While cobalt is primarily used as an additive to iron and nickel-based alloys, there are a number of cobalt-based alloys. Of these, the main group is the carbide-hardened cobalt-chrome alloys, which ...

Ballpoint pens have a tiny ball made of brass, steel, or tungsten carbide as their writing tip. A compartment called the ink reservoir holds the ink, and a narrow tube links the reservoir to the ball.

Talonite® is a Cobalt -Chromium alloy. When it is made the Chromium and Molybdenum combine chemically with the carbon to form Chromium carbide and Molybdenum carbide. The cobalt forms a soft and ...