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 {TAIL ~ at least about 30%} by weight of fcc phase, and subjecting the workpiece to at least about a 20% wall reduction at a temperature below {HEAD ~ a recrystallization temperature} of the workpiece using a metal forming process 
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 { TAIL ~ at least about 30 % } by weight of fcc phase , and subjecting the workpiece to at least about a 20 % wall reduction at a temperature below { HEAD ~ a recrystallization temperature } of the workpiece using a metal forming process
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