Vanadium is a medium-hard, ductile, steel-blue metal.
It is electrically conductive and thermally insulating.
Some sources describe vanadium as "soft", perhaps because it is ductile, malleable, and not brittle.
Vanadium is harder than most metals and steels (see Hardnesses of the elements (data page) and iron).
It has good resistance to corrosion and it is stable against alkalis and sulfuric and hydrochloric acids.
It is oxidized in air at about 933 K (660 °C, 1220 °F), although an oxide passivation layer forms even at room temperature.
Vanadium is a medium-hard, ductile, steel-blue metal. It is electrically conductive and thermally insulating. Some sources describe vanadium as "soft", perhaps because it is ductile, malleable, and not brittle. Vanadium is harder than most metals and steels (see Hardnesses of the elements (data page) and iron). It has good resistance to corrosion and it is stable against alkalis and sulfuric and hydrochloric acids. It is oxidized in air at about 933 K (660 °C, 1220 °F), although an oxide passivation layer forms even at room temperature.
Vanadium