We report a new phase transition in cobalt from the magnetic epsilon(hcp) t
o a beta(fcc) phase, likely nonmagnetic, at 105 GPa. It occurs martensitica
lly in an extended pressure region between 105 and 150 GPa without any appa
rent volume change. The fee phase of Co is in systematic accordance with th
e id and 5d counterparts. The pressure-volume isotherm of beta-Co resembles
those of alpha(fcc)-Ni and epsilon(hcp)-Fe within 1%. The phase diagram of
cobalt suggests that the fee stability increases with increasing occupancy
of d-band electrons from Fe to Co to Ni.