Aluminide

An aluminide is a compound that has aluminium with other elements. Since aluminium is near the nonmetals on the periodic table, it can bond with metals differently from other metals. The properties of an aluminide are between those of a metal alloy and those of an ionic compound.

Examples

 * Magnesium aluminide, MgAl
 * Titanium aluminide, TiAl
 * Iron aluminides, including Fe3Al and FeAl
 * Nickel aluminide, Ni3Al

See category for a list.