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intermetallic compound en · NOUN
Meanings
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any solid material, composed of two or more metal atoms in a definite proportion, that has a definite structure which differs from those of its constituent metals
An intermetallic compound must be present, the high freezing-point of which indicates that it is formed from its components with the liberation of a large amount of energy.
2003, C. H. Desch, Intermetallic Compounds - Physics and Chemistry, Wexford College Press, →ISBN, page 7:
Forms
Relateds
alloy
Synonyms
intermetallic phase · intermetal