DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	SCI Engineered Materials, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000830616
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	scia
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,820,898
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012