Prediction of intermetallic compounds

The problems of predicting intermetallic compounds not yet synthesized are discussed. It is noted that the use of classical physicochemical analysis in the study of multicomponent metallic systems is associated with the complexity of presenting multidimensional phase diagrams. The use of modern information technology with application of computer pattern recognition method is a route to the prediction new intermetallics with specified properties. The algorithms used most often in these methods are briefly considered and the efficiency of their use for predicting new compounds is demonstrated.