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Ruthenium Ru
Where is ruthenium used--or where does it impact our everyday lives?


Ruthenium is used in high-temperaure alloys in turbine blades in jet engines.
The Pratt and Whitney jet engine in the image is one from the F-35 on display at the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, USA
WIS Photographer

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