In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method of producing a cobalt based tubular product includes forming a cobalt or cobalt alloy tubular workpiece having at least about 30% by weight of fcc phase, and subjecting the workpiece to {HEAD ~ at least about a 20% wall reduction} at a temperature below a recrystallization temperature of the workpiece using {TAIL ~ a metal forming process} 
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In accordance with one embodiment of the invention , a method of producing a cobalt based tubular product includes forming a cobalt or cobalt alloy tubular workpiece having at least about 30 % by weight of fcc phase , and subjecting the workpiece to { HEAD ~ at least about a 20 % wall reduction } at a temperature below a recrystallization temperature of the workpiece using { TAIL ~ a metal forming process }
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