Vanadium is highly corrosion resistant, and that makes it ideal for tubes and pipes that are manufactured to carry chemicals.
V-Ti alloys have the greatest strength-to-weight ratio of any engineered material on Earth. A thick layer of V is used to bond Ti to steel, which makes it vital for aerospace applications.
Furthermore, mixing Ti with V and Fe allows us to engineer wind turbines that can spin up to 70,000 rpm.
V is also ideal for nuclear-power applications, and in oxide form it is used in the production of superconducting magnets. Crucially, both Ti and V are needed for producing renewable energy. Vanadium features superior energy density compared to other battery materials. It is fast becoming an addition to new lithium-ion cathode and anode chemistries for electric vehicles as well as in all-V Redox Flow Batteries (VRFBs), which are used for long-term energy-storage solutions from renewable sources.
Ti is a key component of wind turbines and is used in heat exchangers, which can improve the efficiency of power plants and industrial processes, while V is adopted in high-strength steel, which can be used to make lightweight, fuel-efficient vehicles. Additionally, two-thirds of the Ti metal in Europe is consumed by the aerospace sector for high-performance applications in aeronautics and defence, and in commercial aircraft production.
