How to Use vanadium in a Sentence
vanadium
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This has chrome vanadium double ended bits that will last a long time.
—Tim Kohut, BGR, 8 June 2021
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The vanadium redox flow battery system in Bonita was the first of its kind to be connected to the state’s grid.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2022
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The body and tire levers are made of aluminum, and the other tools are constructed using chrome vanadium steel.
—Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
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The whole set is made from hardened and treated chrome vanadium steel alloy.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 2 June 2021
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This 6-piece set is made from high-strength chrome vanadium steel, which BullTools claims is rustproof.
—Jon Langston, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2022
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His mind drifted back to the disappointment in Sweden, all that vanadium abandoned in the ground.
—William Ralston, Wired, 16 Dec. 2021
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Chrome vanadium steel resists corrosion and holds its edge longer than plain HSS bits.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2020
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Basically, every part of it is bad for you, and researchers just found two more toxins to add to the list: nickel and vanadium.
—Zoë Schlanger, Newsweek, 17 May 2016
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Both strontium and vanadium sell for just $25 or less per kilogram, according to the researchers.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2015
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But in the future, analysts are expecting a shift in uses of vanadium.
—Mark Burton, Bloomberg.com, 26 Jan. 2018
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The perfect recipe for a solid-state battery could very well involve a dash of zirconium, or a sprinkle of vanadium.
—Gregory Barber, Wired, 18 Jan. 2022
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Made of one piece of molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel, each knife in the IKEA 365+ set is made to stay sharp for a significant amount of time, and grooves on the handles ensure a secure grip.
—Sarah Lloyd, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2020
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In the first month, only 11 cars were made since the vehicle was assembled by hand using vanadium alloy steel, wood wheels, and wood lining.
—Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022
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It’s made out of industrial-grade chrome-vanadium steel that’s durable enough to withstand the toughest work conditions.
—James Fitzgerald, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2022
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In addition, the vanadium ions can change their oxidation state during this process as well.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2020
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Why is the Journal so enamored of extracting oil, gas, copper and vanadium?
—WSJ, 7 May 2017
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The exception to that rule was vanadium, a metal commonly found in marine fuel oil.
—WIRED, 21 Nov. 2022
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As ships began using bunker fuel with less vanadium, concentrations of the metal in coastal cities dropped.
—WIRED, 21 Nov. 2022
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Researchers gave 100mg of vanadium to rats with diabetes and then observed better blood sugar control in rats than a placebo.
—Mark Jackson, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2021
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In this study, researchers tested the effects of vanadium on diabetic rats.
—Mark Jackson, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2021
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In 2021, the agency unveiled three contracts for vanadium flow batteries that will also supply eight hours of power.
—Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
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Pala New Energy Metals will invest in cobalt, lithium, vanadium, rare earths, nickel and tin.
—Fortune, 8 Aug. 2017
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These are sessile invertebrates that make use of vanadium in some of their enzymes, thus concentrating it in their bodies.
—The Economist, 4 July 2019
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Japanese versions of 420 stainless steels, with vanadium in the alloy for wear resistance.
—T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 5 Mar. 2021
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Muzo’s emeralds are famed for their pure Platonic green, a result of their pitch-perfect concentrations of chromium and vanadium.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 July 2023
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Price will be a factor as well—previous flow batteries have tended to use relatively pricey metals such as vanadium.
—Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 14 June 2017
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They were then entangled via their polarization, too, by sending them through a crystal of a yttrium-vanadium compound.
—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2022
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Tests determined that the residue contained metals such as aluminum, barium, chromium, nickel, vanadium and zinc.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
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An element commonly used as an alloy for steel, vanadium is available in more ample supplies than lithium.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2022
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Kelp contains high levels of vanadium which has been shown to lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes over time — but as experts have noted, most of the studies have been conducted on animals alone.
—Samantha Lande, Good Housekeeping, 27 Dec. 2022
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