chromium-vanadium steel

chromium-vanadium steel

[¦krō·mē·əm və¦nād·ē·əm ′stēl] (metallurgy) Any of several strong, hard alloy steels containing 0.15-0.25% vanadium, 0.50-1% chromium, and 0.45-0.55% carbon. Also known as chrome-vanadium steel.