“…It is a well known fact that the main concern in the development of intermetallics is the improvement of a room temperature ductility and toughness [13,14], because the inherent brittleness of most of the intermetallics is the greatest obstacle for their application. Finally, the thermal and electrical conductivity [3,15,16] comparable to pure metals, and excellent oxidation and corrosion resistance [3,17 -19] make this novel intermetallic an exceptional material.…”