ScRu

ScRu is a ceramic compound combining scandium and ruthenium, likely explored as a refractory or high-temperature structural material due to the thermal stability and hardness typical of transition-metal ceramics. This is primarily a research-phase material rather than a commercial standard; it belongs to the family of intermetallic and ceramic compounds investigated for extreme environment applications where conventional oxides or carbides reach their limits. Engineers would consider ScRu in specialized contexts where corrosion resistance, thermal shock tolerance, or high-temperature strength at low density becomes critical, though viability depends on processing scalability and cost-performance tradeoffs versus established alternatives like tungsten carbides or yttria-stabilized zirconia.