 Axially invariant second-rank tensor

A Cartesian second-rank tensor invariant under every proper rotation preserving an unoriented axis $n$ has this form. Rotations about the axis give a planar block $aI+bJ$ and eliminate mixed axial-planar entries. A half-turn about a transverse axis reverses $J$, forcing $b=0$. If only rotations about the oriented axis are imposed, this planar antisymmetric term may survive.