It readily forms hard, stable carbides in alloys, and for this reason most of world production of the element (about 80%) is used in steel alloys, including high-strength alloys and superalloys.
Ọ ngwa ngwa Nleta ike, anụ carbides na alloys, na n'ihi nke a ọtụtụ n'ime ụwa mmepụta nke mmewere (80%) na-eji na ígwè alloys, gụnyere elu-ike alloys na superalloys.