VAsRu

VAsRu is a vanadium-ruthenium alloy combining a refractory transition metal (vanadium) with a precious refractory metal (ruthenium). This material family is primarily of research and specialized industrial interest, valued for high-temperature stability, corrosion resistance, and potential catalytic properties where the combination of vanadium's redox activity and ruthenium's catalytic strength offers unique performance. Applications are concentrated in high-temperature engineering, chemical processing, and catalysis research rather than mainstream structural use. Engineers would consider VAsRu where conventional stainless steels or nickel-based superalloys reach their limits—particularly in corrosive chemical environments, catalytic reactors, or extreme-temperature settings where the synergistic properties of vanadium and ruthenium justify the material cost and processing complexity.