Aluminide

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An aluminide is a compound that has aluminium with more electropositive elements.^{[contradictory]} 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

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