Cobalt CAS 7440-48-4

Steel gray metal powder, easily oxidized in the air at room temperature. It is widely used in aviation, aerospace, electrical appliances, machinery manufacturing, chemical and ceramic industries. Cobalt-based alloys or cobalt-containing alloy steels are used as blades, impellers, ducts, jet engines, rocket engines, missile components and various high-load heat-resistant components in chemical equipment and important metal materials in the atomic energy industry. As a binder in powder metallurgy, cobalt can ensure the toughness of cemented carbide. Magnetic alloy is an indispensable material in modern electronics and electromechanical industries, used to make various components of sound, light, electricity and magnetism. Cobalt is also an important component of permanent magnetic alloys. In the chemical industry, in addition to high-alloy and anti-corrosion alloys, cobalt is also used in colored glass, pigments, enamels, catalysts, and desiccants.