Vanadium is a hard, silvery-grey metal used to strengthen steel and in vanadium redox flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage. Vanadium flow batteries are emerging as a leading technology for long-duration renewable energy storage.
Top Uses of Vanadium
Vanadium steel alloys for high-strength construction
Vanadium redox flow batteries for grid storage
Aerospace and defense alloys
Chemical catalysts for sulfuric acid production
Top Vanadium Producing Countries
China
Russia
South Africa
Brazil
Why Vanadium Is a Critical Mineral
Vanadium is critical for high-strength steel used in construction and vehicles, and vanadium flow batteries are key to enabling long-duration renewable energy storage on the grid.
Related Critical Minerals
Manganese — Both used in steel alloys and grid-storage battery chemistries
Niobium — Both micro-alloying additions to high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steel
Titanium — Vanadium is the primary alloying element in aerospace Ti-6Al-4V
Tungsten — Both refractory metals used in superalloys and high-temperature applications
Chromium — Both refractory metals used in superalloys and high-temperature applications
Tantalum — Both refractory metals used in superalloys and high-temperature applications
Frequently Asked Questions about Vanadium
What is the price of vanadium today?
Critical Minerals HQ tracks the live vanadium price in USD/t, refreshed every 15 minutes during market hours from institutional pricing feeds.
What is vanadium used for?
Vanadium is a hard, silvery-grey metal used to strengthen steel and in vanadium redox flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage. Vanadium flow batteries are emerging as a leading technology for long-duration renewable energy storage.
Which countries produce the most vanadium?
The leading producers of vanadium are China, Russia, South Africa, according to the latest USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries.
Why is vanadium considered a critical mineral?
Vanadium is critical for high-strength steel used in construction and vehicles, and vanadium flow batteries are key to enabling long-duration renewable energy storage on the grid.