Category: ‘Metals’
Molybdenum vanadium steel is a specialty steel most commonly found possessing a high percentage of chromium, therefore placing it in the stainless steel family of steels. This steel is prized for its excellent wear resistance, a ... Read More...
Primarily, molybdenum is used as an alloy to strengthen steel and make it more resistant to heat. Iron and steel industries consume more than 75 percent of produced molybdenum. The alloys created are used in everything from light... Read More...
Mineral Source
The major source of Molybdenum comes from the mineral Molybdenite (MoS2)--molybdenum sulfide. The mineral is in the hexagonal system; its crystalline structure forms in tabular crystals in a 6-sided shape. Rarely ... Read More...
Plants need the trace element molybdenum. It is essential to the enzyme nitrogenase as a catalyst in the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia. As such, most fertilizers contain molybdate. Without molybdenum in the soil, plant life c... Read More...
The chromium content in stainless steel alloys is what generally prevents corrosion. Pure iron, the primary element of stainless steel, is extracted from its natural state as iron ore, it is unstable by itself, and naturally want... Read More...
High strength low alloy (HSLA) steels are a group of low carbon steels that utilise small amounts of alloying elements to attain yield strengths in excess of 550 MPa in the as-rolled or normalised conditions. These steels have ... Read More...