Japan's population is estimated at around 128 million, with 80% of the population living on HonshÅ«. Japanese society is linguistically, ethnically and culturally homogeneous, composed of 98.5% ethnic Japanese, with small populations of foreign workers.
Uses. About 80% of the vanadium produced is used as a steel additive. Vanadium-steel alloys are very tough and are used for armour plate, axles, tools, piston rods and crankshafts.Less than 1% of vanadium, and as little chromium, makes steel shock resistant and vibration resistant.t's also the catalytic power behind the production of sulphuric acid and its named after the Norse God of beauty, love and fertility. And to reveal her identify here's Chris Orvig. Chris Orvig. Vanadium, a first row transition metal in the Periodic Table, is an element of mystery.
Vanadium is the fifth most abundant transition metal in the earth's crust, often found with titanium and iron in their ores, and significant concentrations are found in certain coal and oil deposits, such as crude and shale oils.