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Polycrystalline samples of ScRh 3 B x (0=<x=<1.0) were synthesized by the arc melting method. The crystal structure is the perovskite-type cubic structure (space group Pm3m) for boron content in the range 0=<x=<1.0 (0-20 at.% B). The lattice parameter a varies linearly from a=0.3903(1) nm (x=0) to 0.40799(3) nm (x=1.0). The micro-Vickers hardness increases with increasing boron content from 1.9 (+/-0.1) GPa for ScRh 3 (0 at.% B) to 9.9 (+/-0.1) GPa for ScRh 3 B 1.0 (20 at.% B). Thermogravimetric analysis indicates that the oxidation onset temperature for stoichiometric ScRh 3 B is 868 K. A sharp exothermic peak is observed at 1068 K by differential thermal analysis. The weight gain of the sample by heating in air up to 1473 K is 12.7%. The weight gain increases with increasing boron content. All samples in the range 0=<x=<1.0 show a metallic temperature dependence of the resistivity down to 0.5 K. Magnetic susceptibilities also show Pauli paramagnetic behavior and no trace of magnetic transitions on superconductivity in any of the samples.