Vanadium is a chemical element with symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery grey, ductile, and malleable transition metal. The elemental metal is rarely found in nature, but once isolated artificially, the formation of an oxide layer (passivation) stabilizes the free metal somewhat against further oxidation.

Atomic Weight:  50.9415
Density:        6.11 g/cm3
Melting Point:  1910 °C
Boiling Point:  3407 °C