Abstract
A comprehensive compilation and review is presented of the information available on the mechanical properties of vanadium and vanadium-base alloys. The total mechanicalproperty data base, as available in both the open and ‘closed’ literature (e.g. national and industrial laboratory reports), is reviewed and found to be much larger than is generally recognized. The mechanical properties of unalloyed vanadium and the effects of interstitial solutes are well established. The rather large data base is summarized to provide a concise description of interstitial effects on tensile, creep, fatigue, and ductility behaviour. A large number of substitutional solutes have been studied as binary, ternary, and higher order alloying additions; data for these systems are compiled and discussed with regard to the comparative strengthening effects of various solutes. Additional discussion focuses on such topics as deformation and fracture behaviour and mechanisms, the importance of grain size and other microstructural features, and recovery and recrystallization phenomena. In view of the importance of phase relationships and solubilities, solute diffusivity, and elastic properties, relevant data are provided on these topics in Appendixes.
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