Cobalt uses and applications

1.cobaltMainly used to make alloys. Cobalt-containing tool steels have better cutting performance and wear resistance.

2. The most widely used alloys in aerospace technology are nickel-based alloys, and cobalt-based alloys are also available, but the "strength mechanisms" of the two alloys are different. When the temperature exceeds 1038 degrees Celsius, the advantages of cobalt-based alloys become obvious. Cobalt The base alloy is sufficient to make efficient high temperature engines. The structural material used for aircraft turbines is a cobalt-based alloy containing 20 to 27 percent chromium, which allows the material to achieve high oxidation resistance without a maintenance coating.

3. Cobalt metal is also widely used in electroplating, glass, dyeing, medicine and medical fields.

4. Lithium cobalt oxide made of lithium carbonate and cobalt oxide is the most widely used anode material in modern high-energy batteries.

5. Cobalt can also be used to create a cobalt shell that, when blasted, turns into deadly radioactive fallout.

Uses of cobalt:

Cobalt oxides are decolorizers and pigments for ceramic products. Cobalt-containing glazes can better combine enamel and steel. Cobalt organic compounds are used as driers in paints. Cobalt is an indispensable element in the human body. The condition exists. Cobalt is one of the components of vitamin B12, which is related to the hematopoietic function. The daily intake of cobalt in a normal human body is about 5-45ug. When the intake is too high, it will induce pneumonia, cause myocardial damage, thyroid Harm and polycythemia embolism. Cobalt-60 rays have a certain effect on the treatment of human cancer.