Cobalt Products

Cobalt Metal, Compounds and Alloys


Vital Materials is a global supplier of cobalt compounds. Commonly used cobalt compounds include Cobalt Sulphate (Monohydrate), Cobalt Sulphate (Heptahydrate) Cobalt Carbonate, Cobalt (III) Oxide, and Cobalt Hydroxide.

Properties

Cobalt is a hard lustrous bluish gray metal. It has a melting point of 1495°C, a boiling point of 2927°C and a density of 8.9 g/cm3.


Applications

  • Cobalt compounds and cobalt oxide are used in the glass industry, as well as in catalysts and in the petroleum industry.
  • Other organic derivatives of cobalt are used in the rubber industry to promote adherence to metallic reinforcements.
  • Cobalt can be used in rechargeable batteries.
  • Cobalt is also used in compounds for pigments
  • Cobalt compounds are used as essential micronutrients in animal feed


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CoO
Cobalt (II)
oxide
Co(OH)2
Cobalt (II)
hydroxide
CoCl2•6H2O
Cobalt (II)
chloride
CoCO3
Cobalt (II)
carbonate

Cobalt(II) oxide - CoO

CAS #: 1307-96-6
Application: Agriculture and Feed additives, Metals and Metal Fabrication
Usage: A main raw material for manufacturing hard alloys, superheat resisting alloys, insulating materials and magnetic materials and a catalyst and a dye in the chemical industry.

Cobalt(II) hydroxide - Co(OH)2

CAS #: 21041-93-0
Application: Agriculture and Feed additives, Ceramics and Glasses
Usage: This product is used as an immersion solution for manufacturing cobalt catalysts, cobalt salts and battery electrodes and a paint drying agent. This product is used for coloring of glass and enamel and manufacturing of cobalt compounds, and used as a dryer of coatings and varnishes.

Cobalt(II) chloride - CoCl2

CAS #: 7646-79-9
Application: Agriculture and Feed additives, Ceramics and Glasses
Usage: Used as a dry and wet indicator, a ceramic colorant and a toxic gas absorbent and for manufacturing catalysts, etc.

Cobalt (II) carbonate - CoCO3

CAS #: 513-79-1
Application: Agriculture and Feed additives
Usage: Mainly used for manufacturing cobalt chloride, cobalt sulfate, cobalt oxide and metal cobalt and also used as a raw material for manufacturing cobalt naphthenate, color change pigments, ceramics and glass pigments, fodder microelement additives, microelement fertilizers and cobalt oxide.
Vital Materials is a manufacturer and end-user supplier of Cobalt(III) Oxide and a full range of other minor metal compounds. We can customize the purity, composition and forms for different industrial applications. Please contact us for a price or more information.