Need source/info for Vanox

[dculp1]

I'm looking for the manufacturer of a material called Vanox. One website for bicycle saddles describes Vanox as:

Vanox is a proprietary alloy composite of stainless steel, titanium and vanadium, made in Germany. It is an ideal alloy for saddle rails because of its durability (not subject to stress riser -- where the sharp end of an unmitered seatpost cradle has been known to cause titanium rails to break) and is actually lighter than regular titanium rails (not tubular titanium, which is lighter yet). It's less prone to failure, is lighter and is slightly less expensive than all-titanium rails.

Thanks,
Don Culp

 

[CoryPad]

Selle Italia SRL holds the trademark in Europe for Vanox. The description you quote was written by someone who is not an expert on metals. This is not a composite, it is a steel alloy. I don't know who makes this, but I imagine it is a German stainless steel wire producer. Here is a list:

http://www.stahl-online.de/stahl_zentrum/mitgliedsunternehmenEdelstahl.asp