Vanadium Powder

Vanadium Powder offers high strength, good corrosion resistance, and notable reactivity, making it a versatile material for alloying, catalyst production, and advanced chemical synthesis. Its fine particle size increases surface area, enabling efficient integration into steels, superalloys, and specialized coatings. Industries such as aerospace, automotive, and energy use vanadium powder to enhance high-temperature performance in turbine blades, improve wear resistance in automotive components, and develop catalysts for petrochemical processing. Specific applications include alloying for high-strength low-alloy steels, acting as a catalyst in selective oxidation reactions, and contributing to energy storage technologies. In research, it is studied for its phase transformation behavior, catalytic efficiency, and potential in hydrogen storage. The combination of form and reactivity makes it a key feedstock for advanced manufacturing and scientific innovation.

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Mean Particle Size		Nominal
Minimum Particle Size		Nominal
Maximum Particle Size		Nominal
Maximum Particle Size		Nominal
Particle Size D10		Nominal
Particle Size D50		Nominal
Particle Size D90		Nominal

Material Properties for Metals

Atomic Properties

Element	Value
Atomic number	23
Crystal structure	Body centred cubic
Electronic structure	Ar 3d³ 4s²
Valences shown	2,3,4,5
Atomic weight( amu )	50.9415
Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns )	5.06
Photo-electric work function( eV )	4.3
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	51/ 99.75
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	50/ 0.25
Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm )	0.136
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	3/ 29.3
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	2/ 14.6
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	5/ 65.2
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	6/ 128
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	1/ 6.74
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	4/ 46.7

Mechanical Properties

Element	Value
Material condition	Hard
Material condition	Soft
Poisson's ratio	0.365
Poisson's ratio	0.365
Bulk modulus( GPa )	158
Bulk modulus( GPa )	158
Tensile modulus( GPa )	127.6
Tensile modulus( GPa )	127.6
Izod toughness( J m⁻¹ )	10-136
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² )	80
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² )	150
Tensile strength( MPa )	260-585
Tensile strength( MPa )	530-730
Yield strength( MPa )	170-450
Yield strength( MPa )	515-690

Electrical Properties

Element	Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm )	19.6@20@20°C
Superconductivity critical temperature( K )	5.4
Temperature coefficient( K⁻¹ )	0.0039@0-100°C
Thermal emf against Pt (cold 0C - hot 100C)( mV )	0.63

Physical Properties

Element	Value
Boiling point( C )	3380
Density( gcm⁻³ )	6.1@20°C

Thermal Properties

Element	Value
Melting point( C )	1890
Latent heat of evaporation( J g⁻¹ )	8975
Latent heat of fusion( J g⁻¹ )	345
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ )	486@25°C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ )	30.7@0-100°C
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ )	8.3@0-100°C