I-Ferro vanadium iyinsimbi, izingxenye zayo eziyinhloko i-vanadium ne-iron, kodwa futhi iqukethe isulfure, i-phosphorus, i-silicon, i-aluminium nokunye ukungcola. I-Ferro vanadium itholakala ngokunciphisa i-vanadium pentoxide ne-carbon esithandweni sikagesi, futhi ingatholakala ngokunciphisa i-vanadium pentoxide esithandweni sikagesi ngendlela ye-silicothermal. Isetshenziswa kabanzi njengesengezo ekuncibilikisweni kwensimbi ye-vanadium alloy kanye ne-alloy cast iron, futhi eminyakeni yamuva iphinde isetshenziselwe ukwenza omazibuthe baphakade.
Isetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukuncibilikisa insimbi ye-alloy. Cishe i-90% ye-vanadium esetshenziswa emhlabeni wonke isetshenziswa embonini yensimbi. I-Vanadium esensimbini evamile ye-alloy ephansi ikakhulukazi ihluza okusanhlamvu, ikhulisa amandla ensimbi futhi ivimbele umphumela wayo wokuguga. Ensimbi yesakhiwo se-alloy, okusanhlamvu kucwengisiswe ukwandisa amandla nokuqina kwensimbi; Isetshenziswa ngokuhambisana ne-chromium noma i-manganese ensimbi yasentwasahlobo ukwandisa umkhawulo wokunwebeka wensimbi futhi ithuthukise ikhwalithi yayo. Ngokuyinhloko icwenga i-microstructure kanye nokusanhlamvu kwensimbi yamathuluzi, ikhuphula ukuzinza kwensimbi, ithuthukise isenzo sokuqina sesibili, ithuthukise ukumelana nokugqoka futhi yandise impilo yesevisi yethuluzi; I-Vanadium iphinde ibambe iqhaza elizuzisayo ezinsimbi ezikwazi ukumelana nokushisa kanye ne-hydrogen. Ukwengezwa kwe-vanadium ku-cast iron, ngenxa yokwakhiwa kwe-carbide nokukhuthaza ukwakheka kwe-pearlite, ukuze usimende uzinzile, ukwakheka kwezinhlayiya ze-graphite kuhle futhi kufane, kucwengisise okusanhlamvu kwe-matrix, ukuze ubulukhuni, amandla okudonsa kanye nokumelana nokugqokwa kokulingisa kuyathuthukiswa.