium and steel having improved strength and high temperature stability … Wiktionary
Vanadium — (IPAEng|vəˈneɪdiəm) is a chemical element that has the symbol V and atomic number 23. A soft and ductile element, vanadium naturally occurs in about 65 different minerals and is used mainly to produce certain alloys. It is one of the 596 elements … Wikipedia
vanadium — /veuh nay dee euhm/, n. Chem. a rare element occurring in certain minerals and obtained as a light gray powder with a silvery luster or as a ductile metal: used as an ingredient of steel to toughen it and increase its shock resistance. Symbol: V; … Universalium
vanadium — A metallic element, atomic no. 23, atomic wt. 50.9415; a bioelement, its deficiency can result in abnormal bone growth and a rise in cholesterol and triacylglycerol levels. [Vanadis, Scand. goddess] v … Medical dictionary
vanadium — Symbol: V Atomic number: 23 Atomic weight: 50.9415 Soft and ductile, bright white metal. Good resistance to corrosion by alkalis, sulphuric and hydrochloric acid. It oxidizes readily about 933K. There are two naturally occurring isotopes of… … Elements of periodic system
vanadium — [və nā′dē əm] n. [ModL < ON Vanadis,FREYA + IUM: name proposed (1831) by BERZELIUS Baron Jöns Jakob for element discovered independently by N. G. Sefström (1787 1845), Swed chemist, and previously (1801) by A. M. del Rio (1764 1849), Mex… … English World dictionary
steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying … Universalium
