![]() ![]() CharacteristicsĬobalt is ferromagnetic element and has the highest Curie point of the three common ferromagnetic elements (iron and nickel being the other two). Around World War 1, cobalt's metallic uses were studied and patented leading to a large increase in is use from superalloys to magnets. It took another 50 years for the element to be verified. Even though used in antiquity as a blue pigment for glass and porcelain, this was the first time it was isolated and identified as an element. Swedish chemist Georg Brandt credited with first isolating and discovering it in 1735. ![]() Later on it was found out that the cobalt complicated the refining process. When problems arose in regards to separation and smelting, the "kobolds" were blamed. ![]() At that time, silver was the main metal of interest for mining in these mountains. Its name comes from the word kobelt (medieval German) which was given to gnomes, or underworld spirits, that were believed to be living in the Schneeberg Mountains of present day Germany. Aside from applying a blue hue to ceramics cobalt was used to give glass a similar color as well. Evidence of this has been found in Egypt and in Persian. The use of cobalt-containing ores in pigments has been seen in artifacts dating back over 2600 years ago. This demand coupled with concerns about supply have pushed the LME and some companies to ensure the resource is sourced ethically. With the increasing demand for electric vehicles, there is a growing need for lithium-ion batteries. Radioactive isotope cobalt-60 is synthetically created in nuclear reactors It is used as a radioactive tracer as well as for producing beams of high-energy gamma rays to treat cancer using external beam radiotherapy machines. It is used in a number of items but primarily in alloys and superalloys. Its name comes from kobelt or kobold (German for gnome or spirit). Cobalt was first isolated in 1735 by Georg Brandt. Used throughout antiquity as blue coloring for pigment, it was used to paint ceramics and glass. It is a hard with a silver to bluish-gray color. It is a transition metal and is ferromagnetic. Aside from some notable spikes it tends to trade around $15 USD per pound.Ĭobalt is a chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27. In survival mode, cobalt is the most important ore to find after Ice, as Stone does not contain Cobalt, but Cobalt Ingots are essential to make Metal Grid, Thruster Components, Gravity Components, and mid-game level tools and weapons such as MR-8P Rifle, RO-1 Rocket Launcher, PRO-1 Rocket Launcher, Grinder (Tool) and Welder (Tool).Cobalt is most commonly used in alloys and batteries. (21% 100 kg of ore yielded 21 kg of ingots.) It is wise to use Conveyor Sorters and build a dedicated Refinery just to smelt Cobalt Ore, given that its extremely slow smelting speed would occupy one Refinery extensively. ![]() It cannot be processed in a Survival Kit and it is one of the three ores that can be first processed in the Basic Refinery, but only at low yield levels. 1 kg of Cobalt ingot takes up 0.112 L of volume.Ĭobalt Ore is one of the harder metals to smelt in Space Engineers (as of ). Using a Refinery, 281 kg of cobalt ingot can be produced per hour, without Yield or Speed Modules, at "realistic" refinery speed. Refined Cobalt is used to create important components such as metal grids, thruster components, and gravity generator components.Ĭobalt Ore can be processed in a Refinery to produce Cobalt Ingots at a 30% ratio, which is to say 1000 kg of ore will produce 300 kg of ingots. ![]()
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