Vanadium Pentoxide Flake V2O5 98% Purity for Steel Making Applications
Why is vanadium pentoxide flake with 98% purity widely used in steel making applications?
Vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) flake with 98% purity is a high-performance material widely utilized in steel making to enhance the mechanical properties, durability, and versatility of steel products. Vanadium is a key alloying element that, when added to steel in controlled amounts, significantly improves its strength, hardness, toughness, and wear resistance, making it indispensable in the production of high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steels, tool steels, spring steels, and advanced structural steels. The 98% purity level ensures that the vanadium introduced into the molten steel is free from harmful impurities such as sulfur, phosphorus, silicon, or heavy metals (e.g., lead or arsenic). These impurities, if present in higher concentrations (as may occur in lower-grade V2O5), can weaken the steel, reduce corrosion resistance, or negatively impact welding, forging, and machining processes. By using high-purity V2O5 flake, steel manufacturers achieve more consistent, predictable, and high-quality metallurgical results. The flake form of V2O5 offers several practical advantages during the steelmaking process. It dissolves more uniformly in molten steel, ensures better distribution of vanadium within the steel matrix, and allows for precise control over alloying additions. This is especially important in electric arc furnaces, ladle refining, or vacuum degassing processes, where controlled alloying contributes to the final steel’s microstructural integrity. When vanadium is added to steel, it forms fine carbides and nitrides during heat treatment. These microstructural compounds inhibit grain growth, refine the steel’s internal structure, and significantly enhance strength without excessive weight gain. As a result, vanadium-alloyed steels are widely used in automotive components, construction, pipelines, rail tracks, and tools that must endure high stress and wear. Suppliers like ZhenAn provide 98% pure V2O5 flake tailored for steelmaking, with options for customization, third-party testing, and technical support. This ensures that steel producers receive a reliable, high-purity input material that meets the demanding standards of modern metallurgy and delivers superior performance in end-use applications.
Vanadium pentoxide( Flake V2O5>=98%) Specifications
| Product name | Vanadium Pentoxide |
| Grade | Industrial Grade |
| Color | Brown/Black |
| Purity | 98% |
| Shape | Flake |
| Solubility | Slightly soluble in water, insoluble in ethanol, soluble in strong acid, strong base. |
| Melting point | 690ºC |
Packing & Delivery
Packing: 1 ton big bag, 20-25mt in 20' container
Company Profile
ZHENAN has been in the business of ferroalloy for 30 years now. It is a leading manufacturer and supplier of ferro silicon, silicon manganese, silicon metal, silicon carbide, high carbon silicon,vanadium pentoxide flake and so on. Our company is a large-sized production enterprise integrating research, development, production and sales.
Our Services
1,Can you provide free samples?
A: Free samples can be offered for your testing and checking, just contact us to get it.
2,Can you give me a discount?
A:Yes we can negotiate.The discount is determined by the quantity.
3,What about the package?
A:25kgs per bag or 1000kgs per ton bag,also we can pack as your request.
4,How long is your delivery time?
A:Generally it is 5-7 days if the goods are in stock. or it is 7-15 days if the goods are not in stock, it is vary according to
5,Is it possible to Visit your factory before place aorder?
A: Yes, We Welcome our clients to conduct on-site inspections, visits, and audits of our company.
