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Cobalt

Cobalt is a reflective, lustrous and hard alloying element resembling iron and nickel that is used in high- temperature, wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant alloys. Some of these alloys are biocompatible and are used for orthopedic implants. Its cobalt blue tint enables it to be used most commonly for paint pigments.

SUMMARY

  • Name: Cobalt
  • Symbol: Co
  • Atomic Number: 27
  • Atomic Weight: 58.933
  • Density: 8.832 g/cm
  • Standard State: Solid
  • Group in Periodic Table: 9
  • Period in Periodic Table: 4
  • Block in Periodic Table: d
  • CAS Registry ID: 7440-48-4

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

THERMAL PROPERTIES

  • Melting Point: 1495 °C
  • Boiling Point: 2900 °C
  • Thermal Conductivity: 69.04 W/m . K at 20 °C

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

  • Electrical Conductivity: 27.6% IACS at 20 °C
  • Electrical Resistivity: 52.5 nΩ . m at 20 °C, Temperature Coefficient, 5.31 nΩ . m per K

MAGNETIC PROPERTIES

  • Magnetic Permeability: Initial, 68; maximum, 245
  • Coercive Force: 708.3 A . m -1 for Hmax = 0.1 T
  • Saturation Magnetization: 1.87 T (4πIs)

FABRICATION CHARACTERISTICS

  • Workability: Annealed cobalt strip can be cold rolled to about 25% reduction in area between intermediate anneals

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

  • Hardness: Annealed Strip: 65 HR45T
  • Poisson's Ratio: .032
  • Elastic Modules: Tension, 211 GPa; shear, 826 GPa; compression, 183 GPa
  • Velocity of Sound: 5880 m/s for longitudinal bulk waves; 3100 m/s for shear waves
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“Design engineers George LaFleur (left) and Richard Felberg (center) working with owner, Al Menzies (right) on a proprietary design in 1974”

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