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<blockquote data-quote="Ruger" data-source="post: 1570657" data-attributes="member: 1594"><p>Ruthenium is an element, atomic number 44, atomic weight 101. It is the first of the precious metals, and one of the minor platinum group metals that occur with platinum in ores. In every day life you are most likely to have encountered Ruthenium as a thin plating on jewelry. Ruthenium plating is used in jewelry due to its high resistance to corrosion. It has a darkish grey, pewter-like shine. As with most of the platinum group metals, Ruthenium has application as a catalyst and alloying agent. One exotic example of the use of Ruthenium: single-crystal superalloys used in high performance turbine blades when mere cost is of no concern.</p><p></p><p>It seems to me to be too exotic a material for spark plugs except maybe in race engines and other very high performance applications. This reminds me of exotic fishing lures that catch more fishermen than fish, and the use of titanium in the exhaust systems of street vehicles. Overkill for suckers? Maybe so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ruger, post: 1570657, member: 1594"] Ruthenium is an element, atomic number 44, atomic weight 101. It is the first of the precious metals, and one of the minor platinum group metals that occur with platinum in ores. In every day life you are most likely to have encountered Ruthenium as a thin plating on jewelry. Ruthenium plating is used in jewelry due to its high resistance to corrosion. It has a darkish grey, pewter-like shine. As with most of the platinum group metals, Ruthenium has application as a catalyst and alloying agent. One exotic example of the use of Ruthenium: single-crystal superalloys used in high performance turbine blades when mere cost is of no concern. It seems to me to be too exotic a material for spark plugs except maybe in race engines and other very high performance applications. This reminds me of exotic fishing lures that catch more fishermen than fish, and the use of titanium in the exhaust systems of street vehicles. Overkill for suckers? Maybe so. [/QUOTE]
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