The compression of a Zr41Ti14Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5 bulk metallic glass (BMG) is investigated at room temperature up to 24 GPa using in-situ high pressure energy dispersive X-ray diffraction with a synchrotron radiation source. The pressure-induced structural relaxation is exhibited. It is found that below about 8 GPa, the existence of excess free volume contributes to the rapid structural relaxation, which gives rise to the rapid volumetric change, and the structural relaxation results in the structural stiffness under higher pressure.
LI Gong 1, 2 , ZHAN Zaiji 2 , LIU Jing 3 , YUN Jinku 1 , SUN Liling 2 , LIU Riping 1 , ZHANG Jun 2 & WANG Wenkui 1, 2 1. Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
