vanadium steel
noun
an alloy steel containing vanadium.
Origin of vanadium steel
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby vanadium steel
vanadic,
vanadic acid,
vanadinite,
vanadium,
vanadium pentoxide,
vanadium steel,
vanadous,
vanaspati,
vanbrugh,
vance,
vancomycin
British Dictionary definitions for vanadium steel
vanadium steel
noun
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