The extremely fine scale of this phenomenon in vanadium steels, which also occurs in Ti and Nb steels, is due to the rapid rate at which the transformation takes place.
The high vanadium steel is somewhat brittle, but is excellent for cutting very abrasive materials.
In addition, manganese can enhance the precipitation strengthening of vanadium steels and to a lesser extent, niobium steels.
Henry Ford made the chassis on his 1908 Model T from the stronger vanadium steel for added crash-resistance.
The structural changes during tempering of vanadium steels are relatively simple.
Definition of vanadium steel in US English:
vanadium steel
noun
A strong alloy of steel containing vanadium.
Example sentencesExamples
The extremely fine scale of this phenomenon in vanadium steels, which also occurs in Ti and Nb steels, is due to the rapid rate at which the transformation takes place.
The high vanadium steel is somewhat brittle, but is excellent for cutting very abrasive materials.
In addition, manganese can enhance the precipitation strengthening of vanadium steels and to a lesser extent, niobium steels.
Henry Ford made the chassis on his 1908 Model T from the stronger vanadium steel for added crash-resistance.
The structural changes during tempering of vanadium steels are relatively simple.