The 3rd, updated and expanded edition summarizes basic data for the synthesis and crystal chemistry of binary/ternary intermetallic phases and gives a concise outlook on the many physical properties. It discusses selected examples from the huge family of intermetallic compounds from a solid state chemistry point of view.

New chapters on corrosion, memory metals and medical implant materials.

_Professor Dr. Rainer Pöttgen, University of Münster, Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Münster/Germany.

_Professor Dr. Dirk Johrendt, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich/Germany.