alt Hacker News> Rather, cobalt has basically no industrial applications outside of battery production.
Cobalt is a part of high speed steel and all kinds of metal alloys that have specialized applications, almost 40% of cobalt is used for metallurgical purposes.
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cogman10 • yesterday at 10:27 PM
I missed this the last time I looked. I'm guessing it doesn't get pulled as much for steel because of recycling?
Also in high performance magnetic steel, as well as SmCo magnets.