section_path: Types/Intermetallic compounds
section_name: Intermetallic compounds
paragraph_text: Intermetallic compounds
  
  An intermetallic compound is a type of metallic alloy that forms an ordered solid-state compound between two or more metallic elements. Intermetallics are generally hard and brittle, with good high-temperature mechanical properties. They can be classified as stoichiometric or nonstoichiometric intermetallic compounds.