Vanadium (V)

Alloying Element – Vanadium

Vanadium is used to enhance the control grain size in steel alloys. Adding Vanadium up to 5% reduces the grain size because the vanadium carbides block the formation of larger grains. Finer grain size helps to increase ductility and strength. It is mainly used in Tool Steels, where strength is a crucial factor.

• Steel (up to 5% ): Tool Steels (Such as A7, M3, D2, and H13) include vanadium quantities of 1%-4%. The presence of Vanadium enhances the ductility of these alloys without harming their machinability
• Titanium (Up to 6%): Vanadium is added to Titanium in combination with Aluminium. The aluminum stabilizes and strengthens the alpha phase and decreases the density of the alloy. The vanadium is a beta stabilizer and provides a greater amount of the more ductile beta phase during hot working. The most commonly used Titanium alloy, Ti-6Al-4V, has 3.5%-4.5% Vanadium content.

Raw Materials by Vanadium content