Cobalt as an aerospace material encompasses the pure metal and its alloys in wrought, cast, and powder metallurgy forms, used primarily in high-temperature structural and wear-resistant applications including turbine hot-section components, hardfacing deposits, and cutting tools, with processing routes spanning vacuum induction melting (VIM), vacuum arc remelting (VAR), thermal spray coating, and HVOF deposition.
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