The invention discloses a high-
plasticity degradable LiZn4-X
intermetallic compound and a preparing method thereof. An X element is one or multiple of Cu, Mg, Ca, Sr, Mn, Fe, Ag, Co, Cr, Ti, Sn, Si, Se or Ge, and the balance is a beta-LiZn4 phase. Through a series of
machining processes of vacuum melting preparing, heat treatment, plastic deforming and low-temperature aging, the
intermetallic compound is modified, an
alloy is subjected to high-temperature heat treatment, and is formed by a polycrystal and transgranular Zn+beta-LiZn4
lamellar structure multi-stage structure, the
intermetallic compound is uniform in structure, the room-temperature tensile yield strength of the obtained intermetallic compound is 200 to 500 MPa, the tensile strength is 450 to 800 MPa, the
ductility is 18 to 40%, the room-temperature compression yield strength is 500 to 800 MPa, the
compressive strength is 1000 to 2000 MPa, the
ductility is 15 to 45%, in
simulated body fluid, degrading is uniform, the degrading rate is 0.008 to 0.5mm / y, contained elements are
biosafety elements, poisonousness of L929 osteogenesis
fiber cells and MG63 cells is lower than 2 levels, and use needs of multiple human implantable device materials can be met. The LiZn4-X intermetallic compound is excellent in property, uniform in degrading and good in
biocompatibility.