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Alexander Sutulov
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LOCATION: Santiago, Chile
President, Intermet Publications, Santiago, Chile. Author of Molybdenum Extractive Metallurgy; Molybdenum and Rhenium; editor of International Molybdenum Encyclopaedia, 1778–1978 (3 vol.).
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Vanadium processing, preparation of the metal for use in various products. Vanadium (V) is a grayish silver metal whose crystal structure is a body-centred cubic (bcc) lattice, with a melting point of 1,926° C (3,499° F). The metal is used principally as an alloying addition to high-strength…
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