Uses of Vanadium and Erbium

Vanadium

Erbium

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Uses

Its ally with steel is used very tough and hence it is used in armor plates, axles, piston rods, tools and crankshafts.
Its oxide is used as pigments for glass and ceramics.

Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry

Alloys

Toxic

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It has a tendency to get tarnished in the open air, but when alloyed with elements like erbium, vanadium, its hardness levels decreases.
Its compounds like Erbium oxide is used in safety glasses of welders and metal workers.

Chemical Industry

Alloys

Mildly Toxic

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